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Shunuch

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Shunuch (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 360 inhabitants?

The town of Shunuch belongs to the municipality of Chenalhó (State of Chiapas). There are 360 inhabitants and it is 1,786 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Cristobal de las Casas is 27 minutes away by car (26 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #45 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Shunuch, 22% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Shunuch? You can find it at 4.7 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Chenalhó, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Shunuch through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Shunuch? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Shunuch (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Shunuch, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of Shunuch (Chiapas) is 360 inhabitants

Population data in Shunuch

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	196	164	360
2010	138	131	269
2005	144	124	268

Evolution of the population in Shunuch: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Shunuch:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.34	12.21
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	15.00%	15.99%
Illiterate population (men):	4.44%	12.21%
Illiterate population (women):	10.56%	19.57%
Schooling level:	5.37	5
Schooling level (men):	6.22	5.43
Schooling level (women):	4.69	4.64

Indigenous culture data in Shunuch:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	85.28%	88.10%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	56.39%	55.02%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Shunuch, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chenalhó (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Shunuch:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	30.83%	25.28%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	59.76%	45.04%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	6.63%	6.52%
Number of inhabited private housings:	65	50
Homes with electricity:	95.38%	91.84%
Homes with piped water:	50.77%	20.41%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	29.23%	97.96%
Homes with a radio:	29.23%	42.86%
Homes with a television:	41.54%	14.29%
Homes with a refrigerator:	4.62%	2.04%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	1.54%	2.04%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	53.85%	6.12%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Shunuch (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Shunuch

With the satellite map of Shunuch will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Chenalhó. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Shunuch.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Shunuch

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Shunuch, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Shunuch so you can contact them:

• POSADA LA CABAÑITA: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
• POSADO LOS ANGELES: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
• POSADA ANABEL: 8 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LUNA JAGUAR: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Shunuch

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Shunuch? The list of the best places to visit in Shunuch and nearby locations.
Mountains in Shunuch for hiking and trails:

• Torostic (2173 meters): 1.4 km walk (22 minutes), heading West.
• Chentaush (1847 meters): 2.9 km walk (54 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Pucuhuitz (2097 meters): 3.8 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Bayumbáca (1581 meters): 5.2 km walk (67 minutes), heading North.

Magical Towns near Shunuch to discover the Mexican culture:

• San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas): Don't miss "Iglesia de la Merced", 27 km, heading South (26 minutes by car)

Other towns near Shunuch:

• Kexalhukum (472 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Yaxalumil (201 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• Torostic (191 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• Poblado Torostic (72 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Shunuch (Chiapas)

In Shunuch there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Shunuch, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Shunuch (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	27	33	60
Youth (6-14 years)	42	30	72
Adults (15-59 years)	117	94	211
Elderly (60+ years)	10	7	17

#7 Pictures of Shunuch

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Shunuch? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Shunuch.
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#8 The Postal Code of Shunuch (Chiapas) is 29873

Are you going to send a letter to Shunuch? Do you have a friend in Shunuch and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Shunuch consists of the following 5 digits: 29873. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Shunuch ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in Shunuch

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