El Salar
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Salar, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 70 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Salar belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila (State of Oaxaca). There are 70 inhabitants and it is 986 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 28 minutes away by car (27 km). It is the most populated town in the position #27 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Salar, 42% 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 Salar is located at 19.9 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa Catarina Juquila, 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 Salar.
#1 Where is El Salar? How to go? Map
Online map of El Salar (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Salar (Oaxaca) is 70 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| 2010 | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| 2005 | 29 | 35 | 64 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.28 | 6.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.57% | 4.92% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.71% | 6.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.86% | 3.45% |
| Schooling level: | 6.76 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.48 | 5.84 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 10.00% | 6.56% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.71% | 1.64% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.43% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 67.14% | 27.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.89% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 70.59% | 3.45% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 16 | 19 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.75% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 56.25% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 68.75% | 53.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 81.25% | 73.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 81.25% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 18.75% | 13.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 56.25% | 26.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 68.75% | 40.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salar
With the satellite map of El Salar will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Salar.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salar
Do you want to stay in El Salar? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Salar:- HOTEL HERAS: 18 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LAS ROCAS: 15 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 18 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS ROCAS: 17 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salar
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Salar? The list of the best places to visit in El Salar and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Salar para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Portillo (721 meters): 5.4 km walk (93 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Del Rey (701 meters): 7.7 km walk (132 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Tecolote (699 meters): 7.8 km walk (130 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro San Juan (598 meters): 13.3 km walk (182 minutes), heading West.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cascada Chorro Conejo", 28 km, heading North (27 minutes by car)
- El Portillo (35 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San José Vista Hermosa (Aguacatal Grande) (215 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- El Cacao (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Cinco Negritos (121 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salar (Oaxaca)
In El Salar 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 Salar, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 19 | 24 | 43 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
#7 Pictures of El Salar
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Salar? 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 Salar.
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#8 Vote for El Salar as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in El Salar
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila
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- Llano Grande (15 inhabitants)
- Los Tres Reyes las Canoas (17 inhabitants)
- Pie del Cerro (98 inhabitants)
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