El Punto (Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Punto, a beautiful large village of 517 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Punto is located in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 517 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. El Punto is at 2,385 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Punto, there is a percentage of 12% of indigenous population and 64% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Punto? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Punto? You can find it at 5.4 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Punto location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Punto? How to get there? Map

Location map of El Punto in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Punto, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Punto (Oaxaca) is 517 inhabitants

Population data in El Punto (Santa Catarina Ixtepeji, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020280237517
2010280221501
2005251215466
Evolution of the population in El Punto: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Punto:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.270.00
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.93%1.40%
Illiterate population:1.16%2.40%
Illiterate population (men):0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population (women):1.16%4.29%
Schooling level:8.387.36
Schooling level (men):8.637.76
Schooling level (women):8.187.05
Indigenous culture data in El Punto:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:11.99%15.37%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:5.03%5.99%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.19%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Punto, 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 dwelling data in El Punto:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:38.68%51.50%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.54%65.61%
Employed population over 12 years (women):23.57%40.36%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:155160
Homes with electricity:100.00%97.01%
Housing with piped water:100.00%94.03%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.52%98.51%
Dwellings with radio:71.61%89.55%
Housing with television:70.97%68.66%
Housing with refrigerator:73.55%61.19%
Housing with washing machine:61.29%51.49%
Housing with automobile:40.00%50.75%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:9.03%12.69%
Homes with landline telephone:27.74%34.33%
Dwellings with cellular phones:63.87%32.09%
Homes with Internet:9.68%3.73%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Punto (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Punto

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


#4 Population pyramid of El Punto (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Punto by age and sex, 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 Punto there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Punto
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Punto (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)282856
Youth (6-14 years)353166
Adults (15-59 years)167142309
Elderly (60+ years)503686

#5 Photos of El Punto

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Punto? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Punto.

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#6 The Postal Code of El Punto (Oaxaca) is 68776

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Punto 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: 68776. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Punto ("68") 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Ixtepeji

  1. El Cebollal (6 inhabitants)
  2. El Cerezal (26 inhabitants)
  3. El Manzanal (Tierra Colorada) (32 inhabitants)
  4. El Paso (2 inhabitants)
  5. El Punto (517 inhabitants)
  6. La Colorada (27 inhabitants)
  7. La Hacienda (1 inhabitants)
  8. Las Ánimas (94 inhabitants)
  9. Las Margaritas (43 inhabitants)
  10. Linda Vista (El Pasajuego) (126 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Los Eucaliptos (3 inhabitants)
  12. San Pedro Nexicho (153 inhabitants)
  13. Xielave (15 inhabitants)
  14. Yovaneli (- inhabitants)
  15. Yuvila (289 inhabitants)