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El Arenoso (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Arenoso, a beautiful small village of 110 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Arenoso (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Huatulco. There are 110 inhabitants and it is 90 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Chahué is 7 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #49 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Arenoso, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Arenoso is located at 18.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Crucecita, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Huatulco) it is at 3.0 kilometers in direction Southwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Arenoso.

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

Location map of El Arenoso in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Arenoso, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Arenoso (Oaxaca) is 110 inhabitants

Population data in El Arenoso (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	53	57	110
2010	23	21	44
2005	16	14	30

Evolution of the population in El Arenoso: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Arenoso:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.13	14.29
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	5.45%	6.82%
Illiterate population:	1.82%	11.36%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	14.29%
Illiterate population (women):	1.82%	8.70%
Schooling level:	8.45	5.55
Schooling level (men):	8.42	5
Schooling level (women):	8.49	6.14

Indigenous culture data in El Arenoso:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	8.18%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	2.73%	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 Arenoso, 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 housing data in El Arenoso:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	45.45%	36.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	54.39%	66.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	35.85%	8.70%
Number of inhabited private housings:	32	23
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	76.92%
Homes with piped water:	34.38%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.75%	92.31%
Homes with a radio:	62.50%	46.15%
Homes with a television:	81.25%	69.23%
Homes with a refrigerator:	87.50%	53.85%
Homes with a washing machine:	53.12%	46.15%
Homes with a car:	37.50%	30.77%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	12.50%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	96.88%	30.77%
Homes with Internet:	12.50%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Arenoso (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 Arenoso

With the satellite map of El Arenoso 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 Santa María Huatulco. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arenoso.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenoso

Many people want to stay in the town of El Arenoso 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:

• MOTEL LA CADENA DEL AMOR: 2 km away, direction Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• POSADA GEMINIS: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• POSADA GALAN: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SICARUU: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Arenoso

A weekend in El Arenoso and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Arenoso and surroundings to find the best destinations.
The best beaches in El Arenoso to enjoy water sports:

• Playa Chahué: A 7 km walk (87 minutes) or 7 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
• Playa Consuelo: A 9 km walk (117 minutes) or 11 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
• Playa Esperanza: A 9 km walk (82 minutes) or 13 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
• Playa Organo: A 8 km walk (94 minutes) or 9 minutes by car, heading South.

Las mejores montes de El Arenoso para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Agua Escondida (312 meters): 3.1 km walk (52 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro El Potrero (280 meters): 4.4 km walk (69 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Mirador (609 meters): 6.2 km walk (81 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Cimarrón (884 meters): 12.0 km walk (156 minutes), heading Northwest.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Arenoso?:

• Colonia Vicente Guerrero (136 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• Los Olivos (109 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Las Cadenas (112 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• UMAR (15 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (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 Arenoso (Oaxaca)

In El Arenoso 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 Arenoso, 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 Arenoso (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	7	6	13
Youth (6-14 years)	7	15	22
Adults (15-59 years)	37	34	71
Elderly (60+ years)	2	2	4

#7 Pictures of El Arenoso

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