El Castillo (Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Castillo (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 262 inhabitants?

The town of El Castillo is located in the Municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 262 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #24 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Castillo is at 1,636 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Castillo, 90% of the inhabitants are catholic and 68% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Castillo is located at 4.6 kilometers from Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Castillo.

#1 Where is El Castillo? How to get there? Map

Location map of El Castillo in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Castillo, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Castillo (Oaxaca) is 262 inhabitants

Population data in El Castillo (Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020133129262
2010115100215
200510373176
Evolution of the population in El Castillo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Castillo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.115.00
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.34%10.70%
Illiterate population:3.44%6.98%
Illiterate population (men):1.53%5.00%
Illiterate population (women):1.91%8.70%
Schooling level:9.27.35
Schooling level (men):9.347.58
Schooling level (women):9.077.16
Indigenous culture data in El Castillo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:3.82%11.16%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.76%6.98%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Castillo, 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 dwelling data in El Castillo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.62%38.14%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.47%55.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):39.10%23.48%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:8097
Homes with electricity:100.00%94.74%
Housing with piped water:96.25%82.46%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:91.25%98.25%
Dwellings with radio:57.50%85.96%
Housing with television:82.50%89.47%
Housing with refrigerator:92.50%85.96%
Housing with washing machine:67.50%66.67%
Housing with automobile:68.75%50.88%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:17.50%17.54%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%21.05%
Dwellings with cellular phones:85.00%54.39%
Homes with Internet:15.00%26.32%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Castillo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Castillo

With the satellite map of El Castillo 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 Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Castillo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castillo

Do you want to stay in El Castillo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Castillo:

#5 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Oaxaca)

In El Castillo 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 Castillo, 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.

Population pyramid of El Castillo
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Castillo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)102030
Youth (6-14 years)201737
Adults (15-59 years)7873151
Elderly (60+ years)251944

#6 Photos of El Castillo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Castillo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Castillo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Castillo (Oaxaca) is 69008

Are you going to send a letter to El Castillo? Do you have a friend in El Castillo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Castillo consists of the following 5 digits: 69008. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castillo ("69") 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León

  1. Colonia Juquilita (- inhabitants)
  2. Colonia Los Pinos 2a. Sección (258 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia Monte Albán (69 inhabitants)
  4. Colonia Volcanes (368 inhabitants)
  5. El Girón (74 inhabitants)
  6. FIDEPAL (Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas del Río) (357 inhabitants)
  7. Fraccionamiento La Estancia Tercera Sección (199 inhabitants)
  8. Hacienda del Carmen (164 inhabitants)
  9. La Junta (1211 inhabitants)
  10. Las Campanas (16 inhabitants)
  11. Llano Grande (41 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Ramírez (140 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Solano (402 inhabitants)
  14. San Sebastián Progreso (607 inhabitants)
  15. Saucitlán de Morelos (544 inhabitants)