Tamchén
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Tamchén (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Yucatán has 333 inhabitants?
The town of Tamchén belongs to the municipality of Kinchil (State of Yucatán). There are 333 inhabitants and it is 6 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Sisal is 71 minutes away by car (54 km). It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Tamchén, 28% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Tamchén is located at 4.8 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Kinchil, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Tamchén.
#1 Where is Tamchén? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Tamchén (Yucatán)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Tamchén (Yucatán) is 333 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 159 | 174 | 333 |
| 2010 | 131 | 126 | 257 |
| 2005 | 125 | 134 | 259 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.17 | 12.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán: | 0.60% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.21% | 18.68% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.50% | 12.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.71% | 24.43% |
| Schooling level: | 6.67 | 4.78 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.91 | 5.24 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.41 | 4.37 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 87.69% | 96.50% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 39.64% | 48.64% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.90% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Kinchil (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.04% | 33.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.32% | 50.79% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.13% | 16.79% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 83 | 72 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.80% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 74.70% | 75.86% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.49% | 82.76% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.36% | 93.10% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 73.49% | 55.17% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 67.47% | 48.28% |
| Homes with a car: | 9.64% | 3.45% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.82% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.49% | 29.31% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.64% | 1.72% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tamchén
With the satellite map of Tamchén 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 Kinchil. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tamchén.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tamchén
Many people want to stay in the town of Tamchén itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- POSADA KINCHIL: 6 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CHABLE RESORT AND SPA: 20 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- POSADA ARUMA: 22 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS HUNUCMÁ: 25 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Tamchén
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Tamchén? The list of the best places to visit in Tamchén and nearby locations.Magical Towns near Tamchén to discover the Mexican culture:
- Sisal (Yucatán): Don't miss "Fuerte de Santiago", 71 km, heading North (54 minutes by car)
- San Antonio (7 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- Kuchel (977 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (9 minutes by car)
- Samahil (3352 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (9 minutes by car)
- Kinchil (7190 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Tamchén (Yucatán)
In Tamchén 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 Tamchén, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 28 | 27 | 55 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 97 | 108 | 205 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 16 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of Tamchén
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tamchén? 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 Tamchén.
Disfrute con las fotos de Tamchén en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Tamchén (Yucatán) is 97362
Are you going to send a letter to Tamchén? Do you have a friend in Tamchén and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tamchén consists of the following 5 digits: 97362. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tamchén ("97") correspond to the state code of Yucatán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Tamchén as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Yucatán, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
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#10 Schools in Tamchén
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Kinchil
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Kinchil
- Echeverría (- inhabitants)
- Kinchil (7190 inhabitants)
- Kinchil (- inhabitants)
- Sartenejas (- inhabitants)
- Los Pinos (1 inhabitants)
- Quinta Tabacón (4 inhabitants)
- San José Pachul (2 inhabitants)
- Tamchén (333 inhabitants)