El Ocote (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 251 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Ocote (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Tetepec. There are 251 inhabitants and it is 668 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #10 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Ocote, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Ocote is located at 6.4 kilometers from Santiago Tetepec, 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 Ocote.
#1 Where is El Ocote? How to go? Map
Online map of El Ocote in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Ocote (Oaxaca) is 251 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 135 | 116 | 251 |
| 2010 | 115 | 111 | 226 |
| 2005 | 132 | 123 | 255 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.02 | 9.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.59% | 0.44% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.96% | 13.27% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.38% | 9.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.58% | 16.52% |
| Schooling level: | 6.16 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.96 | 4.95 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.34 | 4.45 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 23.11% | 12.83% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 7.97% | 5.75% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 18.33% | 10.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 36.21% | 19.82% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 2.96% | 0.87% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 58 | 55 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.55% | 93.88% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.83% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.93% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.21% | 34.69% |
| Homes with a television: | 46.55% | 73.47% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.90% | 44.90% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 10.34% | 12.24% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.72% | 4.08% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.72% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.86% | 24.49% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 20.41% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.45% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Ocote
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Ocote, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Tetepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Ocote.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocote
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Ocote, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Ocote so you can contact them:- HOTEL CADIZ: 23 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES ECHEREY: 24 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARYS: 24 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAZ: 24 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Ocote
A weekend in El Ocote and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Ocote and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Ocote for hiking and trails:
- La Chinche (1347 meters): 4.6 km walk (65 minutes), heading North.
- Corral de Piedra (1395 meters): 4.4 km walk (63 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Pelón (1367 meters): 7.3 km walk (102 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro la Pastoría (207 meters): 10.9 km walk (172 minutes), heading South.
- San Miguel de los Pinos (92 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- El Ocotillo (97 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Plan de los Amates (44 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz Tihuixte (554 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Ocote (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Ocote 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 Ocote there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 32 | 29 | 61 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 75 | 63 | 138 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 11 | 9 | 20 |
#7 Pictures of El Ocote
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Ocote? 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 Ocote.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Ocote (Oaxaca) is 71787
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Ocote so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71787. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Ocote ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Ocote
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Tetepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Tetepec
- Ranchería El Coyul (6 inhabitants)
- El Ocote (251 inhabitants)
- El Ocotillo (97 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (398 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe del Tambor (378 inhabitants)
- La Cumbre (512 inhabitants)
- La Soledad Carrizo (272 inhabitants)
- Ocotlán de Juárez (413 inhabitants)
- San Isidro del Parral (397 inhabitants)
- San Luis Chatañú (309 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Tihuixte (554 inhabitants)
- Santiago Tetepec (1200 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (122 inhabitants)