El Castillo (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Castillo, a beautiful medium-sized town of 474 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Castillo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional. There are 474 inhabitants and it is 67 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Castillo, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Castillo is located at 2.1 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Castillo.
#1 Where is El Castillo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Castillo (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 Castillo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Castillo (Oaxaca) is 474 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 229 | 245 | 474 |
| 2010 | 137 | 136 | 273 |
| 2005 | 126 | 117 | 243 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.51 | 8.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.01% | 4.76% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.17% | 9.89% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.74% | 8.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.43% | 11.68% |
| Schooling level: | 7.83 | 6.40 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.92 | 6.60 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.72 | 6.21 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 30.80% | 34.43% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 14.35% | 14.65% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.37% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.73% | 30.77% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.22% | 41.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.07% | 19.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 137 | 112 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.62% | 86.08% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.62% | 70.89% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.83% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 51.82% | 43.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 62.77% | 56.96% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 72.26% | 50.63% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 29.20% | 22.78% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.30% | 3.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.30% | 2.53% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.73% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.05% | 35.44% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.46% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Castillo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Castillo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Castillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castillo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Castillo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Castillo so you can contact them:- CABANAS MONTEFLOR: 3 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VALLE REAL: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CONTRERAS: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 5 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Castillo
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Castillo? The list of the best places to visit in El Castillo and nearby locations.Mountains in El Castillo for hiking and trails:
- Baúl (659 meters): 4.9 km walk (63 minutes), heading West.
- Monte Bello (918 meters): 6.5 km walk (95 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tejón (320 meters): 6.8 km walk (92 minutes), heading East.
- Armadillo (571 meters): 7.3 km walk (97 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Tres Marías (225 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Cerro Marín (Monte Flor) (694 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Loma Santa Fe (158 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Rica Hoja (12 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Castillo 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 Castillo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 44 | 48 | 92 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 141 | 149 | 290 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 24 | 46 |
#7 Pictures of El Castillo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Castillo? 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 Castillo.
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#8 Vote for El Castillo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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
#9 Schools in El Castillo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional
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- Loma San Rafael (339 inhabitants)
- Paso Nuevo la Hamaca (724 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Cantil (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Grande (144 inhabitants)
- Rancho Pérez (22 inhabitants)
- Rica Hoja (12 inhabitants)
- San Bernardo (55 inhabitants)
- San Felipe de León (399 inhabitants)
- San Rafael Agua de Pescadito (844 inhabitants)