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El Gavilán (Veracruz)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Gavilán, a beautiful small village of 77 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz

The town of El Gavilán (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Soteapan. There are 77 inhabitants and it is 918 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #33 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Gavilán, 15% 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.

The town of El Gavilán is located at 12.6 kilometers from Soteapan, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Gavilán.

#1 Where is El Gavilán? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to El Gavilán (Veracruz)? 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 Gavilán (Veracruz) is 77 inhabitants

Population data in El Gavilán (Veracruz)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	41	36	77
2010	25	31	56
2005	22	31	53

Evolution of the population in El Gavilán: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Gavilán:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.65	3.23
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.99%	12.50%
Illiterate population (men):	3.90%	3.23%
Illiterate population (women):	9.09%	24.00%
Schooling level:	5.35	3.04
Schooling level (men):	6.25	3.92
Schooling level (women):	4.56	1.90

Indigenous culture data in El Gavilán:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	97.40%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	77.92%	82.14%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	3.90%	10.71%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Gavilán, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Veracruz, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Soteapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Gavilán:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	9.09%	23.21%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	19.44%	38.71%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	0.00%	4.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	12	10
Homes with electricity:	16.67%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	16.67%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	10.00%
Homes with a radio:	8.33%	0.00%
Homes with a television:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	0.00%
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:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	33.33%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Gavilán (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Veracruz, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Gavilán

With the satellite map of El Gavilán 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 Soteapan. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Gavilán.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gavilán

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Gavilán, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Gavilán so you can contact them:

• CAMPAMENTO RECREATIVO MARTIRES DE RIO BLANCO: 18 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TUCAN REAL: 18 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PLAYA AZUL: 29 km away, direction Northwest (22 minutes by car)
• POSADA BUGAMBILIAS: 27 km away, direction Northwest (19 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Gavilán

Want to know what to see in El Gavilán if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Gavilán.
Las mejores montes de El Gavilán para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Vigia (825 meters): 5.0 km walk (62 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro El Bastonal (Cerro Cumbres Bastonal) (1432 meters): 5.4 km walk (79 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Platanillo (1262 meters): 6.5 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Jabali (1000 meters): 6.6 km walk (85 minutes), heading Southeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Gavilán?:

• Bastonal (27 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• Los Gavilanes (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• San Antonio (293 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
• San Martín (213 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Gavilán (Veracruz)

In El Gavilán 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 Gavilán, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Gavilán (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	8	7	15
Youth (6-14 years)	15	13	28
Adults (15-59 years)	17	15	32
Elderly (60+ years)	1	1	2

#7 Pictures of El Gavilán

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gavilán? 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 Gavilán.
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#9 Schools in El Gavilán

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