El Ocote (San Juan Lachao, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Ocote, a beautiful medium-sized town of 264 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Ocote is located in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 264 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. El Ocote is at 1,261 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Ocote, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 63% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Ocote? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Ocote? You can find it at 3.7 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of San Juan Lachao, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Ocote location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Ocote? How to get there? Map

How to get to the town of El Ocote 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 Ocote.

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#2 The population of El Ocote (Oaxaca) is 264 inhabitants

Population data in El Ocote (San Juan Lachao, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020136128264
2010134131265
20059794191
Evolution of the population in El Ocote: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ocote:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.27.63
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.75%
Illiterate population:10.98%10.94%
Illiterate population (men):3.03%7.63%
Illiterate population (women):7.95%14.18%
Schooling level:5.444.78
Schooling level (men):5.985.13
Schooling level (women):4.994.50
Indigenous culture data in El Ocote:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%96.60%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:66.29%70.94%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.76%6.04%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Ocote, 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 Ocote:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:25.00%24.15%
Employed population over 12 years (men):44.53%40.46%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.62%8.21%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5449
Homes with electricity:100.00%91.49%
Housing with piped water:100.00%53.19%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:38.89%97.87%
Dwellings with radio:59.26%53.19%
Housing with television:70.37%72.34%
Housing with refrigerator:59.26%34.04%
Housing with washing machine:18.52%10.64%
Housing with automobile:22.22%14.89%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:16.67%10.64%
Dwellings with cellular phones:62.96%23.40%
Homes with Internet:11.11%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Ocote (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 Ocote

With the satellite map of El Ocote 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 San Juan Lachao. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ocote.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocote

Do you want to stay in El Ocote? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Ocote:

#5 Population pyramid of El Ocote (Oaxaca)

In El Ocote 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 Ocote, 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 Ocote
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Ocote (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)292352
Youth (6-14 years)294170
Adults (15-59 years)7260132
Elderly (60+ years)6410

#6 Photos of El Ocote

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Ocote, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Ocote, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Ocote (Oaxaca) is 71943

Are you going to send a letter to El Ocote? Do you have a friend in El Ocote and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Ocote consists of the following 5 digits: 71943. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Ocote ("71") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao

  1. Armenia (88 inhabitants)
  2. El Portillo (6 inhabitants)
  3. Guadalupe (16 inhabitants)
  4. L3 (6 inhabitants)
  5. La Asunción (46 inhabitants)
  6. La Ciénega (113 inhabitants)
  7. Los Mulatos (10 inhabitants)
  8. Piedra de Letra (7 inhabitants)
  9. Providencia (15 inhabitants)
  10. Santa María Rancho Nuevo (115 inhabitants)
  11. Río Sal (14 inhabitants)
  12. San Antonio (14 inhabitants)
  13. San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Catarina Cerro del Vidrio (185 inhabitants)
  15. San Martín (53 inhabitants)