El Colorado (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Colorado, a beautiful large village of 781 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Colorado (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. There are 781 inhabitants and it is 210 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Mina is 7 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 16 minutes away by car (15 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In El Colorado, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 14% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Colorado? You can find it at 3.5 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of San Pedro Pochutla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Colorado through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Colorado? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Colorado (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 Colorado, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Colorado (Oaxaca) is 781 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 397 | 384 | 781 |
| 2010 | 423 | 423 | 846 |
| 2005 | 266 | 245 | 511 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.33 | 3.78 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 7.17% | 4.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.66% | 8.51% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.79% | 3.78% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.87% | 13.24% |
| Schooling level: | 7.87 | 6.66 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.12 | 7.32 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.65 | 6.08 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 25.10% | 21.87% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.19% | 6.86% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.12% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.83% | 37.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.77% | 47.99% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 45.09% | 27.66% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 201 | 276 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.52% | 83.74% |
| Homes with piped water: | 47.76% | 31.53% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.57% | 94.58% |
| Homes with a radio: | 77.11% | 67.98% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.12% | 72.41% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 75.12% | 61.58% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 46.77% | 31.53% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.88% | 17.24% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.91% | 7.88% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 4.43% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.04% | 58.62% |
| Homes with Internet: | 14.43% | 1.97% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Colorado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Colorado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Colorado.
#4 What to do in El Colorado
Want to know what to see in El Colorado if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Colorado.Beaches in El Colorado for sunbathing:
- Playa La Mina: A 7 km walk (81 minutes) or 9 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa La Tijera: A 7 km walk (62 minutes) or 9 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa Zipolite: A 11 km walk (113 minutes) or 16 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa San Agustinillo: A 13 km walk (150 minutes) or 16 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Cerro Corral de Piedra (244 meters): 0.8 km walk (13 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Piste (246 meters): 4.5 km walk (79 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Tembo (268 meters): 6.6 km walk (120 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Vigía (109 meters): 8.3 km walk (118 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Bermejita", 16 km, heading Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- El Vigía (906 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Miramar (187 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Sone (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Zapotal (419 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Colorado (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Colorado 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 Colorado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 48 | 57 | 105 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 72 | 68 | 140 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 249 | 228 | 477 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 28 | 31 | 59 |
#6 Pictures of El Colorado
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Colorado? 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 Colorado.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Colorado (Oaxaca) is 70902
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Colorado so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70902. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Colorado ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#8 Vote for El Colorado 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
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#9 Hotels & Accommodation in El Colorado
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
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- Azulillo (- inhabitants)
- Barranquilla (261 inhabitants)
- Cerro Prieto (25 inhabitants)
- Chicomulco (6 inhabitants)
- Corcovado Petaca (461 inhabitants)
- Finca el Carmen (- inhabitants)
- La Ciénega III (119 inhabitants)
- La Lagartija (55 inhabitants)
- La Naranja (La Camaronada) (102 inhabitants)
- La Redonda (13 inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (168 inhabitants)
- Macahuite Dos (11 inhabitants)
- Natividad (- inhabitants)
- San Pedro Cafetitlán (333 inhabitants)