El Laurel (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Laurel, a beautiful medium-sized town of 425 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Laurel (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. There are 425 inhabitants and it is 1,026 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #18 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Laurel, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 22% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Laurel? You can find it at 7.5 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Santiago Amoltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Laurel through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Laurel (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Laurel (Oaxaca) is 425 inhabitants

Population data in El Laurel (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020213212425
2010137137274
2005197207404
Evolution of the population in El Laurel: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Laurel:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.9513.87
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.36%
Illiterate population:16.47%18.61%
Illiterate population (men):7.53%13.87%
Illiterate population (women):8.94%23.36%
Schooling level:5.743.31
Schooling level (men):5.493.71
Schooling level (women):5.962.95
Indigenous culture data in El Laurel:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:94.35%98.18%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:49.41%67.52%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:2.12%18.25%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Laurel, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Laurel:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:6.12%17.15%
Employed population over 12 years (men):11.32%30.66%
Employed population over 12 years (women):0.94%3.65%
Number of inhabited private housings:9055
Homes with electricity:100.00%2.38%
Homes with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:7.78%100.00%
Homes with a radio:8.89%14.29%
Homes with a television:54.44%0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:32.22%0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:12.22%0.00%
Homes with a car:10.00%4.76%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:2.22%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:7.78%0.00%
Homes with cell phones:24.44%0.00%
Homes with Internet:22.22%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Laurel (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Laurel

With the satellite map of El Laurel 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 Santiago Amoltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Laurel.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Laurel

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

#5 What to do in El Laurel

Want to know what to see in El Laurel if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Laurel.
Las mejores montes de El Laurel para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro Bandera (1603 meters): 2.7 km walk (47 minutes), heading South.
  • Cerro Yucucaza (2672 meters): 7.4 km walk (148 minutes), heading Northwest.
  • Cerro Las Flores (2042 meters): 10.1 km walk (189 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro El Azufre (1828 meters): 11.9 km walk (148 minutes), heading Northeast.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Laurel?:This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Laurel (Oaxaca)

In El Laurel 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 Laurel, 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 Laurel (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)313364
Youth (6-14 years)4759106
Adults (15-59 years)122105227
Elderly (60+ years)131528

#7 Pictures of El Laurel

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Laurel? 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 Laurel.

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#8 The Postal Code of El Laurel (Oaxaca) is 71388

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Laurel 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: 71388. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Laurel ("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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec

  1. Barranca Honda (287 inhabitants)
  2. Barranca Rica (397 inhabitants)
  3. El Aguacate (178 inhabitants)
  4. El Cocal (206 inhabitants)
  5. El Limoncillo (243 inhabitants)
  6. La Cofradía (196 inhabitants)
  7. La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
  8. Las Barrancas (106 inhabitants)
  9. Las Cuevas (392 inhabitants)
  10. Llano Conejo (El Macahuite) (51 inhabitants)
  11. Llano Nuevo (984 inhabitants)
  12. Llano Tigre (376 inhabitants)
  13. Piedra del Tambor (1046 inhabitants)
  14. San José de las Flores (383 inhabitants)
  15. San Lorenzo el Zapote (248 inhabitants)