El Banco (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Banco, a beautiful small village of 54 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Banco (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Colotepec. There are 54 inhabitants and it is 33 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Zicatela is 12 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #56 of the ranking.
Data: In El Banco, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 64% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Banco? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Banco? You can find it at 4.6 kilometers, in direction West, 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 Southesast, at 8.8 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Banco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Banco? How to go? Map
Location map of El Banco in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Banco, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of El Banco (Oaxaca) is 54 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
2010 | 32 | 28 | 60 |
2005 | 34 | 29 | 63 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.67 | 10.71 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 9.26% | 1.67% |
Illiterate population: | 11.11% | 6.67% |
Illiterate population (men): | 7.41% | 10.71% |
Illiterate population (women): | 3.70% | 3.12% |
Schooling level: | 6.56 | 5.21 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.6 | 4.75 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.32 | 5.65 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 40.74% | 31.67% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.17% | 53.57% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 32.26% | 12.50% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 14 | 13 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with piped water: | 42.86% | 0.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.86% | 100.00% |
Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 76.92% |
Homes with a television: | 64.29% | 61.54% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 78.57% | 76.92% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 35.71% | 7.69% |
Homes with a car: | 7.14% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 21.43% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 7.69% |
Homes with cell phones: | 64.29% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 21.43% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Banco
With the satellite map of El Banco 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 Colotepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Banco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Banco
Many people want to stay in the town of El Banco 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 CALIFORNIA: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- BUNGALOWS ZICATELA MANGO PUERTO ESCONDIDO: 12 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL NAHUAL: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TERRANOVA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Banco
Want to know what to see in El Banco if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Banco.The best beaches in El Banco to enjoy water sports:
- Playa Zicatela: A 12 km walk (117 minutes) or 14 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Bachoco: A 18 km walk (158 minutes) or 19 minutes by car, heading West.
- Cerro Ocote (511 meters): 5.4 km walk (102 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Cebadilla (678 meters): 6.4 km walk (95 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Las Palmitas (510 meters): 10.4 km walk (189 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Caballo (783 meters): 10.7 km walk (153 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Los Vargas (44 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Bajo (143 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Arroyo del Bajo (178 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- La Ceiba (191 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Banco (Oaxaca)
In El Banco 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 Banco, 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.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 10 | 5 | 15 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 18 | 13 | 31 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of El Banco
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Banco, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Banco, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Banco en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Banco (Oaxaca) is 70938
Are you going to send a letter to El Banco? Do you have a friend in El Banco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Banco consists of the following 5 digits: 70938. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Banco ("70") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Banco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Banco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Colotepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Colotepec
- Aguaje de León (4 inhabitants)
- Aguaje Ramírez (128 inhabitants)
- Arroyo del Zapote (190 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo (63 inhabitants)
- Brisas de Zicatela (10632 inhabitants)
- Cerro del Caballo (55 inhabitants)
- El Camarón (160 inhabitants)
- La Caoba (3 inhabitants)
- Lagunilla (39 inhabitants)
- Los Naranjos (162 inhabitants)
- Punta de Zicatela (270 inhabitants)
- Quebrantahueso (39 inhabitants)
- Rancho Dorado (7 inhabitants)
- Valdeflores (259 inhabitants)
- Ventanilla (649 inhabitants)