El Calvario (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 406 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The place of El Calvario is inside the municipality of Santiago Atitlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 406 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. El Calvario is at 772 meters of altitude.
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
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 194 | 212 | 406 |
| 2010 | 183 | 186 | 369 |
| 2005 | 164 | 167 | 331 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
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| 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 dwellings: | 103 | 103 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.06% | 86.75% |
| Housing with piped water: | 95.15% | 95.18% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 46.60% | 97.59% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 39.81% | 34.94% |
| Housing with television: | 62.14% | 44.58% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 28.16% | 12.05% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 3.88% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 6.80% | 3.61% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.88% | 2.41% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.97% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 38.83% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.91% | 0.00% |
#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 Population pyramid of El Calvario (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Calvario 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 Calvario there is a generational replacement.
| 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 |
#6 Photos of El Calvario
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Calvario.
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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Atitlán
- Agua de Caña (61 inhabitants)
- Álamo (103 inhabitants)
- Camino a la Telesecundaria (112 inhabitants)
- El Calvario (406 inhabitants)
- El Rodeo (334 inhabitants)
- Linda Vista (224 inhabitants)
- Llano de Caña (15 inhabitants)
- El Potrero (362 inhabitants)
- Rancho Florida (2 inhabitants)
- Río Grande (74 inhabitants)
- Resbaloso (14 inhabitants)
- San Sebastián Atitlán (298 inhabitants)
- Santa Cecilia (33 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (198 inhabitants)
- Santiago Atitlán (550 inhabitants)