El Gachupín (Oaxaca)
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The town of El Gachupín (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo. There are 222 inhabitants and it is 34 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #37 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Gachupín, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Gachupín is located at 6.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Río Grande o Piedra Parada, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villa de Tututepec (Cab.)) it is at 22.7 kilometers in direction West. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Gachupín.
#1 Where is El Gachupín? How to go? Map
Online map of El Gachupín in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Gachupín (Oaxaca) is 222 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 110 | 112 | 222 |
| 2010 | 108 | 91 | 199 |
| 2005 | 86 | 66 | 152 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.48 | 8.79 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.60% | 4.52% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.91% | 11.56% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.05% | 8.79% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.86% | 13.89% |
| Schooling level: | 6.59 | 5.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.97 | 4.92 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.1 | 5.82 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 18.47% | 20.60% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 7.66% | 12.06% |
| 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 Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 25.68% | 43.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 35.71% | 63.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.45% | 26.85% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 58 | 58 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.28% | 88.24% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.28% | 82.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.28% | 50.98% |
| Homes with a television: | 68.97% | 72.55% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 82.76% | 70.59% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 39.22% |
| Homes with a car: | 29.31% | 31.37% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 10.34% | 5.88% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.45% | 1.96% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.93% | 52.94% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.07% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gachupín
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Gachupín, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Gachupín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gachupín
Do you want to stay in El Gachupín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Gachupín:- HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 2 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CHACAHUA: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOPEZ: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gachupín
A weekend in El Gachupín and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Gachupín and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Gachupín for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Corral (98 meters): 12.5 km walk (234 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Plan del Zopilote (481 meters): 13.6 km walk (185 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro el Coyol (287 meters): 14.6 km walk (250 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro el Tigüiste (200 meters): 15.4 km walk (257 minutes), heading Northwest.
- San Felipe (367 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa de Lima (2621 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Playa Vieja (195 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- Palma Sola (134 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Gachupín (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Gachupín 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 Gachupín there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 73 | 57 | 130 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
#7 Pictures of El Gachupín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gachupín? 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 Gachupín.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Gachupín (Oaxaca) is 71806
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Gachupín so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71806. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Gachupín ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Gachupín
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo
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