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El Cocoyul (Guerrero)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Cocoyul, a beautiful medium-sized town of 418 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero

The town of El Cocoyul (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Malinaltepec. There are 418 inhabitants and it is 1,050 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Cocoyul, there is a percentage of 99% of indigenous population and 40% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Cocoyul? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Cocoyul is located at 27.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of El Rincón (Santa Cruz del Rincón), which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Malinaltepec) it is at 5.4 kilometers in direction Southwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Cocoyul.

#1 Where is El Cocoyul? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Cocoyul in Guerrero? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Cocoyul.

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#2 The population of El Cocoyul (Guerrero) is 418 inhabitants

Population data in El Cocoyul (Guerrero)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	210	208	418
2010	229	207	436
2005	212	196	408

Evolution of the population in El Cocoyul: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Cocoyul:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.73	7.25
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:	3.35%	0.23%
Illiterate population:	10.29%	8.94%
Illiterate population (men):	4.31%	7.25%
Illiterate population (women):	5.98%	10.48%
Schooling level:	6.93	6.65
Schooling level (men):	7.18	6.82
Schooling level (women):	6.72	6.50

Indigenous culture data in El Cocoyul:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	99.28%	98.85%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	82.54%	86.01%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.96%	1.15%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Cocoyul, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Cocoyul:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	30.86%	28.67%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	42.79%	44.44%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	19.05%	14.41%
Number of inhabited private housings:	96	89
Homes with electricity:	95.83%	82.28%
Homes with piped water:	97.92%	5.06%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	14.58%	72.15%
Homes with a radio:	40.62%	45.57%
Homes with a television:	62.50%	67.09%
Homes with a refrigerator:	65.62%	55.70%
Homes with a washing machine:	6.25%	6.33%
Homes with a car:	4.17%	5.06%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	4.17%	2.53%
Homes with landline telephone:	26.04%	2.53%
Homes with cell phones:	39.58%	3.80%
Homes with Internet:	4.17%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Cocoyul (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Cocoyul

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cocoyul, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Malinaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cocoyul.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cocoyul

Many people want to stay in the town of El Cocoyul 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:

• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES ILIATENCO: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ILIATENCO: 17 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAGRADO CORAZON: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL FIGUEROA: 22 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Cocoyul

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Cocoyul? The list of the best places to visit in El Cocoyul and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Cocoyul para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Tezontello (1439 meters): 2.0 km walk (31 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Infiernillo (1325 meters): 2.6 km walk (36 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro El Burro (1717 meters): 3.4 km walk (46 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Luna (1913 meters): 4.4 km walk (63 minutes), heading North.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Cocoyul?:

• Colonia Genaro Vázquez (16 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• La Parota (163 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• Piedra Pintada (191 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• El Paraíso (77 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Cocoyul (Guerrero)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cocoyul 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 Cocoyul there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Cocoyul (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	33	32	65
Youth (6-14 years)	44	65	109
Adults (15-59 years)	110	87	197
Elderly (60+ years)	23	24	47

#7 Pictures of El Cocoyul

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Cocoyul? 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 Cocoyul.
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#9 Schools in El Cocoyul

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