Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 169,028 inhabitants of Quintana Roo.

The place of Chetumal is inside the municipality of Othón P. Blanco (in the State of Quintana Roo). There are 169,028 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Chetumal is at 2 meters of altitude.

Data: In Chetumal, there is a percentage of 14% of indigenous population and 95% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Chetumal? They are at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Chetumal? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Chetumal (Quintana Roo) is 169,028 inhabitants

Population data in Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20208679082238169028
20107697074273151243
20056978667039136825
Evolution of the population in Chetumal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Chetumal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.781.89
Population coming from outside the State of Quintana Roo:31.65%36.06%
Illiterate population:1.77%2.52%
Illiterate population (men):0.66%1.89%
Illiterate population (women):1.11%3.12%
Schooling level:11.0510.04
Schooling level (men):11.2910.36
Schooling level (women):10.839.75
Indigenous culture data in Chetumal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:14.07%16.18%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:5.23%6.02%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.05%0.02%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Chetumal, 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 dwelling data in Chetumal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:51.67%44.53%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.29%55.53%
Employed population over 12 years (women):44.44%33.91%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:51,39949,825
Homes with electricity:98.73%99.41%
Housing with piped water:98.63%97.41%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.90%99.36%
Dwellings with radio:71.73%82.09%
Housing with television:90.10%96.13%
Housing with refrigerator:92.57%91.32%
Housing with washing machine:81.94%82.73%
Housing with automobile:50.88%49.40%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:48.14%41.73%
Homes with landline telephone:34.17%41.21%
Dwellings with cellular phones:94.79%87.41%
Homes with Internet:66.31%30.08%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Chetumal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Quintana Roo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Chetumal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Chetumal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Othón P. Blanco. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Chetumal.


#4 Population pyramid of Chetumal (Quintana Roo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Chetumal 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 Chetumal there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Chetumal
Data of the age pyramid of the town Chetumal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)6,8136,91213,725
Youth (6-14 years)11,78512,10623,891
Adults (15-59 years)58,55554,750113,305
Elderly (60+ years)9,6378,47018,107

#5 Photos of Chetumal

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

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco

  1. Milton Ruíz Vázquez (- inhabitants)
  2. Atenea (- inhabitants)
  3. Galeras Ucum (7 inhabitants)
  4. Casa Carolina (1 inhabitants)
  5. Bel-Ha (5 inhabitants)
  6. El Mirador (1 inhabitants)
  7. El Naranjal (- inhabitants)
  8. El Sagrario (- inhabitants)
  9. La Quinta (1 inhabitants)
  10. Los Tres Hermanos (13 inhabitants)
  11. Maya Kaan (2 inhabitants)
  12. San Manuel (1 inhabitants)
  13. Toledo (7 inhabitants)
  14. Tomás Garrido Canabal (243 inhabitants)
  15. Xóchitl (12 inhabitants)