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El Ajal (Oaxaca)

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

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 177 inhabitants?

The town of El Ajal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of El Barrio de la Soledad. There are 177 inhabitants and it is 190 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Ajal, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 25% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Ajal? You can find it at 10.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Colonia Progreso, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to El Barrio de la Soledad, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 7.4 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Ajal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

What is the route to get to El Ajal (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Ajal (Oaxaca) is 177 inhabitants

Population data in El Ajal (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	83	94	177
2010	96	88	184
2005	90	81	171

Evolution of the population in El Ajal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Ajal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.37	7.95
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	8.47%	2.17%
Illiterate population:	5.65%	9.24%
Illiterate population (men):	1.69%	7.95%
Illiterate population (women):	3.95%	10.42%
Schooling level:	8.19	6.66
Schooling level (men):	8.93	7.02
Schooling level (women):	7.33	6.33

Indigenous culture data in El Ajal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	6.78%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.69%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Ajal, 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 El Barrio de la Soledad (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Ajal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	39.55%	27.17%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	50.00%	46.59%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	27.71%	9.38%
Number of inhabited private housings:	51	54
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	98.04%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	64.71%	92.16%
Homes with a television:	94.12%	96.08%
Homes with a refrigerator:	96.08%	94.12%
Homes with a washing machine:	74.51%	76.47%
Homes with a car:	27.45%	21.57%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	25.49%	11.76%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	15.69%
Homes with cell phones:	82.35%	52.94%
Homes with Internet:	15.69%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Ajal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Ajal

With the satellite map of El Ajal 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 El Barrio de la Soledad. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Ajal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ajal

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Ajal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Ajal so you can contact them:

• CASA DE VISITAS: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL OASIS: 10 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CASA GRANDE: 11 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LAS CABAÑAS: 17 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Ajal

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Ajal? The list of the best places to visit in El Ajal and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Ajal for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Timbón (359 meters): 7.3 km walk (128 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Naranjo (705 meters): 9.2 km walk (137 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Las Guacamayas (715 meters): 10.1 km walk (164 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Banco Marquez (319 meters): 12.2 km walk (252 minutes), heading South.

Other towns near El Ajal:

• Reforma (47 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• El Sardinero (137 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
• Rincón Vaquero (250 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
• Vista Hermosa (36 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Ajal (Oaxaca)

In El Ajal 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 Ajal, 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 Ajal (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	4	7	11
Youth (6-14 years)	18	16	34
Adults (15-59 years)	42	52	94
Elderly (60+ years)	19	19	38

#7 Pictures of El Ajal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Ajal? 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 El Ajal.
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