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El Portillo (Oaxaca)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Portillo through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 350 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Portillo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Guevea de Humboldt. There are 350 inhabitants and it is 688 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #7 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Portillo, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 27% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Portillo is located at 1.3 kilometers from Guevea de Humboldt, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Portillo.

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

Online map of El Portillo in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Portillo (Oaxaca) is 350 inhabitants

Population data in El Portillo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	184	166	350
2010	164	144	308
2005	144	151	295

Evolution of the population in El Portillo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.57	9.72
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	1.71%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	6.86%	12.01%
Illiterate population (men):	3.14%	9.72%
Illiterate population (women):	3.71%	14.02%
Schooling level:	7.32	6.20
Schooling level (men):	7.72	6.86
Schooling level (women):	6.95	5.50

Indigenous culture data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	81.71%	91.88%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	39.71%	52.92%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.65%

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

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Guevea de Humboldt (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	28.57%	23.38%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	46.39%	48.61%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	12.50%	1.22%
Number of inhabited private housings:	99	106
Homes with electricity:	98.99%	97.44%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	98.72%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.94%	88.46%
Homes with a radio:	54.55%	58.97%
Homes with a television:	77.78%	73.08%
Homes with a refrigerator:	71.72%	51.28%
Homes with a washing machine:	37.37%	21.79%
Homes with a car:	13.13%	3.85%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	27.27%	3.85%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	67.68%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	28.28%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Portillo (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 Portillo

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Portillo

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

• CASA DE HUESPEDES LAOLLAGA: 41 km away, direction Southeast (31 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES SANTIAGO LAOLLAGA: 43 km away, direction Southeast (30 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL MANANTIAL: 37 km away, direction Southeast (25 minutes by car)
• CASA DE VISITAS: 49 km away, direction East (36 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Portillo

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

• Cerro Pedernal (683 meters): 2.0 km walk (26 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Campanario (870 meters): 4.5 km walk (60 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Tres Picos (1466 meters): 5.1 km walk (74 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Baul (661 meters): 5.7 km walk (114 minutes), heading South.

Other towns near El Portillo:

• Guevea de Humboldt (1499 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Guiedó (390 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
• Nizavia (15 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
• Guiedó (31 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 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 Portillo (Oaxaca)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	18	27	45
Youth (6-14 years)	39	23	62
Adults (15-59 years)	112	99	211
Elderly (60+ years)	15	17	32

#7 Pictures of El Portillo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Portillo? 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 Portillo.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Portillo (Oaxaca) is 70728

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Portillo so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70728. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Portillo ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#10 Schools in El Portillo

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