El Encinal (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Encinal, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 164 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Encinal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores. There are 164 inhabitants and it is 1,043 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 18 minutes away by car (14 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #25 of the ranking.
Data: In El Encinal, 14% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 Encinal? You can find it at 7.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Mazatlán Villa de Flores, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Encinal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Encinal? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Encinal (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Encinal (Oaxaca) is 164 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 | 85 | 164 |
| 2010 | 86 | 79 | 165 |
| 2005 | 64 | 61 | 125 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.55 | 18.99 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 7.32% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 24.39% | 21.82% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.98% | 18.99% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.41% | 24.42% |
| Schooling level: | 4.61 | 3.84 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.85 | 4.02 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.36 | 3.67 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 96.95% | 98.79% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 70.73% | 81.82% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.80% | 15.76% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 28.66% | 23.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.53% | 46.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.66% | 1.16% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 38 | 49 |
| Homes with electricity: | 84.21% | 86.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 86.84% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 76.32% | 96.67% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.84% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 23.68% | 23.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 15.79% | 16.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.89% | 3.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Encinal
With the satellite map of El Encinal 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 Mazatlán Villa de Flores. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Encinal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Encinal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Encinal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Encinal so you can contact them:- HOTEL SANTA JULIA 2: 14 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 16 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 14 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL RINCONCITO: 14 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Encinal
Want to know what to see in El Encinal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Encinal.Las mejores montes de El Encinal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Quemado (2389 meters): 7.9 km walk (108 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Leon (1847 meters): 11.4 km walk (186 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Raton (2057 meters): 10.9 km walk (136 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Águila (1409 meters): 10.1 km walk (131 minutes), heading East.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cascada Velo de Novia", 18 km, heading North (14 minutes by car)
- Loma Mediana (86 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Zapote (73 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Cerro Central (136 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Barrio Mirador (49 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Encinal (Oaxaca)
In El Encinal 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 Encinal, 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) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 18 | 21 | 39 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 46 | 43 | 89 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 10 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of El Encinal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Encinal? 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 Encinal.
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#9 Schools in El Encinal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores
- Almolonga (175 inhabitants)
- Barrio Chico (54 inhabitants)
- Barrio El Coyote (128 inhabitants)
- Barrio Enrique (89 inhabitants)
- El Corral (193 inhabitants)
- El Encinal (164 inhabitants)
- El Manzano (57 inhabitants)
- Naranjo Pochotepec (152 inhabitants)
- La Juquilita (115 inhabitants)
- La Laguna (101 inhabitants)
- Las Minas (161 inhabitants)
- Peña Delgada (78 inhabitants)
- Piedra Agujereada (19 inhabitants)
- Pochotepec (84 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (15 inhabitants)