El Ocotal (Chiapas)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Ocotal, a beautiful small village of 64 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas

The town of El Ocotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of San Andrés Duraznal. There are 64 inhabitants and it is 851 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tapijulapa is 93 minutes away by car (62 km). It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Ocotal, 10% 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.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Ocotal is located at 3.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Andrés Duraznal, 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 Ocotal.

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

Online map of El Ocotal (Chiapas) 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 Ocotal (Chiapas) is 64 inhabitants

Population data in El Ocotal (Chiapas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020372764
2010342357
2005191029
Evolution of the population in El Ocotal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.0726.09
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:26.56%33.33%
Illiterate population (men):9.38%26.09%
Illiterate population (women):17.19%38.24%
Schooling level:3.821.93
Schooling level (men):3.642.82
Schooling level (women):3.921.31
Indigenous culture data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:90.62%33.33%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:32.81%21.05%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:4.69%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Ocotal, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:28.12%19.30%
Employed population over 12 years (men):40.74%43.48%
Employed population over 12 years (women):18.92%2.94%
Number of inhabited private housings:1214
Homes with electricity:100.00%66.67%
Homes with piped water:100.00%91.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:91.67%100.00%
Homes with a radio:0.00%16.67%
Homes with a television:50.00%0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:8.33%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 Ocotal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Ocotal

With the satellite map of El Ocotal 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 San Andrés Duraznal. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ocotal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocotal

Do you want to stay in El Ocotal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Ocotal:

#5 What to do in El Ocotal

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Ocotal? The list of the best places to visit in El Ocotal and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Ocotal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro El Duraznal (1469 meters): 2.4 km walk (39 minutes), heading Northwest.
  • Cerro Yuquin (1360 meters): 5.0 km walk (73 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro Blanco (736 meters): 6.0 km walk (101 minutes), heading North.
  • Cerro Coclemach (1755 meters): 7.3 km walk (104 minutes), heading Southeast.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Ocotal:
  • Tapijulapa (Tabasco): Don't miss "Parque Estatal de la Sierra", 93 km, heading North (62 minutes by car)
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Ocotal?:
  • Palmarcito (23 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
  • Rivera Galeana (1079 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
  • Plan Paredón (512 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
  • Coculho (18 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 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 Ocotal (Chiapas)

In El Ocotal 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 Ocotal, 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 Ocotal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)358
Youth (6-14 years)9817
Adults (15-59 years)221335
Elderly (60+ years)314

#7 Pictures of El Ocotal

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

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#8 The Postal Code of El Ocotal (Chiapas) is 29828

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Ocotal 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: 29828. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Ocotal ("29") correspond to the State of Chiapas, 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 San Andrés Duraznal

  1. Cacateal (9 inhabitants)
  2. El Ocotal (64 inhabitants)
  3. El Palmar (San Miguel) (32 inhabitants)
  4. El Roblar (106 inhabitants)
  5. Jotolchén (446 inhabitants)
  6. La Nueva Unión (- inhabitants)
  7. La Sultana (13 inhabitants)
  8. Las Limas Dos (150 inhabitants)
  9. Las Limas Uno (116 inhabitants)
  10. Lindavista (9 inhabitants)
  11. Lindavista 2da. Fracción (El Retiro) (44 inhabitants)
  12. Río Blanco (110 inhabitants)
  13. Rivera Galeana (1079 inhabitants)
  14. San Andrés Duraznal (3869 inhabitants)