El Portillo (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Portillo, a beautiful tiny town of 8 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Portillo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Lachatao. The Magical Town of Capulálpam de Méndez is 33 minutes away by car (29 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.
Data: In El Portillo, 88% of the inhabitants are catholic and 33% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Portillo? You can find it at 14.8 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Benito Juárez, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa Catarina Lachatao, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at South, at 2.7 kilometers. 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
How to get to the town of El Portillo 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 Portillo.
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#2 The population of El Portillo (Oaxaca) is 8 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7 | 7.40 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 7.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7 | 7.25 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 37.50% | 50.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 50.00% | 41.67% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Lachatao (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.00% | 41.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 100.00% | 83.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 3 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 33.33% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 33.33% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 20.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 33.33% | 40.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Portillo
With the satellite map of El Portillo 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 Catarina Lachatao. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- CABAÑAS DE ECOTURISMO BENITO JUAREZ: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS ECOTURISTICAS BENITO JUAREZ: 3 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS ECOTURISTICAS: 3 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- COMITÉ DE ECOTURISMO DE LA NEVERIA: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Portillo
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Portillo? The list of the best places to visit in El Portillo and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Portillo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Nevería (3122 meters): 0.9 km walk (15 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Cueva de León (3102 meters): 4.0 km walk (54 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Cumbre (2906 meters): 5.7 km walk (72 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Piedra del Cacalote (3116 meters): 7.0 km walk (111 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Capulálpam de Méndez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Recreativo los Molinos", 33 km, heading North (29 minutes by car)
- San Pablo Villa Mitla (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Zoológico 'Yaguar Xoo'", 58 km, heading Southeast (44 minutes by car)
- Piedra de Amole (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Benito Juárez (276 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Avenida el Manantial Latuvi (69 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- La Nevería (69 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Portillo (Oaxaca)
In El Portillo 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 Portillo, 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of El Portillo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Portillo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Portillo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Portillo en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Portillo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Portillo or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Portillo to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Lachatao
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Lachatao
- Agua Blanca (2 inhabitants)
- Avenida Arroyo Largo Latuvi (69 inhabitants)
- Avenida bajo la Cruz Latuvi (6 inhabitants)
- Avenida el Manantial Latuvi (69 inhabitants)
- Avenida Loma Seca Latuvi (10 inhabitants)
- Avenida Puente de Ocotal Latuvi (10 inhabitants)
- Avenida San Lucas Latuvi (19 inhabitants)
- Barrio de la Asunción (Rumbo a Chicuitii) (4 inhabitants)
- Benito Juárez (276 inhabitants)
- La Nevería (69 inhabitants)
- Laritza (2 inhabitants)
- Latuvi (258 inhabitants)
- Piedra de Amole (11 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Lachatao (183 inhabitants)
- Tierra Delgada (- inhabitants)