El Paraíso (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Paraíso, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 118 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Paraíso (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. There are 118 inhabitants and it is 361 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 63 minutes away by car (59 km). It is the most populated town in the position #61 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Paraíso, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Paraíso is located at 26.1 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Pedro Pochutla, 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 Paraíso.
#1 Where is El Paraíso? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Paraíso (Oaxaca)? 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 Paraíso (Oaxaca) is 118 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 61 | 57 | 118 |
| 2010 | 54 | 53 | 107 |
| 2005 | 62 | 51 | 113 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.49 | 16.98 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.85% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 22.88% | 19.63% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 11.02% | 16.98% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.86% | 22.22% |
| Schooling level: | 5.13 | 4.24 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.84 | 4.49 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.4 | 4.03 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 14.02% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 1.87% |
| 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 San Pedro Pochutla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.61% | 26.17% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.91% | 49.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.51% | 3.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 39 | 27 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.87% | 92.31% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 96.15% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 76.92% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.72% | 53.85% |
| Homes with a television: | 28.21% | 42.31% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 58.97% | 38.46% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.51% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 10.26% | 7.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 11.54% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 41.03% | 19.23% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Paraíso
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Paraíso, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Paraíso.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Paraíso
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Paraíso, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Paraíso so you can contact them:- HOSPEDAJE Y RETAURANT LAS FLORES.: 11 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA VILLA MARIA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA CASQUITO COATULCO: 11 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CUARTOS EXPRESS: 12 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Paraíso
A weekend in El Paraíso and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Paraíso and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Paraíso for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Chino (618 meters): 3.9 km walk (50 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Zapote (1207 meters): 5.2 km walk (75 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Rincón (513 meters): 6.6 km walk (107 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Chacalmata (386 meters): 6.5 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "La Ventanilla", 63 km, heading Southwest (59 minutes by car)
- Cuajinicuil (Cuajinicuil Alto) (94 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- El Porvenir (111 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Cuajinicuil (235 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Agua Hedionda (142 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Paraíso (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Paraíso 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 Paraíso there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 37 | 31 | 68 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 11 | 14 | 25 |
#7 Pictures of El Paraíso
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Paraíso? 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 Paraíso.
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#9 Schools in El Paraíso
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
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