El Ciruelo (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Ciruelo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 2,136 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Ciruelo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. There are 2,136 inhabitants and it is 40 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Ciruelo, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Ciruelo is located at 22.6 kilometers from Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Ciruelo.
#1 Where is El Ciruelo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Ciruelo (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 Ciruelo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Ciruelo (Oaxaca) is 2,136 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1067 | 1069 | 2136 |
| 2010 | 1125 | 1090 | 2215 |
| 2005 | 1106 | 1079 | 2185 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 14.04 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 11.61% | 9.62% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.50% | 14.90% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.66% | 14.04% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.84% | 15.73% |
| Schooling level: | 6.37 | 5.37 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.23 | 5.24 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.51 | 5.48 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 6.13% | 7.18% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.78% | 1.99% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.77% | 34.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.15% | 56.24% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.36% | 13.96% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 606 | 735 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.69% | 96.82% |
| Homes with piped water: | 86.47% | 68.04% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.20% | 70.09% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.80% | 42.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 74.09% | 89.16% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 73.10% | 71.78% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 52.15% | 37.20% |
| Homes with a car: | 27.06% | 22.43% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.10% | 4.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 12.54% | 35.70% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.69% | 9.91% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.72% | 1.12% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Ciruelo
With the satellite map of El Ciruelo 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 Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ciruelo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ciruelo
Many people want to stay in the town of El Ciruelo 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 CASA DEL MAR: 22 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- HABITACIONES VILLAS GLORIA: 23 km away, direction North (19 minutes by car)
- MOTEL MAREA: 28 km away, direction East (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PARAISO: 35 km away, direction Northwest (30 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Ciruelo
A weekend in El Ciruelo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Ciruelo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Ciruelo?:
- El Tamarindo (207 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Conejo (52 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- De Zótico Clavel (6 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
- Lagunillas (495 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Northeast (11 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Ciruelo (Oaxaca)
In El Ciruelo 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 Ciruelo, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 136 | 150 | 286 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 178 | 192 | 370 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 588 | 566 | 1,154 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 165 | 161 | 326 |
#7 Pictures of El Ciruelo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Ciruelo? 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 Ciruelo.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Ciruelo en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Ciruelo (Oaxaca) is 71606
Are you going to send a letter to El Ciruelo? Do you have a friend in El Ciruelo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Ciruelo consists of the following 5 digits: 71606. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Ciruelo ("71") 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.
#9 Vote for El Ciruelo 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:
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#10 Schools in El Ciruelo
#11 Bars, night clubs and cafes in El Ciruelo
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in El Ciruelo
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional
- Antonio García Zamora (5 inhabitants)
- Arroyo Seco (62 inhabitants)
- El Conejo (52 inhabitants)
- El Palomar (69 inhabitants)
- El Retén (32 inhabitants)
- Elías Tello Sánchez (5 inhabitants)
- Héctor Manuel Peña (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho Marco Sánchez (2 inhabitants)
- La Estrella (1 inhabitants)
- Lo de Mejía (351 inhabitants)
- María Luisa Aguirre Palancares (30 inhabitants)
- Motillas (253 inhabitants)
- Rancho La Chingada (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Los 3 Hermanos (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho de la Yerba Santa (- inhabitants)