El Laurel (Jitotol, Chiapas)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Laurel through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 348 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The place of El Laurel is inside the municipality of Jitotol (in the State of Chiapas). There are 348 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality. El Laurel is at 1,743 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Laurel, 80% of the inhabitants are catholic and 30% of the dwellings 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 El Laurel is located at 6.6 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Jitotol, 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 El Laurel.
#1 Where is El Laurel? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Laurel in Chiapas? 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 El Laurel.
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#2 The population of El Laurel (Chiapas) is 348 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 175 | 173 | 348 |
| 2010 | 206 | 214 | 420 |
| 2005 | 147 | 169 | 316 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.63 | 3.74 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.48% | 7.62% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.87% | 3.74% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.61% | 11.65% |
| Schooling level: | 8.26 | 7.28 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.9 | 7.91 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.66 | 6.64 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.28% | 99.29% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.62% | 82.86% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.75% | 2.86% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.38% | 30.24% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 72.25% | 54.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 60.57% | 4.85% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 99 | 100 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.98% | 98.95% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.99% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.97% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 32.32% | 41.05% |
| Housing with television: | 75.76% | 68.42% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 37.37% | 24.21% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 30.30% | 11.58% |
| Housing with automobile: | 16.16% | 10.53% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.12% | 5.26% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.03% | 1.05% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 70.71% | 48.42% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.02% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Laurel
With the satellite map of El Laurel 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 Jitotol. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Laurel.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Laurel
Do you want to stay in El Laurel? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Laurel:- POSADA GUTIERREZ: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CENTRAL: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE ZEA: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TALISMÁN: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Laurel (Chiapas)
In El Laurel 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 El Laurel, 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 | 17 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 101 | 94 | 195 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 30 | 31 | 61 |
#6 Photos of El Laurel
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Laurel, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Laurel, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Laurel (Chiapas) is 29768
Are you going to send a letter to El Laurel? Do you have a friend in El Laurel and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Laurel consists of the following 5 digits: 29768. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Laurel ("29") correspond to the state code of Chiapas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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