Sonora (Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Sonora, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 203 inhabitants of Chiapas.

The place of Sonora is inside the municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera (in the State of Chiapas). There are 203 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #47 of the whole municipality. Sonora is at 1,121 meters of altitude.

Data: In Sonora, 64% of the inhabitants are catholic and 50% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Sonora is located at 12.4 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of El Pacayal, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Amatenango de la Frontera) it is at 12.7 kilometers in direction Northwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Sonora.

#1 Where is Sonora? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Sonora (Chiapas) is 203 inhabitants

Population data in Sonora (Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202098105203
20107482156
2005107100207
Evolution of the population in Sonora: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Sonora:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.821.22
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:8.37%6.41%
Illiterate population (men):2.46%1.22%
Illiterate population (women):5.91%12.16%
Schooling level:5.925.02
Schooling level (men):6.175.42
Schooling level (women):5.634.57
Indigenous culture data in Sonora:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Sonora, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Sonora:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.02%26.92%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.05%51.22%
Employed population over 12 years (women):3.06%0.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:4248
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:45.24%64.52%
Housing with television:78.57%64.52%
Housing with refrigerator:73.81%58.06%
Housing with washing machine:50.00%29.03%
Housing with automobile:26.19%16.13%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.14%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:4.76%19.35%
Dwellings with cellular phones:90.48%38.71%
Homes with Internet:9.52%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Sonora (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Sonora

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Sonora, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Sonora.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Sonora

Do you want to stay in Sonora? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Sonora:

#5 Population pyramid of Sonora (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Sonora by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Sonora there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Sonora
Data of the age pyramid of the town Sonora (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)17926
Youth (6-14 years)212546
Adults (15-59 years)5461115
Elderly (60+ years)61016

#6 Photos of Sonora

In order for you to enjoy nature around Sonora, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Sonora, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Sonora (Chiapas) is 30937

Are you going to send a letter to Sonora? Do you have a friend in Sonora and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Sonora consists of the following 5 digits: 30937. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Sonora ("30") 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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  3. El Zapotal (373 inhabitants)
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  5. Granadillal Guanajuato (281 inhabitants)
  6. Guadalupe (35 inhabitants)
  7. La Laguna (7 inhabitants)
  8. La Lagunita (518 inhabitants)
  9. La Playa (131 inhabitants)
  10. La Rinconada (464 inhabitants)
  11. México Nuevo (115 inhabitants)
  12. Monumento los Pilatos (36 inhabitants)
  13. Ojo de Agua (372 inhabitants)
  14. San Marcos (49 inhabitants)
  15. Vueltaminas (24 inhabitants)