El Encierro
Learn about small village of El Encierro through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 183 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Encierro belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla (State of Oaxaca). There are 183 inhabitants and it is 242 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Zapotengo is 20 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 41 minutes away by car (41 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #45 of the ranking.
Data: In El Encierro, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Encierro? You can find it at 12.6 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Pedro Pochutla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Encierro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Encierro? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Encierro (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 Encierro, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Encierro (Oaxaca) is 183 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100 | 83 | 183 |
| 2010 | 93 | 79 | 172 |
| 2005 | 81 | 82 | 163 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.14 | 12.66 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.58% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.22% | 20.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.65% | 12.66% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.57% | 26.88% |
| Schooling level: | 5.2 | 3.91 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.41 | 4.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.01 | 3.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 4.65% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 1.74% |
| 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: | 51.37% | 32.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.47% | 63.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 38.00% | 6.45% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 57 | 65 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.23% | 91.84% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.74% | 91.84% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 68.42% | 91.84% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.88% | 63.27% |
| Homes with a television: | 35.09% | 51.02% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 61.40% | 30.61% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 19.30% | 6.12% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.02% | 2.04% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 2.04% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 64.91% | 30.61% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Encierro
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Encierro, 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 Encierro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Encierro
Do you want to stay in El Encierro? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Encierro:- POSADA REAL VALENZUELA: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA REAL VALENZUELA: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CUARTOS EXPRESS: 8 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS ADELITAS: 8 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Encierro
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Encierro? The list of the best places to visit in El Encierro and nearby locations.Beaches in El Encierro for sunbathing:
- Playa Zapotengo: A 20 km walk (255 minutes) or 26 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Tahueca: A 25 km walk (193 minutes) or 25 minutes by car, heading South.
- Cerro Sinaloa (709 meters): 2.8 km walk (35 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Los Machos (908 meters): 3.3 km walk (62 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Las Pavas (714 meters): 6.1 km walk (79 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Cigarro (357 meters): 6.0 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", 41 km, heading Southwest (41 minutes by car)
- San Isidro Limón (287 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Barrio Rancho Pina (62 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Santa María Limón (770 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- San Isidro Apango (1051 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Encierro (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Encierro 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 Encierro there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 53 | 49 | 102 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 15 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of El Encierro
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Encierro? 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 Encierro.
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#9 Schools in El Encierro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
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