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El Cangrejo (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Cangrejo, a beautiful tiny town of 5 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Cangrejo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila. There are 5 inhabitants and it is 1,460 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 3 minutes away by car (2 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #60 of the ranking.

In 2010, the authorities declared it uninhabited.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Do you want to locate the town of El Cangrejo? You can find it at 1.4 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Santa Catarina Juquila, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Cangrejo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#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 5 inhabitants

Population data in El Cangrejo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020			5
2005	47	43	90

Evolution of the population in El Cangrejo: Total   Men   Women PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.

#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 Santa Catarina Juquila. 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:

• POSADA REAL DEL CARMEN: 1 km away, direction South (0 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN PEDRO: 1 km away, direction West (1 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES ZARATE: 1 km away, direction Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• POSADA SANTA CRUZ: 1 km away, direction Southwest (1 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 El Aguila (2133 meters): 5.3 km walk (94 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro de la Espina (2376 meters): 5.1 km walk (78 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro El Ocote (1667 meters): 4.7 km walk (60 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro El Sermón (1616 meters): 6.9 km walk (121 minutes), heading Southwest.

Magical Towns near El Cangrejo to discover the Mexican culture:

• Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cascada Chorro Conejo", 3 km, heading Southwest (2 minutes by car)

Other towns near El Cangrejo:

• El Coquito (44 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• El Cereso (363 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Santa Catarina Juquila (8084 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Camino a Juquila (24 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• Barrio de Jesús (89 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 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 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.

#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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