El Paraíso (Santa María Petapa, Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 425 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The place of El Paraíso is inside the municipality of Santa María Petapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 425 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality. El Paraíso is at 221 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Paraíso, 49% of the inhabitants are catholic and 36% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Paraíso is located at 6.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Llano Suchiapa, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Petapa) it is at 2.7 kilometers in direction West. 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
How to get to the town of El Paraíso 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 Paraíso.
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#2 The population of El Paraíso (Oaxaca) is 425 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 201 | 224 | 425 |
| 2010 | 201 | 219 | 420 |
| 2005 | 209 | 197 | 406 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.4 | 5.48 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 6.12% | 0.95% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.41% | 11.67% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.35% | 5.48% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.06% | 18.41% |
| Schooling level: | 6.79 | 5.88 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 6.32 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.29 | 5.46 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 58.82% | 65.95% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 30.59% | 34.52% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.94% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 64.47% | 43.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.20% | 62.10% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 59.20% | 23.38% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 135 | 137 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.04% | 93.81% |
| Housing with piped water: | 96.30% | 76.11% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.85% | 82.30% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 51.85% | 60.18% |
| Housing with television: | 74.07% | 68.14% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 75.56% | 54.87% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 36.30% | 21.24% |
| Housing with automobile: | 15.56% | 7.96% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.44% | 7.08% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.48% | 1.77% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 77.04% | 15.93% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.11% | 1.77% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Paraíso
With the satellite map of El Paraíso 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 Santa María Petapa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Paraíso.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Paraíso
Do you want to stay in El Paraíso? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Paraíso:- HOTEL DON GUSTAVO CASA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASTILLEJOS: 6 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARY: 6 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES EL ANDADOR: 5 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Paraíso (Oaxaca)
In El Paraíso 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 Paraíso, 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) | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 34 | 57 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 131 | 130 | 261 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 38 | 70 |
#6 Photos of El Paraíso
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Paraíso, 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 Paraíso, 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 Paraíso (Oaxaca) is 70372
Are you going to send a letter to El Paraíso? Do you have a friend in El Paraíso and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Paraíso consists of the following 5 digits: 70372. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Paraíso ("70") 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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#10 Schools in El Paraíso
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- Buenavista (835 inhabitants)
- El Palmar (- inhabitants)
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- El Rosario (- inhabitants)
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- La Paz (316 inhabitants)
- La Princesa (El Polvorín) (144 inhabitants)
- Lachitova (5 inhabitants)
- Las Flores (1123 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (1 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso (223 inhabitants)
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