El Cocal (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Cocal (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 206 inhabitants?
The town of El Cocal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. There are 206 inhabitants and it is 946 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #22 of the ranking.
Data: In El Cocal, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Cocal? You can find it at 4.8 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santiago Amoltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Cocal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Cocal? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Cocal (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 Cocal, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Cocal (Oaxaca) is 206 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 115 | 91 | 206 |
| 2010 | 103 | 87 | 190 |
| 2005 | 242 | 246 | 488 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.09 | 6.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.97% | 0.53% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.80% | 15.79% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.46% | 6.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.34% | 23.30% |
| Schooling level: | 5.06 | 2.96 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.98 | 3.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.11 | 2.73 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 95.15% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 58.74% | 60.53% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.43% | 1.58% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 0.97% | 27.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 2.20% | 34.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 22.33% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 47 | 59 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.87% | 90.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.74% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 2.13% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 10.64% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 34.04% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 40.43% | 15.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 8.51% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.26% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.38% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.38% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 27.66% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 17.02% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Cocal
With the satellite map of El Cocal 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 Amoltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Cocal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cocal
Many people want to stay in the town of El Cocal 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 SANTIAGO IXTAYUTLA: 25 km away, direction Southwest (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 36 km away, direction North (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 43 km away, direction North (33 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 34 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cocal
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Cocal? The list of the best places to visit in El Cocal and nearby locations.Mountains in El Cocal for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Bandera (1603 meters): 3.4 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Las Flores (2042 meters): 7.9 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Abuelo (1867 meters): 8.7 km walk (150 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Yucucaza (2672 meters): 11.7 km walk (171 minutes), heading Northwest.
- San Juanito (139 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Tierra Colorada (185 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Barranca Mapache (100 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Loma Larga (San Miguelito) (95 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cocal (Oaxaca)
In El Cocal 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 Cocal, 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) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 32 | 29 | 61 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 44 | 105 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 5 | 17 |
#7 Pictures of El Cocal
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Cocal, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Cocal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Cocal (Oaxaca) is 71388
Are you going to send a letter to El Cocal? Do you have a friend in El Cocal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Cocal consists of the following 5 digits: 71388. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Cocal ("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 Cocal as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Cocal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
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- Barranca Honda (287 inhabitants)
- Barranca Obscura (490 inhabitants)
- Barranca Rica (397 inhabitants)
- Colonia de Jesús (La Cucaracha) (600 inhabitants)
- El Limoncillo (243 inhabitants)
- El Naranjo (82 inhabitants)
- La Lucerna (64 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
- Llano Conejo (El Macahuite) (51 inhabitants)
- Llano Tigre (376 inhabitants)
- Pueblo Viejo (394 inhabitants)
- San Juanito (139 inhabitants)
- Santa María Naranjo (73 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (185 inhabitants)