El Chamizal (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Chamizal, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 39 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Chamizal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Ticuá. There are 39 inhabitants and it is 2,279 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Data: In El Chamizal, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Chamizal? You can find it at 1.7 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Santa Catarina Ticuá, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Chamizal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Chamizal? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Chamizal (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 Chamizal, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Chamizal (Oaxaca) is 39 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| 2010 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 2005 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.88 | 25.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 12.82% | 4.76% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.82% | 33.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.82% | 44.44% |
| Schooling level: | 7.64 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.83 | 5.11 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.75 | 4.13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 69.23% | 61.90% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.13% | 4.76% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Ticuá (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.03% | 28.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.75% | 45.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.74% | 5.56% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 12 | 52 |
| Homes with electricity: | 83.33% | 66.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 50.00% | 13.33% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 16.67% | 93.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 41.67% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 41.67% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.33% | 13.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 8.33% | 6.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 25.00% | 6.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Chamizal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chamizal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa Catarina Ticuá. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chamizal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chamizal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Chamizal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Chamizal so you can contact them:- HOTEL DOS MIL: 8 km away, direction Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CORAL PLAZA: 9 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDÍN HIDALGO: 7 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAZO: 9 km away, direction Southwest (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Chamizal
A weekend in El Chamizal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Chamizal and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Chamizal for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Piedra de Jolla (3098 meters): 9.4 km walk (128 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Chicabandica (3216 meters): 9.7 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Peña Grande (2624 meters): 11.8 km walk (203 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Padre (2993 meters): 14.9 km walk (263 minutes), heading South.
- San Isidro (33 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Santa Catarina Ticuá (592 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- El Campo (Nunda Chiyi) (32 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Yuteyoo (12 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Chamizal (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Chamizal 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 Chamizal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 3 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of El Chamizal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Chamizal? 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 Chamizal.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Chamizal en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Chamizal 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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Ticuá
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Ticuá
- El Chamizal (39 inhabitants)
- Fortín de Juárez (201 inhabitants)
- Paz y Unión (121 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (33 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Ticuá (592 inhabitants)
- Yutejaa (- inhabitants)