El Ocotal (Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of El Ocotal through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 37 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Ocotal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa. There are 37 inhabitants and it is 583 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #23 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Ocotal, 15% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Ocotal is located at 86.2 kilometers from Santa María Chimalapa, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Ocotal.
#1 Where is El Ocotal? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Ocotal in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Ocotal.
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#2 The population of El Ocotal (Oaxaca) is 37 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 2010 | 26 | 28 | 54 |
| 2005 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 35.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 24.32% | 12.96% |
| Illiterate population: | 27.03% | 38.89% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.11% | 35.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 18.92% | 42.31% |
| Schooling level: | 4.8 | 0.70 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.3 | 0.64 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.13 | 0.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 78.38% | 79.63% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 56.76% | 53.70% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.84% | 27.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.94% | 53.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 8 | 10 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 12.50% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.00% | 10.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 37.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 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: | 62.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
#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 Santa María Chimalapa. 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:- MOTEL DUBAI: 53 km away, direction East (45 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LA SANDUNGA: 52 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
- MOTEL RAUDALES MALPASO: 53 km away, direction East (43 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN FRANCISCO: 54 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)
#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 de los Martínez (572 meters): 9.1 km walk (116 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Jolwitz (825 meters): 13.5 km walk (262 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Samaria (702 meters): 14.6 km walk (199 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Sapo (523 meters): 18.4 km walk (269 minutes), heading East.
- Nuevo Ocotal (29 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- La Esperanza (775 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Los López (57 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- El Nuevo Ocotal (Cerro de los Martínez) (69 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Ocotal (Oaxaca)
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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
#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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chimalapa
- Arroyo Chichihua (110 inhabitants)
- Arroyo Concha (Rancho San Antonio) (4 inhabitants)
- Chalchijapa (263 inhabitants)
- Cerro Azul (- inhabitants)
- Cuyulapa (57 inhabitants)
- El Faro (1 inhabitants)
- El Ocotal (37 inhabitants)
- José López Portillo (Chocomanatlán) (162 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (775 inhabitants)
- La Retirada (La Reynosa) (14 inhabitants)
- Nicolás Bravo (90 inhabitants)
- Nuevo San Andrés (75 inhabitants)
- Rafael Culebro (Los Manueles) (4 inhabitants)
- Río Hamaca (129 inhabitants)
- San Francisco el Vado (68 inhabitants)