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El Portillo (Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the small village of El Portillo (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 63 inhabitants?

The town of El Portillo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Sebastián Río Hondo. There are 63 inhabitants and it is 2,601 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Portillo, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Portillo? You can find it at 0.9 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Sebastián Río Hondo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Portillo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Map to know how to get to El Portillo (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Portillo, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Portillo (Oaxaca) is 63 inhabitants

Population data in El Portillo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	33	30	63
2010	17	25	42
2005	15	18	33

Evolution of the population in El Portillo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.27	4.00
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	1.59%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.11%	7.14%
Illiterate population (men):	3.17%	4.00%
Illiterate population (women):	7.94%	11.76%
Schooling level:	6.19	4.96
Schooling level (men):	6.7	5.20
Schooling level (women):	5.73	4.69

Indigenous culture data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	19.05%	16.67%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	7.94%	7.14%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

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.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Portillo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	34.92%	23.81%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	60.00%	40.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	12.12%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	17	19
Homes with electricity:	94.12%	81.82%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	90.91%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	35.29%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	70.59%	45.45%
Homes with a television:	47.06%	36.36%
Homes with a refrigerator:	35.29%	18.18%
Homes with a washing machine:	11.76%	9.09%
Homes with a car:	17.65%	18.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	5.88%	9.09%
Homes with cell phones:	58.82%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	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 San Sebastián Río Hondo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Portillo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Portillo

Do you want to stay in El Portillo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Portillo:

• CABANAS Y RESTAURANTE DEL PACÍFICO: 7 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CABAÑAS PUESTA DEL SOL: 8 km away, direction Southwest (6 minutes by car)
• CABAÑAS MI RANCHITO QUERIDO: 9 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
• POSADA YEGOYOXI: 10 km away, direction South (7 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 La Mole (2677 meters): 3.4 km walk (65 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro La Cruz (2679 meters): 3.7 km walk (49 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Piedra Manchada (2622 meters): 3.6 km walk (50 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro La Cervatana (3074 meters): 4.2 km walk (61 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Portillo:

• Las Palmas (63 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• San Sebastián Río Hondo (1124 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Pueblo Viejo (58 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• Río Molino (162 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 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)	2	3	5
Youth (6-14 years)	9	7	16
Adults (15-59 years)	19	16	35
Elderly (60+ years)	3	4	7

#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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