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El Recuerdo (Oaxaca)

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

All the information about this town of 342 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Recuerdo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Agustín Loxicha. There are 342 inhabitants and it is 760 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 64 minutes away by car (43 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #22 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Recuerdo, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Recuerdo is located at 12.2 kilometers from San Agustín Loxicha, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Recuerdo.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Recuerdo (Oaxaca) is 342 inhabitants

Population data in El Recuerdo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	163	179	342
2010	159	165	324
2005	119	141	260

Evolution of the population in El Recuerdo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Recuerdo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.1	23.03
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	0.29%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	20.18%	27.47%
Illiterate population (men):	6.73%	23.03%
Illiterate population (women):	13.45%	32.08%
Schooling level:	4.44	3.36
Schooling level (men):	5.13	3.87
Schooling level (women):	3.74	2.89

Indigenous culture data in El Recuerdo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	97.08%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	83.92%	82.10%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	9.94%	20.68%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Recuerdo, 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 Recuerdo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	15.20%	25.31%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	27.93%	46.06%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	1.23%	3.77%
Number of inhabited private housings:	78	85
Homes with electricity:	62.82%	61.67%
Homes with piped water:	96.15%	88.33%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	8.97%	95.00%
Homes with a radio:	50.00%	73.33%
Homes with a television:	15.38%	13.33%
Homes with a refrigerator:	5.13%	8.33%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	1.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	1.28%	1.67%
Homes with cell phones:	15.38%	6.67%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Recuerdo (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 Recuerdo

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Recuerdo

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

• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES Y RESTAURANTE MACRY: 14 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOXICHA: 18 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL HERMANOS VÁSQUEZ: 18 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LÓPEZ: 17 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Recuerdo

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Recuerdo? The list of the best places to visit in El Recuerdo and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Recuerdo for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Miramar (1136 meters): 2.8 km walk (49 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Cantor (1504 meters): 5.9 km walk (115 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Sermón (579 meters): 7.9 km walk (116 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Campana (765 meters): 7.9 km walk (144 minutes), heading Southwest.

Magical Towns to visit when in El Recuerdo:

• Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro ​Mexicano de la Tortuga", 64 km, heading South (43 minutes by car)

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Recuerdo?:

• Río Platanar (41 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• La Finca (108 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Santa Cecilia (18 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• Cuapinol (281 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (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 Recuerdo (Oaxaca)

In El Recuerdo 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 Recuerdo, 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.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	22	25	47
Youth (6-14 years)	35	45	80
Adults (15-59 years)	81	85	166
Elderly (60+ years)	25	24	49

#7 Pictures of El Recuerdo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Recuerdo? 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 Recuerdo.
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#9 Schools in El Recuerdo

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