Yanch'en (San Juan Cancuc, Chiapas)
Maps, photos and statistics of Yanch'en, a beautiful small village of 153 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of Yanch'en is located in the Municipality of San Juan Cancuc (in the State of Chiapas). There are 153 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #34 of the ranking. Yanch'en is at 1,675 meters of altitude.
Data: In Yanch'en, 11% 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 Yanch'en? You can find it at 3.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of San Juan Cancuc, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Yanch'en location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.
#1 Where is Yanch'en? How to get there? Map
Map to know how to get to Yanch'en (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Yanch'en, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of Yanch'en (Chiapas) is 153 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 78 | 75 | 153 |
2010 | 100 | 100 | 200 |
2005 | 98 | 111 | 209 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.09 | 9.00 |
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 24.18% | 21.50% |
Illiterate population (men): | 8.50% | 9.00% |
Illiterate population (women): | 15.69% | 34.00% |
Schooling level: | 4.77 | 4.32 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.74 | 5.82 |
Schooling level (women): | 3.76 | 3 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 87.58% | 84.50% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 54.90% | 61.50% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Cancuc (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 34.64% | 26.50% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | 44.00% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.85% | 9.00% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 33 | 43 |
Homes with electricity: | 78.79% | 97.06% |
Housing with piped water: | 72.73% | 97.06% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 3.03% | 76.47% |
Dwellings with radio: | 12.12% | 44.12% |
Housing with television: | 6.06% | 26.47% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 3.03% | 0.00% |
Housing with washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Housing with automobile: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 15.15% | 2.94% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Yanch'en
With the satellite map of Yanch'en 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 San Juan Cancuc. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Yanch'en.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Yanch'en
Do you want to stay in Yanch'en? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Yanch'en:- HOSPEDAJE EL ENCINO: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA SANTO TOMAS: 12 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA PANTELHÓ: 31 km away, direction Northwest (21 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Yanch'en (Chiapas)
In Yanch'en 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 Yanch'en, 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) | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 48 | 48 | 96 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
#6 Photos of Yanch'en
In order for you to enjoy nature around Yanch'en, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Yanch'en, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Cancuc
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- Bapuz (514 inhabitants)
- Chicjá (417 inhabitants)
- Crusiljá (303 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (447 inhabitants)
- Independencia (407 inhabitants)
- Juc'Nil (788 inhabitants)
- Juchiljá (400 inhabitants)
- K'Analumtik (125 inhabitants)
- La Palma Uno (687 inhabitants)
- Nichteel San Antonio (2355 inhabitants)
- Tzumbal (300 inhabitants)
- Tzunjok (788 inhabitants)
- Yanch'En (153 inhabitants)
- Yocwitz (806 inhabitants)