El Ocotal (Chiapas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Ocotal, a beautiful small village of 175 inhabitants of the State of Chiapas
The town of El Ocotal (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 175 inhabitants and it is 1,165 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #201 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Ocotal, 19% 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 12.8 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Ocosingo, 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
What is the route to get to El Ocotal (Chiapas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Ocotal (Chiapas) is 175 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82 | 93 | 175 |
| 2010 | 88 | 77 | 165 |
| 2005 | 96 | 97 | 193 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.31 | 12.99 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.14% | 23.64% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.14% | 12.99% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 12.00% | 32.95% |
| Schooling level: | 5.63 | 4.66 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.69 | 5.89 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.58 | 3.56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 86.86% | 89.70% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 24.57% | 41.82% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 71.43% | 27.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.59% | 58.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 78.05% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 36 | 35 |
| Homes with electricity: | 86.11% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.22% | 87.88% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.44% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 5.56% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a television: | 30.56% | 54.55% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 22.22% | 6.06% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 5.56% | 3.03% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.78% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 13.89% | 12.12% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 Ocosingo. You can search free satellite map (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:- HOSPEDAJE BACHAJÓN: 8 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MUKULUM: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE MORENO: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAYA MI-SOL: 20 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Ocotal
Want to know what to see in El Ocotal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Ocotal.Mountains in El Ocotal for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Grande (1565 meters): 4.1 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Chenchitám (1665 meters): 5.4 km walk (85 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro San Jeronimo (1573 meters): 9.6 km walk (198 minutes), heading West.
- Mamalic (1537 meters): 8.1 km walk (157 minutes), heading West.
- San José Nacimiento (200 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Gloria (261 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe (23 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Getzemaní (83 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 52 | 49 | 101 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 10 | 18 |
#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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocosingo
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