El Jicaral (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of El Jicaral (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 128 inhabitants?
The town of El Jicaral (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. There are 128 inhabitants and it is 1,135 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #30 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Jicaral, there is a percentage of 95% of indigenous population and 12% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Jicaral? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Jicaral is located at 4.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Santiago Amoltepec, 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 Jicaral.
#1 Where is El Jicaral? How to go? Map
Online map of El Jicaral 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 Jicaral (Oaxaca) is 128 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | 73 | 128 |
| 2010 | 65 | 64 | 129 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.1 | 15.62 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.78% | 0.78% |
| Illiterate population: | 21.88% | 22.48% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.38% | 15.62% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.50% | 29.23% |
| Schooling level: | 5.28 | 3.19 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.84 | 3.45 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.64 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 95.31% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 35.16% | 63.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 7.75% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 0.00% | 15.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 0.00% | 31.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 24 | 29 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.67% | 81.48% |
| Homes with piped water: | 29.17% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.00% | 48.15% |
| Homes with a television: | 20.83% | 18.52% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 16.67% | 7.41% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 4.17% | 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: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Jicaral
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Jicaral, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Jicaral.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Jicaral
Many people want to stay in the town of El Jicaral 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:- HOTEL SANTIAGO IXTAYUTLA: 20 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 36 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 40 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 39 km away, direction North (31 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Jicaral
A weekend in El Jicaral and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Jicaral and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Jicaral for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Bandera (1603 meters): 2.7 km walk (44 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Flores (2042 meters): 5.8 km walk (117 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Abuelo (1867 meters): 9.0 km walk (128 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Corralitos (1555 meters): 10.1 km walk (148 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Cofradía (196 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Santa María Naranjo (73 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- San Juanito (139 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Tierra Colorada (185 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
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- Barranca Honda (287 inhabitants)
- Barranca Mapache (100 inhabitants)
- Barranca Obscura (490 inhabitants)
- Barranca Rica (397 inhabitants)
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- El Mamey (470 inhabitants)
- Llano Conejo (El Macahuite) (51 inhabitants)
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- Llano Tigre (376 inhabitants)
- Río Ciruelo (492 inhabitants)
- San Juanito (139 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Río Verde (La Tortuga) (106 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (185 inhabitants)
- Unión Linda Vista (235 inhabitants)