El Girasol (Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of El Girasol through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 143 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Girasol (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santos Reyes Pápalo. There are 143 inhabitants and it is 2,122 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 72 minutes away by car (54 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Girasol, 26% 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 Girasol is located at 3.4 kilometers from Santos Reyes Pápalo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Girasol.
#1 Where is El Girasol? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Girasol (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 Girasol, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Girasol (Oaxaca) is 143 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 76 | 67 | 143 |
| 2010 | 83 | 68 | 151 |
| 2005 | 76 | 69 | 145 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.72 | 11.76 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.70% | 0.66% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.39% | 14.57% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.10% | 11.76% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.29% | 16.87% |
| Schooling level: | 5.58 | 4.13 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.86 | 4.30 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.31 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 65.73% | 73.51% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 2.65% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santos Reyes Pápalo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 14.69% | 24.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 31.34% | 44.12% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 8.43% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 30 | 44 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.67% | 93.55% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 46.67% | 96.77% |
| Homes with a radio: | 30.00% | 35.48% |
| Homes with a television: | 76.67% | 58.06% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 43.33% | 12.90% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 3.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 3.23% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 56.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 3.23% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Girasol
With the satellite map of El Girasol 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 Santos Reyes Pápalo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Girasol.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Girasol
Do you want to stay in El Girasol? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Girasol:- HOTEL REAL SOCHIAPAM SA DE CV: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TIJUANAS BILLARES BAR: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA DON PEDRO: 11 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES MARINA: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Girasol
A weekend in El Girasol and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Girasol and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Girasol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Campanario (1377 meters): 5.7 km walk (117 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Buenavista (2559 meters): 6.2 km walk (87 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Volcan Prieto (3232 meters): 8.3 km walk (142 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Paz (3086 meters): 11.2 km walk (140 minutes), heading East.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Río Teoti", 72 km, heading North (54 minutes by car)
- Santos Reyes Pápalo (1923 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- Zaragoza (49 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- Cacalotepec (422 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (8 minutes by car)
- Concepción Pápalo (645 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Girasol (Oaxaca)
In El Girasol 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 Girasol, 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) | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 38 | 36 | 74 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of El Girasol
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Girasol? 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 Girasol.
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#9 Schools in El Girasol
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santos Reyes Pápalo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santos Reyes Pápalo
- Constantino Ojeda Lezama (- inhabitants)
- Cacalotepec (422 inhabitants)
- El Girasol (143 inhabitants)
- Marcos Peña Valdez (- inhabitants)
- Celso Herrera Díaz (2 inhabitants)
- Santos Reyes Pápalo (1923 inhabitants)