El Fortín (San José Chiltepec, Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Fortín, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 281 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The place of El Fortín is inside the municipality of San José Chiltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 281 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Fortín is at 34 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Fortín, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Fortín is located at 1.1 kilometers from San José Chiltepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Fortín.
#1 Where is El Fortín? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Fortín in Oaxaca? 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 Fortín.
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#2 The population of El Fortín (Oaxaca) is 281 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 143 | 138 | 281 |
| 2010 | 113 | 111 | 224 |
| 2005 | 103 | 103 | 206 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.3 | 10.81 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.27% | 4.02% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.32% | 14.73% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.56% | 10.81% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.76% | 18.58% |
| Schooling level: | 7.65 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.7 | 5.87 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.61 | 5.62 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 44.48% | 46.88% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 19.57% | 28.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.36% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.67% | 38.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.94% | 58.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.86% | 18.58% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 77 | 64 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.40% | 92.16% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.70% | 66.67% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 64.94% | 82.35% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 58.44% | 80.39% |
| Housing with television: | 71.43% | 78.43% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 70.13% | 62.75% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 36.36% | 25.49% |
| Housing with automobile: | 6.49% | 11.76% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.19% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 80.52% | 7.84% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.49% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Fortín
With the satellite map of El Fortín 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 José Chiltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Fortín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Fortín
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Fortín, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Fortín so you can contact them.:- HOTEL POSADA LA CHINANTLA: 1 km away, direction Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS BRISAS: 21 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
- MOTEL REPOSO II: 20 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CAMPESTRE: 22 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Fortín (Oaxaca)
In El Fortín 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 Fortín, 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) | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 89 | 77 | 166 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 15 | 33 |
#6 Photos of El Fortín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Fortín? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Fortín.
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#7 Vote for El Fortín as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San José Chiltepec
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- Ejido El Fortín (66 inhabitants)
- El Fortín (281 inhabitants)
- El Manguito (Rancho San Felipe) (175 inhabitants)
- El Olvido (11 inhabitants)
- Fortino J. Pinacho (543 inhabitants)
- La Magdalena (- inhabitants)
- La Zuzul (11 inhabitants)
- Peña Rubia (62 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (2 inhabitants)
- Roberto Olivares Arellano (180 inhabitants)
- San Felipe (208 inhabitants)
- San Martín (23 inhabitants)
- Tierra Negra (235 inhabitants)
- Zapotal (11 inhabitants)