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El Ocotal (Chiapas)

The most complete information about the large village of El Ocotal (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 955 inhabitants?

The town of El Ocotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Huitiupán. There are 955 inhabitants and it is 1,018 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tapijulapa is 71 minutes away by car (47 km). It is the most populated town in the position #9 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Ocotal, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% 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 7.8 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Huitiupán, 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 in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Ocotal (Chiapas) is 955 inhabitants

Population data in El Ocotal (Chiapas)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	486	469	955
2010	396	357	753
2005	389	364	753

Evolution of the population in El Ocotal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.87	7.56
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	0.21%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.62%	13.81%
Illiterate population (men):	3.87%	7.56%
Illiterate population (women):	7.75%	19.44%
Schooling level:	6.8	5.08
Schooling level (men):	6.76	5.77
Schooling level (women):	6.83	4.43

Indigenous culture data in El Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	48.06%	43.43%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	15.92%	14.74%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	1.05%	0.40%

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 Huitiupán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	35.18%	28.69%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	53.30%	57.70%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	17.70%	2.53%
Number of inhabited private housings:	209	142
Homes with electricity:	97.13%	99.29%
Homes with piped water:	77.99%	40.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	73.68%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	17.22%	46.43%
Homes with a television:	59.81%	63.57%
Homes with a refrigerator:	36.36%	33.57%
Homes with a washing machine:	13.40%	4.29%
Homes with a car:	6.70%	3.57%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.44%	0.71%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.71%
Homes with cell phones:	37.80%	9.29%
Homes with Internet:	1.91%	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

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Ocotal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Huitiupán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Ocotal.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocotal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Ocotal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOTEL BUGAMBILIAS: 12 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DEL AMBAR: 10 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN RAFAEL: 11 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 13 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Ocotal

A weekend in El Ocotal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Ocotal and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in El Ocotal for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Guadalupe (1272 meters): 3.3 km walk (41 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Chanival (709 meters): 4.5 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Blanco (736 meters): 4.5 km walk (71 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Quemado (952 meters): 6.8 km walk (93 minutes), heading Northeast.

Magical Towns near El Ocotal to discover the Mexican culture:

• Tapijulapa (Tabasco): Don't miss "Reserva Ecológica de Kolem Jaá", 71 km, heading North (47 minutes by car)

Other towns near El Ocotal:

• Lusitania (52 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
• Las Casitas (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• San Ramón (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• Cielito (La Libertad) (36 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 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)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Ocotal 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 Ocotal there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Ocotal (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	67	69	136
Youth (6-14 years)	104	107	211
Adults (15-59 years)	268	259	527
Elderly (60+ years)	47	34	81

#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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#9 Schools in El Ocotal

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