Xkatún
We have collected many facts about the small village of Xkatún, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 178 inhabitants of Yucatán.
The town of Xkatún belongs to the municipality of Chankom (State of Yucatán). There are 178 inhabitants and it is 19 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Valladolid is 87 minutes away by car (58 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Xkatún, 21% of the inhabitants are catholic and 35% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of Xkatún is located at 7.6 kilometers from Xkalakdzonot, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. In addition, it is located at 21.4 kilometers from Chankom, which is the capital of the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Xkatún.
#1 Where is Xkatún? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Xkatún in Yucatán? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Xkatún.
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#2 The population of Xkatún (Yucatán) is 178 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 104 | 74 | 178 |
2010 | 75 | 67 | 142 |
2005 | 70 | 60 | 130 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.29 | 8.96 |
Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán: | 3.37% | 4.23% |
Illiterate population: | 11.24% | 14.08% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.81% | 8.96% |
Illiterate population (women): | 8.43% | 18.67% |
Schooling level: | 6.42 | 5.08 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.88 | 5.67 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.09 | 4.58 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 64.61% | 76.06% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 8.43% | 7.75% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chankom (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 30.34% | 33.10% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.05% | 58.21% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.46% | 10.67% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 43 | 37 |
Homes with electricity: | 95.35% | 93.33% |
Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 86.67% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 81.40% | 6.67% |
Homes with a radio: | 37.21% | 30.00% |
Homes with a television: | 69.77% | 73.33% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 27.91% | 20.00% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 34.88% | 33.33% |
Homes with a car: | 13.95% | 10.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.33% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 3.33% |
Homes with cell phones: | 72.09% | 10.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 4.65% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Xkatún
With the satellite map of Xkatún 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 Chankom. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Xkatún.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Xkatún
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Xkatún, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Xkatún so you can contact them:- IK KIL: 5 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DOLORES ALBA CHICHEN: 5 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OKA AN: 7 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- OFICINAS ADMINISTRATIVAS HACIENDA CHICHEN & YAXKIN SPA: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Xkatún
A weekend in Xkatún and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Xkatún and surroundings to find the best destinations.Magical Towns near Xkatún to discover the Mexican culture:
- Valladolid (Yucatán): Don't miss "Iglesia de la Candelaria", 87 km, heading East (58 minutes by car)
- X-Calakoop (1494 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- San Fabián (21 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Ticimul (882 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
- Xmahkabá (23 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Xkatún (Yucatán)
In Xkatún 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 Xkatún, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 18 | 7 | 25 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 19 | 40 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 58 | 40 | 98 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
#7 Pictures of Xkatún
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Xkatún? 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 Xkatún.
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#10 Schools in Xkatún
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chankom
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Chankom
- Chankom (772 inhabitants)
- Chechmil (- inhabitants)
- Muchucuxcáh (354 inhabitants)
- Najilcab (10 inhabitants)
- Nicte-Há (88 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (- inhabitants)
- San Isidro (4 inhabitants)
- San Juan Xkalakdzonot (17 inhabitants)
- Tzukmuc (189 inhabitants)
- X-Bohom (103 inhabitants)
- X-Cocail (200 inhabitants)
- X-Kopchén (5 inhabitants)
- Xkalakdzonot (761 inhabitants)
- Xkatún (178 inhabitants)
- Xtohil (- inhabitants)