El Paxtle (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Paxtle, a beautiful medium-sized town of 356 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Paxtle (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam. There are 356 inhabitants and it is 1,833 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 17 minutes away by car (14 km). It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Paxtle, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 16% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Paxtle? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Paxtle is located at 1.8 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Isidro Zoquiápam, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (San Lucas Zoquiápam) it is at 4.4 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Paxtle.
#1 Where is El Paxtle? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Paxtle (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 Paxtle (Oaxaca) is 356 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 186 | 170 | 356 |
| 2010 | 167 | 180 | 347 |
| 2005 | 117 | 139 | 256 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.01 | 28.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.78% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 22.19% | 34.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.87% | 28.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 14.33% | 40.72% |
| Schooling level: | 4.74 | 3.30 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.45 | 3.86 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.06 | 2.75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.27% | 88.47% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.36% | 23.92% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.17% | 27.38% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.24% | 52.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 23.66% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 93 | 109 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.55% | 93.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 82.80% | 38.89% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 36.56% | 98.89% |
| Homes with a radio: | 51.61% | 16.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 39.78% | 8.89% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 12.90% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 1.08% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.08% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.15% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.15% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 16.13% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.08% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Paxtle
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Paxtle, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam. Get free live access to satellite views of 2025 of El Paxtle.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Paxtle
Do you want to stay in El Paxtle? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Paxtle:- HOTEL PALACE: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OLIMPICO: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 11 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS HUAUTLA DE JIMÉNEZ: 14 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Paxtle
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Paxtle? The list of the best places to visit in El Paxtle and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Paxtle para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro San Martín (2379 meters): 2.4 km walk (43 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Cumbre Chica (2287 meters): 3.1 km walk (55 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro León (2148 meters): 4.3 km walk (81 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Tilio (2314 meters): 5.1 km walk (65 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Torre de reloj", 17 km, heading East (14 minutes by car)
- Peña Colorada (368 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Loma Aurora (56 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Loma Izote (138 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Lucas Zoquiápam (469 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Paxtle (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Paxtle 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 Paxtle there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 40 | 36 | 76 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 98 | 95 | 193 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 23 | 22 | 45 |
#7 Pictures of El Paxtle
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Paxtle? 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 Paxtle.
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#9 Schools in El Paxtle
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam
- Agua de Niño (444 inhabitants)
- Agua Negra (105 inhabitants)
- Camino a Yoloxóchitl (13 inhabitants)
- El Paxtle (356 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (391 inhabitants)
- La Palmera (90 inhabitants)
- Loma Aurora (56 inhabitants)
- Loma Caballo (213 inhabitants)
- Loma Izote (138 inhabitants)
- Loma Ocotitlán (253 inhabitants)
- Otatitlán (Loma Otatitlán) (112 inhabitants)
- Río San Pedro (35 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Zoquiápam (800 inhabitants)
- San Marcos Liquidámbar (402 inhabitants)
- San Martín San Isidro (149 inhabitants)