El Ocotal (Hidalgo)

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The town of El Ocotal (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Huehuetla. There are 782 inhabitants and it is 1,089 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Pahuatlán is 27 minutes away by car (21 km). It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Ocotal, 34% of individuals have completed secondary education and 13% 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 7.0 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Huehuetla, 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 (Hidalgo) 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 (Hidalgo) is 782 inhabitants

Population data in El Ocotal (Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020413369782
2010351291642
2005296247543
Evolution of the population in El Ocotal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.749.97
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:6.39%2.80%
Illiterate population:7.29%12.31%
Illiterate population (men):2.69%9.97%
Illiterate population (women):4.60%14.25%
Schooling level:7.054.86
Schooling level (men):6.634.58
Schooling level (women):7.435.09
Indigenous culture data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:8.82%3.89%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:2.69%1.71%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%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 Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:66.62%26.48%
Employed population over 12 years (men):67.48%50.52%
Employed population over 12 years (women):65.86%6.55%
Number of inhabited private housings:197175
Homes with electricity:98.98%95.30%
Homes with piped water:68.53%0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:41.62%91.95%
Homes with a radio:76.14%50.34%
Homes with a television:59.90%67.79%
Homes with a refrigerator:30.96%16.11%
Homes with a washing machine:13.71%3.36%
Homes with a car:4.06%6.04%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:12.69%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:10.66%12.08%
Homes with cell phones:61.93%0.00%
Homes with Internet:15.74%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 Hidalgo, 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 Huehuetla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ocotal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocotal

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

#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 Ocotal (1158 meters): 0.7 km walk (11 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro La Cuchilla (1064 meters): 3.3 km walk (58 minutes), heading West.
  • Cerro El Padhi (1457 meters): 4.8 km walk (83 minutes), heading Northwest.
  • Cerro Pelón (1308 meters): 6.0 km walk (80 minutes), heading East.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Ocotal:
  • Pahuatlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Beneficio de Don Conche Tellez", 27 km, heading Southwest (21 minutes by car)
  • Xicotepec (Puebla): Don't miss "Museo Casa Carranza", 42 km, heading Southeast (32 minutes by car)
  • Huauchinango (Puebla): Don't miss "Cerro de Zempoala", 39 km, heading South (39 minutes by car)
  • Acaxochitlán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Museo Arqueológico", 54 km, heading Southwest (41 minutes by car)
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Ocotal?:
  • Lindavista II (132 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
  • El Dambó (26 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
  • Altamira (31 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
  • Río Blanco (221 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 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 (Hidalgo)

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)6152113
Youth (6-14 years)7967146
Adults (15-59 years)238204442
Elderly (60+ years)354681

#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 (Hidalgo) is 43421

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: 43421. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Ocotal ("43") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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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  2. El Chamizal (80 inhabitants)
  3. El Palote (- inhabitants)
  4. El Salto del Agua (15 inhabitants)
  5. El Tigre (27 inhabitants)
  6. Hacienda el Potrero (33 inhabitants)
  7. La Cañada (38 inhabitants)
  8. Las Aulas (151 inhabitants)
  9. Palo Gordo (8 inhabitants)
  10. Palo Verde (229 inhabitants)
  11. Piedra Desboronada (Potrero Grande) (4 inhabitants)
  12. San Gregorio (1195 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Úrsula (1432 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Inés (543 inhabitants)
  15. Zicatlán (3 inhabitants)