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El Puertecito

The most complete information about the small village of El Puertecito (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 70 inhabitants?

You may know it as Santa Elena (El Puertecito).

The place of El Puertecito is inside the municipality of Santa María Colotepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 70 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #46 of the ranking. El Puertecito is at 4 meters of altitude.

This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Santa Elena (El Puertecito). This town decided to change its name in the year 2020.

Data: In El Puertecito, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 74% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Puertecito? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Puertecito? You can find it at 19.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Brisas de Zicatela, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Colotepec, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 22.3 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Puertecito through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is El Puertecito? How to go? Map

Online map of El Puertecito in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Puertecito (Oaxaca) is 70 inhabitants

Population data in El Puertecito

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	33	37	70
2010	38	43	81
2005	45	38	83

Evolution of the population in El Puertecito: Total   Men   Women Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Puertecito, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Colotepec (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Puertecito (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 Puertecito

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Puertecito, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Colotepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Puertecito.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Puertecito

Many people want to stay in the town of El Puertecito itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

• HOSTAL CASA COLIBRI: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AMBARINA: 8 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE NAVALIA: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
• EL SANTUARIO: 18 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of El Puertecito (Oaxaca)

In El Puertecito 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 Puertecito, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Puertecito (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	6	4	10
Youth (6-14 years)	4	9	13
Adults (15-59 years)	20	21	41
Elderly (60+ years)	3	3	6

#6 Photos of El Puertecito

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Puertecito? 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 Puertecito.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Puertecito (Oaxaca) is 70937

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Puertecito so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70937. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Puertecito ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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