El Ocotillo (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Ocotillo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 97 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Ocotillo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Tetepec. There are 97 inhabitants and it is 659 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Ocotillo, there is a percentage of 23% of indigenous population and 83% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Ocotillo? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Ocotillo is located at 7.1 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Santiago Tetepec, 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 Ocotillo.
#1 Where is El Ocotillo? How to go? Map
Online map of El Ocotillo (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Ocotillo (Oaxaca) is 97 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | 50 | 97 |
| 2010 | 55 | 54 | 109 |
| 2005 | 23 | 31 | 54 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.24 | 9.26 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.15% | 1.83% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.12% | 9.17% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.03% | 9.26% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.09% | 9.09% |
| Schooling level: | 6.58 | 5.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.09 | 5.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.97 | 5.71 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 22.68% | 10.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.25% | 2.75% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Tetepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.02% | 17.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.00% | 35.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 4.26% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 23 | 23 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 78.26% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 56.52% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 52.17% | 78.26% |
| Homes with a radio: | 43.48% | 39.13% |
| Homes with a television: | 69.57% | 69.57% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 69.57% | 47.83% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 21.74% | 4.35% |
| Homes with a car: | 17.39% | 13.04% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 17.39% | 4.35% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 82.61% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 39.13% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Ocotillo
With the satellite map of El Ocotillo 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 Santiago Tetepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ocotillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ocotillo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Ocotillo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Ocotillo so you can contact them:- HOTEL CADIZ: 21 km away, direction West (17 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES ECHEREY: 23 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARYS: 22 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAZ: 22 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Ocotillo
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Ocotillo? The list of the best places to visit in El Ocotillo and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Ocotillo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- La Chinche (1347 meters): 4.4 km walk (59 minutes), heading North.
- Corral de Piedra (1395 meters): 4.7 km walk (94 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Pelón (1367 meters): 8.3 km walk (106 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro la Pastoría (207 meters): 9.7 km walk (170 minutes), heading South.
- El Ocote (251 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- San Miguel de los Pinos (92 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz Tihuixte (554 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Plan de los Amates (44 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Ocotillo (Oaxaca)
In El Ocotillo 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 Ocotillo, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 25 | 33 | 58 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
#7 Pictures of El Ocotillo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Ocotillo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Ocotillo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Ocotillo (Oaxaca) is 71784
Are you going to send a letter to El Ocotillo? Do you have a friend in El Ocotillo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Ocotillo consists of the following 5 digits: 71784. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Ocotillo ("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.
#9 Vote for El Ocotillo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Ocotillo
>>> 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)