El Retén (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Retén, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 32 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Retén (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. There are 32 inhabitants and it is 280 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #48 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Retén, 47% of the inhabitants are catholic and 67% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Retén is located at 6.4 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, 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 Retén.
#1 Where is El Retén? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Retén 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 Retén.
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#2 The population of El Retén (Oaxaca) is 32 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| 2010 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2005 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.58 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 9.38% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 9 | 6.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.42 | 6.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.55 | 7.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 56.25% | 37.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.14% | 40.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 55.56% | 35.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 9 | 12 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 22.22% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 33.33% | 25.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 11.11% | 25.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 62.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Retén
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Retén, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Retén.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Retén
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Retén, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Retén so you can contact them:- MOTEL MAREA: 3 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS GAVIOTAS: 6 km away, direction Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- BIENES RAÍCES ALBOMONCY: 7 km away, direction Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Retén
A weekend in El Retén and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Retén and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Retén para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Yucuchaa (765 meters): 9.4 km walk (161 minutes), heading East.
- Yucucaqui (383 meters): 14.0 km walk (227 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Yucudoco (367 meters): 14.8 km walk (194 minutes), heading North.
- Antonio Gazga (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Yutacuite (15 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Tanaroa (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Mancuernas (2045 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Retén (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Retén 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 Retén there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of El Retén
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Retén? 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 Retén.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Retén en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Retén as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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 Santiago Pinotepa Nacional
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- Colonia Universidad (24 inhabitants)
- Torres de la Libertad (- inhabitants)
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- El Mirador (Colonia el Mirador) (- inhabitants)
- El Torontón (- inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (291 inhabitants)
- Héctor Manuel Peña (3 inhabitants)
- La Cañada (14 inhabitants)
- La Palma (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Carlos Baños Díaz (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho del Santo (3 inhabitants)
- Río de las Arenas (3 inhabitants)
- Rose Mary (3 inhabitants)