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El Calvario (Oaxaca)

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The town of El Calvario (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Atitlán. There are 406 inhabitants and it is 772 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Calvario, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Calvario? You can find it at 9.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Estancia de Morelos, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santiago Atitlán, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 0.9 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Calvario through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Calvario in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Calvario (Oaxaca) is 406 inhabitants

Population data in El Calvario (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	194	212	406
2010	183	186	369
2005	164	167	331

Evolution of the population in El Calvario: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Calvario:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.45	10.22
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	1.97%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.81%	15.99%
Illiterate population (men):	4.43%	10.22%
Illiterate population (women):	8.37%	21.86%
Schooling level:	6.52	5.30
Schooling level (men):	6.9	5.80
Schooling level (women):	6.12	4.78

Indigenous culture data in El Calvario:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	91.63%	91.06%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	10.34%	15.18%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Calvario, 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 Calvario:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	35.47%	26.56%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.66%	52.15%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	13.40%	0.55%
Number of inhabited private housings:	103	103
Homes with electricity:	98.06%	86.75%
Homes with piped water:	95.15%	95.18%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	46.60%	97.59%
Homes with a radio:	39.81%	34.94%
Homes with a television:	62.14%	44.58%
Homes with a refrigerator:	28.16%	12.05%
Homes with a washing machine:	3.88%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	6.80%	3.61%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.88%	2.41%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.97%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	38.83%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	2.91%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Calvario (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 Calvario

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Calvario

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

• HOTEL MUNICIPAL DE ZACATEPEC: 18 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PARAISO: 24 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DOS MIL: 22 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES SAN MIGUEL QUETZALTEPEC: 20 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Calvario

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

• Cerro La Malinche (2689 meters): 5.1 km walk (83 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Sacrificio (2126 meters): 5.7 km walk (117 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Negro (1370 meters): 7.0 km walk (95 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Piedra Encantada (1417 meters): 9.2 km walk (149 minutes), heading Southwest.

Other towns near El Calvario:

• Estancia de Morelos (561 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• El Platanar (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• Casa Grande (138 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
• San Isidro Huayápam (1031 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 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 Calvario (Oaxaca)

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

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Calvario (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	13	17	30
Youth (6-14 years)	32	38	70
Adults (15-59 years)	130	143	273
Elderly (60+ years)	19	14	33

#7 Pictures of El Calvario

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