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El Rosario (Oaxaca)

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The town of El Rosario (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Zimatlán de Álvarez. There are 163 inhabitants and it is 1,643 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Rosario, 32% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 Rosario is located at 5.3 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Zimatlán de Álvarez, 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 Rosario.

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

Online map of El Rosario in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Rosario (Oaxaca) is 163 inhabitants

Population data in El Rosario (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	81	82	163
2010	66	58	124
2005	59	52	111

Evolution of the population in El Rosario: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Rosario:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.51	6.90
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	3.68%	1.61%
Illiterate population:	8.59%	10.48%
Illiterate population (men):	3.07%	6.90%
Illiterate population (women):	5.52%	13.64%
Schooling level:	6.98	5.44
Schooling level (men):	7.16	5.65
Schooling level (women):	6.8	5.27

Indigenous culture data in El Rosario:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	12.27%	12.10%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	2.45%	1.61%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

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

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	66.26%	27.42%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	67.07%	51.72%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	65.43%	6.06%
Number of inhabited private housings:	38	36
Homes with electricity:	92.11%	96.43%
Homes with piped water:	97.37%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	26.32%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	39.47%	53.57%
Homes with a television:	65.79%	75.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	68.42%	50.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	50.00%	46.43%
Homes with a car:	34.21%	28.57%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.63%	3.57%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	89.47%	46.43%
Homes with Internet:	7.89%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Rosario (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 Rosario

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Rosario, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Zimatlán de Álvarez. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Rosario.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rosario

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

• HOTEL PRINCESA: 7 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL NUEVO AMANECER: 9 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA SAN RAFAEL: 9 km away, direction Southeast (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL LAS MARGARITAS: 8 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Rosario

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

• Cerro Gordo (1973 meters): 5.3 km walk (81 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Yanona (1735 meters): 5.2 km walk (101 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Caja (2277 meters): 4.8 km walk (67 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Gavilán (2573 meters): 5.8 km walk (121 minutes), heading Northwest.

Other towns near El Rosario:

• La Guadalupe (223 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• San Jerónimo Tititlán (387 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
• El Ocote (17 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
• La Soledad (202 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (7 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 Rosario (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Rosario 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 Rosario there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	10	8	18
Youth (6-14 years)	15	19	34
Adults (15-59 years)	51	50	101
Elderly (60+ years)	5	5	10

#7 Pictures of El Rosario

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

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