El Molino (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of El Molino (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 154 inhabitants?
The town of El Molino (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Atitlán. There are 154 inhabitants and it is 1,167 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #9 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Molino, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 29% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Molino? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Molino is located at 1.9 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Estancia de Morelos, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santiago Atitlán) it is at 6.5 kilometers in direction Southwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Molino.
#1 Where is El Molino? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Molino (Oaxaca)? 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 Molino (Oaxaca) is 154 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73 | 81 | 154 |
| 2010 | 54 | 55 | 109 |
| 2005 | 44 | 53 | 97 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.26 | 12.73 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.65% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 18.18% | 18.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.49% | 12.73% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.69% | 24.07% |
| Schooling level: | 5.96 | 5.07 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.64 | 5.38 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.15 | 4.75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 87.01% | 91.74% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 24.68% | 26.61% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 38.96% | 29.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.43% | 58.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.59% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 38 | 26 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 80.95% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.37% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 52.63% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 39.47% | 42.86% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.00% | 14.29% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 18.42% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.63% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.63% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 4.76% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.63% | 4.76% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 28.95% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 23.68% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Molino
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Molino, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Atitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Molino.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Molino
Do you want to stay in El Molino? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Molino:- HOTEL MUNICIPAL DE ZACATEPEC: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARAISO: 22 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- CASA HOSPEDAJE HOTEL: 18 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HOSPEDAJE JEMADELP: 19 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Molino
A weekend in El Molino and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Molino and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Molino for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Sacrificio (2126 meters): 6.9 km walk (86 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Malinche (2689 meters): 8.0 km walk (123 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Zacatepec (1917 meters): 7.8 km walk (120 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Pelón (2957 meters): 10.5 km walk (129 minutes), heading West.
- Santa Cruz (198 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Resbaloso (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Rodeo (334 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- El Tepejilote (41 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Molino (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Molino 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 Molino there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 44 | 51 | 95 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 10 | 18 |
#7 Pictures of El Molino
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Molino, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Molino, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Molino en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Molino as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Atitlán
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Atitlán
- Camino a la Telesecundaria (112 inhabitants)
- El Calvario (406 inhabitants)
- El Platanar (8 inhabitants)
- El Rodeo (334 inhabitants)
- Estancia de Morelos (561 inhabitants)
- Linda Vista (224 inhabitants)
- Llano de Caña (15 inhabitants)
- Rancho Calavera (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Florida (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Guadalupe (2 inhabitants)
- Río Grande (74 inhabitants)
- Resbaloso (14 inhabitants)
- San Sebastián Atitlán (298 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (198 inhabitants)
- Santiago Atitlán (550 inhabitants)