El Alacrán (Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Alacrán, a beautiful medium-sized town of 222 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of El Alacrán is inside the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 222 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality. El Alacrán is at 221 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Alacrán, there is a percentage of 26% of indigenous population and 79% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Alacrán? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Alacrán is located at 17.6 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Alacrán.

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

Online map of El Alacrán (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Alacrán (Oaxaca) is 222 inhabitants

Population data in El Alacrán (Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020119103222
2010158140298
20058585170
Evolution of the population in El Alacrán: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Alacrán:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.128.57
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:7.21%8.05%
Illiterate population:6.76%9.73%
Illiterate population (men):3.60%8.57%
Illiterate population (women):3.15%10.76%
Schooling level:6.695.72
Schooling level (men):6.826.21
Schooling level (women):6.575.25
Indigenous culture data in El Alacrán:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:26.13%37.92%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:13.51%20.13%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.45%0.67%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Alacrán, 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 Alacrán:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:36.49%28.52%
Employed population over 12 years (men):57.28%55.71%
Employed population over 12 years (women):18.49%4.43%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5676
Homes with electricity:96.43%93.15%
Housing with piped water:96.43%23.29%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:71.43%63.01%
Dwellings with radio:28.57%47.95%
Housing with television:71.43%73.97%
Housing with refrigerator:71.43%58.90%
Housing with washing machine:33.93%10.96%
Housing with automobile:21.43%6.85%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.79%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%9.59%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.57%28.77%
Homes with Internet:1.79%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Alacrán (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 Alacrán

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Alacrán

Many people want to stay in the town of El Alacrán 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Alacrán (Oaxaca)

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

Population pyramid of El Alacrán
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Alacrán (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)171734
Youth (6-14 years)352560
Adults (15-59 years)5850108
Elderly (60+ years)91120

#6 Photos of El Alacrán

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Alacrán, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Alacrán, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Alacrán (Oaxaca) is 71606

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Alacrán 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: 71606. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Alacrán ("71") 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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