El Cangrejo (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Cangrejo, a beautiful small village of 88 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Cangrejo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero. There are 88 inhabitants and it is 761 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #56 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Cangrejo, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Cangrejo is located at 7.4 kilometers from Putla Villa de Guerrero, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cangrejo.
#1 Where is El Cangrejo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Cangrejo (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Cangrejo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Cangrejo (Oaxaca) is 88 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | 41 | 88 |
| 2010 | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| 2005 | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 12.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.55% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.82% | 9.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.41% | 12.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.41% | 5.88% |
| Schooling level: | 7.8 | 5.89 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.7 | 5.09 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.77 | 6.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 18.18% | 47.69% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 4.55% | 10.77% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.27% | 33.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.34% | 70.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.64% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 21 | 19 |
| Homes with electricity: | 85.71% | 83.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 91.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.71% | 91.67% |
| Homes with a radio: | 57.14% | 58.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 71.43% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 76.19% | 58.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 42.86% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.33% | 33.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 8.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.76% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 85.71% | 66.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Cangrejo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cangrejo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cangrejo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cangrejo
Do you want to stay in El Cangrejo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Cangrejo:- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE JV INN: 10 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA LUNA: 11 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ROBLES: 11 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA SANTA INES: 9 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cangrejo
Want to know what to see in El Cangrejo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Cangrejo.Mountains in El Cangrejo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Campanario (1175 meters): 2.1 km walk (26 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Coyote (935 meters): 4.8 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Campana (1223 meters): 4.8 km walk (83 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro del Aguila (1078 meters): 7.6 km walk (93 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Zafra (556 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Unión Nacional (185 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Limón (13 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- San Marcos Malpica (45 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cangrejo (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cangrejo 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 Cangrejo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
#7 Pictures of El Cangrejo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Cangrejo? 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 Cangrejo.
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero
- Barrio Guadalupe Yutee (- inhabitants)
- Chapultepec (115 inhabitants)
- Concepción de Guerrero (408 inhabitants)
- Concepción del Progreso (605 inhabitants)
- El Cangrejo (88 inhabitants)
- Jicaltepec (147 inhabitants)
- Pie del Encino (Loma de Rayo) (1 inhabitants)
- Plan de Guajolote (59 inhabitants)
- Río Frío (34 inhabitants)
- San Andrés Chicahuaxtla (1055 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Dos Caminos (35 inhabitants)
- San Isidro del Estado (656 inhabitants)
- San Marcos Malpica (45 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Reyes (915 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (91 inhabitants)