El Faro (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Faro, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 474 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Faro (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Teutila. There are 474 inhabitants and it is 682 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 47 minutes away by car (41 km). It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Faro, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Faro is located at 7.3 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Pedro Teutila, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Faro.
#1 Where is El Faro? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Faro (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 Faro, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Faro (Oaxaca) is 474 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 253 | 221 | 474 |
| 2010 | 225 | 223 | 448 |
| 2005 | 226 | 230 | 456 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.65 | 9.42 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.27% | 2.68% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.64% | 10.04% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.90% | 9.42% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.74% | 10.67% |
| Schooling level: | 6.31 | 4.99 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.06 | 5.22 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.54 | 4.75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 22.36% | 17.63% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 10.55% | 5.80% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Teutila (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.59% | 23.88% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.20% | 46.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.09% | 1.78% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 131 | 131 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.95% | 96.15% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.71% | 14.42% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 39.69% | 99.04% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.60% | 60.58% |
| Homes with a television: | 47.33% | 71.15% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 68.70% | 55.77% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 40.46% | 14.42% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.76% | 0.96% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.58% | 0.96% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.50% | 28.85% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 46.56% | 4.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 38.17% | 1.92% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Faro
With the satellite map of El Faro 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 Pedro Teutila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Faro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Faro
Many people want to stay in the town of El Faro 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 KARY: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MI PUEBLITO: 19 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GALLEGOS: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON SIMON: 18 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Faro
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Faro? The list of the best places to visit in El Faro and nearby locations.Mountains in El Faro for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Cruz (603 meters): 3.3 km walk (52 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Cumbre (2075 meters): 5.0 km walk (83 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Luna (2011 meters): 6.8 km walk (84 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Laguna (1289 meters): 10.0 km walk (176 minutes), heading West.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cerro de la Adoración", 47 km, heading Northwest (41 minutes by car)
- Loma de la Cruz (15 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Loma de Cacao (19 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Piedra Ancha o la Raya (341 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- San Isidro Piedra Ancha (280 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Faro (Oaxaca)
In El Faro 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 Faro, 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) | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 154 | 129 | 283 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 27 | 34 | 61 |
#7 Pictures of El Faro
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Faro, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Faro, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 Vote for El Faro 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:
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#9 Schools in El Faro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Teutila
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Teutila
- Arroyo Escondido (57 inhabitants)
- Guerrero (Colonia Guerrero) (353 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas) (317 inhabitants)
- Colonia Los Pinos (125 inhabitants)
- El Caracol (- inhabitants)
- El Farito (- inhabitants)
- El Faro (474 inhabitants)
- El Progreso (25 inhabitants)
- La Joya (- inhabitants)
- Playa Chica (37 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Piedra Ancha (280 inhabitants)
- San José Despoblado (61 inhabitants)
- San Juan Nuevo (74 inhabitants)
- San Juan Teutila (19 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Teutila (996 inhabitants)