El Ocotal (Santa María Chimalapa, Oaxaca)

Learn about small village of El Ocotal through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 37 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Ocotal is located in the Municipality of Santa María Chimalapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 37 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #23 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Ocotal is at 583 meters of altitude.

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 get there? 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

Population data in El Ocotal (Santa María Chimalapa, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020201737
2010262854
2005252651
Evolution of the population in El Ocotal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ocotal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):335.71
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:4.80.70
Schooling level (men):4.30.64
Schooling level (women):5.130.77
Indigenous culture data in El Ocotal:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Ocotal, 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 dwelling data in El Ocotal:
20202010
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 dwellings:810
Homes with electricity:100.00%0.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%60.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%80.00%
Dwellings with radio:12.50%50.00%
Housing with television:50.00%10.00%
Housing with refrigerator:37.50%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:50.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:62.50%0.00%
Homes with Internet:12.50%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 Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#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:

#5 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.

Population pyramid of El Ocotal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Ocotal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)336
Youth (6-14 years)246
Adults (15-59 years)13821
Elderly (60+ years)224

#6 Photos of El Ocotal

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chimalapa

  1. Arroyo Cuchara (26 inhabitants)
  2. Arroyo Pita (5 inhabitants)
  3. El Faro (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Salto (Casa Blanca) (14 inhabitants)
  5. Elsy Herrerías de Castellanos (48 inhabitants)
  6. Escolapa (200 inhabitants)
  7. La Retirada (La Reynosa) (14 inhabitants)
  8. Los Cimientos (18 inhabitants)
  9. Los López (57 inhabitants)
  10. Nicolás Bravo (90 inhabitants)
  11. Rafael Culebro (Los Manueles) (4 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho El Paraíso (Río Milagro) (1 inhabitants)
  13. Río Hamaca (129 inhabitants)
  14. San Francisco el Vado (68 inhabitants)
  15. San Jorge (7 inhabitants)