Coquito (Oaxaca)
Learn about medium-sized town of Coquito through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 242 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Coquito (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Minas. There are 242 inhabitants and it is 921 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 40 minutes away by car (31 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.
Data: In Coquito, there is a percentage of 1% of indigenous population and 46% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Coquito? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Coquito? You can find it at 8.5 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santiago Minas, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Coquito through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Coquito? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Coquito (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Coquito, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Coquito (Oaxaca) is 242 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 127 | 115 | 242 |
| 2010 | 124 | 117 | 241 |
| 2005 | 134 | 136 | 270 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.74 | 30.77 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.83% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.46% | 27.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.85% | 30.77% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.61% | 24.19% |
| Schooling level: | 4.43 | 3.32 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.7 | 2.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.1 | 3.68 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.24% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.41% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Minas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 6.61% | 5.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 13.91% | 6.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 4.84% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 68 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.31% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 1.69% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 76.47% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 45.59% | 38.98% |
| Homes with a television: | 82.35% | 89.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.18% | 69.49% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.06% | 18.64% |
| Homes with a car: | 42.65% | 11.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.94% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 58.82% | 1.69% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 45.59% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.35% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Coquito
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Coquito, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Minas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Coquito.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Coquito
Do you want to stay in Coquito? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Coquito:- HOTEL QUIAHIJE: 20 km away, direction South (15 minutes by car)
- PARADOR FAMILIAR FLOR DE CAFE: 29 km away, direction Northeast (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS PRIMOS: 27 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES: 28 km away, direction Northeast (23 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Coquito
A weekend in Coquito and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Coquito and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Coquito para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Canelar (1412 meters): 8.5 km walk (134 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Los Borregos (1111 meters): 9.0 km walk (122 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Pegajoso (2025 meters): 17.1 km walk (303 minutes), heading South.
- Talea (1242 meters): 18.6 km walk (228 minutes), heading North.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cascada Chorro Conejo", 40 km, heading South (31 minutes by car)
- La Poza de Agua (11 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the East (11 minutes by car)
- San Felipe de Jesús (18 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the South (12 minutes by car)
- Tobalá (89 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- Plan del Ciruelo (60 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southeast (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Coquito (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Coquito by age and gender, 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 Coquito there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 73 | 62 | 135 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 17 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of Coquito
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Coquito? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Coquito.
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#8 Vote for Coquito as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in Coquito
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Minas
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Minas
- Barrio Nuevo (8 inhabitants)
- Cacalote (142 inhabitants)
- Coquito (242 inhabitants)
- Corral de Piedra (155 inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (7 inhabitants)
- El Palo Verde (64 inhabitants)
- El Súchil (4 inhabitants)
- Guilayusi (55 inhabitants)
- La Nanchera (59 inhabitants)
- La Poza de Agua (11 inhabitants)
- Piedra Lisa (85 inhabitants)
- Santiago Minas (315 inhabitants)
- Tierra Blanca (91 inhabitants)
- Tobalá (89 inhabitants)