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El Carrizal (Oaxaca)

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The town of El Carrizal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Peñoles. There are 219 inhabitants and it is 2,678 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #18 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Carrizal, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 39% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Carrizal? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Carrizal? You can find it at 6.3 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of El Manzanito Tepantepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Peñoles, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Southesast, at 16.1 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Carrizal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Carrizal (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Carrizal (Oaxaca) is 219 inhabitants

Population data in El Carrizal (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	113	106	219
2010	98	90	188
2005	115	107	222

Evolution of the population in El Carrizal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Carrizal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.33	21.11
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.33%	23.94%
Illiterate population (men):	3.65%	21.11%
Illiterate population (women):	8.68%	26.53%
Schooling level:	5.71	4.35
Schooling level (men):	6.01	4.57
Schooling level (women):	5.43	4.13

Indigenous culture data in El Carrizal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	86.76%	87.23%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	7.31%	15.43%

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

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	19.63%	9.57%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	32.08%	20.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	7.96%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	44	51
Homes with electricity:	93.18%	30.30%
Homes with piped water:	84.09%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	18.18%	93.94%
Homes with a radio:	34.09%	36.36%
Homes with a television:	43.18%	12.12%
Homes with a refrigerator:	6.82%	3.03%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	2.27%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	38.64%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Carrizal (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 Carrizal

With the satellite map of El Carrizal 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 Peñoles. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carrizal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carrizal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Carrizal 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 SAN ANTONIO: 21 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
• HOTEL VALENTINA: 21 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES LOMA RABO RATON: 22 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
• POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 24 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Carrizal

Want to know what to see in El Carrizal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Carrizal.
Mountains in El Carrizal for hiking and trails:

• Cerro El Algodón (2277 meters): 4.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro El Otate (2336 meters): 5.6 km walk (77 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Chane (2595 meters): 4.9 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Manzanita (2806 meters): 5.6 km walk (80 minutes), heading South.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Carrizal?:

• San José Contreras (222 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
• Duraznal (520 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
• Recibimiento (353 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• Cañada de Hielo (375 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 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 Carrizal (Oaxaca)

In El Carrizal 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 Carrizal, 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.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	12	18	30
Youth (6-14 years)	27	21	48
Adults (15-59 years)	61	57	118
Elderly (60+ years)	13	10	23

#7 Pictures of El Carrizal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Carrizal? 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 Carrizal.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Carrizal (Oaxaca) is 68267

Are you going to send a letter to El Carrizal? Do you have a friend in El Carrizal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Carrizal consists of the following 5 digits: 68267. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Carrizal ("68") 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.

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