El Pericón (Santiago Lachiguiri, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the small village of El Pericón, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

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The town of El Pericón is located in the Municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 26 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking. El Pericón is at 919 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Pericón, there is a percentage of 88% of indigenous population and 67% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Pericón? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Pericón? You can find it at 9.4 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Santiago Lachiguiri, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Pericón location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Pericón? How to get there? Map

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

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#2 The population of El Pericón (Oaxaca) is 26 inhabitants

Population data in El Pericón (Santiago Lachiguiri, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020131326
2010212243
2005111324
Evolution of the population in El Pericón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Pericón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.429.09
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:3.85%9.30%
Illiterate population (men):0.00%9.09%
Illiterate population (women):3.85%9.52%
Schooling level:5.235.22
Schooling level (men):5.555.71
Schooling level (women):4.914.67
Indigenous culture data in El Pericón:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:88.46%86.05%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:57.69%60.47%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%2.33%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Pericón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Pericón:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:38.46%46.51%
Employed population over 12 years (men):69.23%81.82%
Employed population over 12 years (women):7.69%9.52%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:920
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%50.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:66.67%83.33%
Dwellings with radio:44.44%83.33%
Housing with television:33.33%25.00%
Housing with refrigerator:22.22%16.67%
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:66.67%0.00%
Homes with Internet:66.67%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pericón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Pericón

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pericón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pericón.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pericón

Do you want to stay in El Pericón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Pericón:

#5 Population pyramid of El Pericón (Oaxaca)

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

Population pyramid of El Pericón
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Pericón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)000
Youth (6-14 years)224
Adults (15-59 years)8816
Elderly (60+ years)336

#6 Photos of El Pericón

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri

  1. Arroyo Esperanza (18 inhabitants)
  2. Arroyo Maguey (96 inhabitants)
  3. Arroyo Obscuro (61 inhabitants)
  4. Arroyo Seco (- inhabitants)
  5. Copaltepec (- inhabitants)
  6. El Campamento (3 inhabitants)
  7. El Pajarito (66 inhabitants)
  8. La Malinche (2 inhabitants)
  9. La Unión (- inhabitants)
  10. Las Llamadas (2 inhabitants)
  11. Limón (- inhabitants)
  12. Llano de Lumbre (12 inhabitants)
  13. Loma Esperanza (97 inhabitants)
  14. Ocotal Buena Vista (42 inhabitants)
  15. Peña Blanca (70 inhabitants)