El Cuajilote (Oaxaca)
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The town of El Cuajilote (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San José del Progreso. There are 443 inhabitants and it is 1,555 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #5 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Cuajilote, 74% of the inhabitants are catholic and 62% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Cuajilote is located at 2.2 kilometers from San José del Progreso, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cuajilote.
#1 Where is El Cuajilote? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Cuajilote in Oaxaca? 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 Cuajilote.
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#2 The population of El Cuajilote (Oaxaca) is 443 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 225 | 218 | 443 |
| 2010 | 191 | 178 | 369 |
| 2005 | 188 | 171 | 359 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | 8.99 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.26% | 1.36% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.00% | 9.49% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.39% | 8.99% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.61% | 9.95% |
| Schooling level: | 6.88 | 5.32 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.41 | 5.22 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.33 | 5.40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 4.29% | 4.34% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.35% | 2.17% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 51.92% | 36.31% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.22% | 51.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.00% | 21.99% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 123 | 94 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.19% | 96.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 86.99% | 65.56% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 25.20% | 94.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.04% | 84.44% |
| Homes with a television: | 73.17% | 84.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 63.41% | 51.11% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 61.79% | 42.22% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.21% | 30.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.70% | 6.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.25% | 13.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.24% | 64.44% |
| Homes with Internet: | 27.64% | 1.11% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Cuajilote
With the satellite map of El Cuajilote 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 San José del Progreso. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Cuajilote.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cuajilote
Do you want to stay in El Cuajilote? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Cuajilote:- MOTEL REY DAVID: 9 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
- MOTEL FRANCER: 11 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REY DAVID: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE OCOTLAN: 16 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cuajilote
A weekend in El Cuajilote and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Cuajilote and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Cuajilote for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Copalito (1802 meters): 3.3 km walk (61 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Cumbre (1816 meters): 6.2 km walk (86 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Cebollita (1901 meters): 6.4 km walk (98 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Paxtle (2115 meters): 6.4 km walk (89 minutes), heading South.
- El Jagüey (73 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Mirador Santa Cecilia (117 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Salado (La Ladera) (17 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Paraje Los 20 (10 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cuajilote (Oaxaca)
In El Cuajilote 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 Cuajilote, 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) | 32 | 18 | 50 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 34 | 48 | 82 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 136 | 121 | 257 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 23 | 31 | 54 |
#7 Pictures of El Cuajilote
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Cuajilote? 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 Cuajilote.
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#9 Schools in El Cuajilote
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San José del Progreso
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San José del Progreso
- Arroyo Salado (La Ladera) (17 inhabitants)
- Camino a la Presa (- inhabitants)
- El Cuajilote (443 inhabitants)
- El Jagüey (73 inhabitants)
- Ranchería Los Patiño (117 inhabitants)
- La Alianza (25 inhabitants)
- La Labor Grande (6 inhabitants)
- Lachilana (89 inhabitants)
- Los Díaz (53 inhabitants)
- Maguey Largo (847 inhabitants)
- Minerales de Oaxaca (18 inhabitants)
- Paraje El Mogote (12 inhabitants)
- Rancho de los Vásquez (267 inhabitants)
- San José del Progreso (3583 inhabitants)
- San José la Garzona (1911 inhabitants)