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Yalchén (Quintana Roo)

Maps, pictures and statistics of Yalchén, a beautiful large village of 588 inhabitants of the State of Quintana Roo

The town of Yalchén (Quintana Roo) belongs to the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto. There are 588 inhabitants and it is 23 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #35 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Yalchén, 86% of the inhabitants are catholic and 39% of the housings 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 Yalchén is located at 80.9 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, 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 Yalchén.

#1 Where is Yalchén? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Yalchén (Quintana Roo)? 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 Yalchén (Quintana Roo) is 588 inhabitants

Population data in Yalchén (Quintana Roo)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	272	316	588
2010	245	227	472

Evolution of the population in Yalchén: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Yalchén:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.95	7.49
Population coming from outside the State of Quintana Roo:	19.56%	10.81%
Illiterate population:	10.20%	9.96%
Illiterate population (men):	4.08%	7.49%
Illiterate population (women):	6.12%	12.24%
Schooling level:	7.21	5.81
Schooling level (men):	7.6	6.37
Schooling level (women):	6.83	5.23

Indigenous culture data in Yalchén:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	98.73%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	86.39%	80.51%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	11.90%	23.09%

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

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Yalchén:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	34.52%	28.18%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	48.73%	50.22%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	18.01%	7.76%
Number of inhabited private housings:	129	105
Homes with electricity:	91.47%	83.00%
Homes with piped water:	98.45%	88.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	22.48%	43.00%
Homes with a radio:	44.96%	41.00%
Homes with a television:	51.94%	40.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	40.31%	18.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	38.76%	12.00%
Homes with a car:	10.08%	6.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.10%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.78%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	48.84%	2.00%
Homes with Internet:	2.33%	0.00%

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

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Yalchén, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Yalchén.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Yalchén

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

• HOTEL COQUI COQUI COBA: 56 km away, direction Northeast (46 minutes by car)
• KOKI KOKI COBÁ: 57 km away, direction Northeast (48 minutes by car)
• POSADA EL BOCADITO: 51 km away, direction Northeast (38 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MAYA: 50 km away, direction Northeast (38 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Yalchén

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Other towns near Yalchén:

• Chanchén Palmar (597 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)
• Cruz-Chen (28 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
• San Silverio (638 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Northwest (9 minutes by car)
• San Salvador (72 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the West (11 minutes by car)

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

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