El Relámpago (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of El Relámpago (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 192 inhabitants?
The town of El Relámpago (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores. There are 192 inhabitants and it is 969 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 24 minutes away by car (20 km). It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Relámpago, 8% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Relámpago is located at 0.8 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Relámpago.
#1 Where is El Relámpago? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Relámpago (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 Relámpago, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Relámpago (Oaxaca) is 192 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 104 | 88 | 192 |
| 2010 | 121 | 118 | 239 |
| 2005 | 85 | 84 | 169 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.06 | 28.81 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.73% | 2.93% |
| Illiterate population: | 34.90% | 30.96% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 16.15% | 28.81% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 18.75% | 33.06% |
| Schooling level: | 3.56 | 3.23 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.42 | 3.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.67 | 2.88 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.90% | 84.94% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 7.81% | 24.27% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 13.54% | 10.88% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 26.14% | 21.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 2.88% | 0.83% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 58 | 64 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.55% | 98.21% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.28% | 67.86% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 82.76% | 82.14% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 62.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 3.45% | 26.79% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 10.34% | 14.29% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.72% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 1.72% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Relámpago
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Relámpago, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Relámpago.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Relámpago
Many people want to stay in the town of El Relámpago itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL SANTA JULIA 2: 22 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 18 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA CAÑADA: 22 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 20 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Relámpago
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Relámpago? The list of the best places to visit in El Relámpago and nearby locations.Mountains in El Relámpago for hiking and trails:
- Cerro la Basura (2007 meters): 3.5 km walk (70 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Masacon (2033 meters): 3.8 km walk (53 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Quemado (2389 meters): 6.1 km walk (108 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Nopal (1849 meters): 7.9 km walk (124 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cascada Velo de Novia", 24 km, heading Northeast (20 minutes by car)
- Agua Pajarito (84 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Loma Tepehuaje (27 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Mazatlán Villa de Flores (1026 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Trapiche Viejo (292 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Relámpago (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Relámpago 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 Relámpago there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 50 | 41 | 91 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 25 | 51 |
#7 Pictures of El Relámpago
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Relámpago? 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 Relámpago.
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#9 Schools in El Relámpago
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores
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