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El Platanar (Oaxaca)

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The town of El Platanar (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Atitlán. There are 8 inhabitants and it is 883 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Platanar, 0% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Platanar? You can find it at 10.0 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Estancia de Morelos, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santiago Atitlán, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at East, at 1.9 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Platanar through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is El Platanar? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to El Platanar (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 Platanar (Oaxaca) is 8 inhabitants

Population data in El Platanar (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	3	5	8
2010	4	8	12
2005	4	5	9

Evolution of the population in El Platanar: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Platanar:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	5	12.50
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	25.00%	33.33%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	12.50%
Illiterate population (women):	25.00%	75.00%
Schooling level:	3.5	3.50
Schooling level (men):	3.75	4.33
Schooling level (women):	3	2.25

Indigenous culture data in El Platanar:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	87.50%	83.33%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	25.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Platanar, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Platanar:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	50.00%	33.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	80.00%	50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	0.00%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	3	6
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	25.00%
Homes with a radio:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a television:	33.33%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Platanar (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Platanar

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Platanar, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Atitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Platanar.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Platanar

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Platanar, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Platanar so you can contact them:

• HOTEL MUNICIPAL DE ZACATEPEC: 17 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DOS MIL: 21 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES SAN MIGUEL QUETZALTEPEC: 20 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PARAISO: 22 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Platanar

Want to know what to see in El Platanar if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Platanar.
Mountains in El Platanar for hiking and trails:

• Cerro La Malinche (2689 meters): 6.0 km walk (86 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Negro (1370 meters): 4.8 km walk (68 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Sacrificio (2126 meters): 8.4 km walk (136 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Piedra Encantada (1417 meters): 9.7 km walk (166 minutes), heading Southwest.

Other towns near El Platanar:

• El Calvario (406 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Estancia de Morelos (561 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• San Isidro Huayápam (1031 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
• Casa Grande (138 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Platanar (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Platanar 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 Platanar there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Platanar (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	0	1	1
Youth (6-14 years)	1	0	1
Adults (15-59 years)	1	2	3
Elderly (60+ years)	1	2	3

#7 Pictures of El Platanar

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Platanar? 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 Platanar.
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