El Fortín (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Fortín, a beautiful tiny town of 9 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Fortín (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Jerónimo Tecóatl. There are 9 inhabitants and it is 1,573 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 13 minutes away by car (10 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking.
In 2020, the authorities declared it uninhabited.
Do you want to locate the town of El Fortín? You can find it at 1.6 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of San Jerónimo Tecóatl, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Fortín through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Fortín? How to go? Map
Location map of El Fortín in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Fortín, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Fortín (Oaxaca) is 9 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 4 males and 5 females. The female/male ratio is 1.250, and the birth rate is 1.20 children per woman. Of the total population, 0.00% comes from outside the State of Oaxaca. 66.67% of the population is illiterate (50.00% of men and 80.00% of women). The education level is 1.13 (1 in men and 1.20 in women).
Indigenous culture in El Fortín100.00% of the population is indigenous, and 88.89% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 44.44% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in El Fortín
33.33% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (50.00% of the men, and 20.00% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in El Fortín
In El Fortín there are 5 housings. 0.00% of the housings have electricity, 66.67% have piped water, 66.67% have toilet or restroom, 33.33% have a radio receiver, 0.00% a television, 0.00% a fridge, 0.00% a washing-machine, 0.00% a car or a van, 0.00% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 0.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of El Fortín
With the satellite map of El Fortín 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 Jerónimo Tecóatl. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Fortín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Fortín
Do you want to stay in El Fortín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Fortín:- HOTEL PALACE: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL GALERIA: 11 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS HUAUTLA DE JIMÉNEZ: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OLIMPICO: 9 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Fortín
A weekend in El Fortín and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Fortín and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Fortín para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro León (2148 meters): 3.6 km walk (73 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Tilio (2314 meters): 4.9 km walk (66 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Cumbre Chica (2287 meters): 5.1 km walk (88 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro San Martín (2379 meters): 5.0 km walk (92 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Río Teoti", 13 km, heading East (10 minutes by car)
- Loma Aurora (56 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- San Jerónimo Tecóatl (809 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Santa Catarina (70 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- San Lucas Zoquiápam (469 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- El Porvenir (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Fortín (Oaxaca)
In El Fortín 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 Fortín, 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.
#7 Pictures of El Fortín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Fortín? 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 Fortín.
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#8 Vote for El Fortín 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Jerónimo Tecóatl
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Jerónimo Tecóatl
- El Fortín (- inhabitants)
- Los Naranjos (416 inhabitants)
- Plan de Guadalupe (281 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Edén (1 inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo Tecóatl (809 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina (70 inhabitants)