El Socorro (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Socorro, a beautiful small village of 84 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Socorro (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Tilantongo. There are 84 inhabitants and it is 2,138 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula is 49 minutes away by car (46 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #12 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Socorro, 23% 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.

Do you want to locate the town of El Socorro? You can find it at 1.1 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Santiago Tilantongo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Socorro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Socorro (Oaxaca) is 84 inhabitants

Population data in El Socorro (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020414384
20105854112
20056474138
Evolution of the population in El Socorro: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Socorro:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.089.26
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.95%4.46%
Illiterate population:14.29%18.75%
Illiterate population (men):5.95%9.26%
Illiterate population (women):8.33%27.59%
Schooling level:6.095.38
Schooling level (men):6.696.03
Schooling level (women):5.534.84
Indigenous culture data in El Socorro:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:71.43%70.54%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:39.29%40.18%
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 Socorro, 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 Socorro:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:28.57%44.64%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.16%44.44%
Employed population over 12 years (women):4.88%44.83%
Number of inhabited private housings:3051
Homes with electricity:96.67%90.00%
Homes with piped water:73.33%70.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:6.67%100.00%
Homes with a radio:50.00%70.00%
Homes with a television:33.33%50.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:33.33%26.67%
Homes with a washing machine:26.67%23.33%
Homes with a car:10.00%6.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.33%3.33%
Homes with landline telephone:3.33%6.67%
Homes with cell phones:30.00%13.33%
Homes with Internet:10.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Socorro (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 Socorro

With the satellite map of El Socorro 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 Santiago Tilantongo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Socorro.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Socorro

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

#5 What to do in El Socorro

A weekend in El Socorro and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Socorro and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Socorro para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro Montenegro (2807 meters): 3.2 km walk (43 minutes), heading Southwest.
  • Cerro Duníno (2291 meters): 4.8 km walk (60 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro Negro (2733 meters): 5.0 km walk (67 minutes), heading South.
  • Loma Diquiyúcu (2771 meters): 5.1 km walk (83 minutes), heading West.
Magical Towns near El Socorro to discover the Mexican culture:Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Socorro?:
  • Monte Negro (20 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
  • Santiago Tilantongo (519 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
  • Yuuku-Yaquuz (24 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
  • Nuhduu' (54 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 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 Socorro (Oaxaca)

In El Socorro 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 Socorro, 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 Socorro (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)325
Youth (6-14 years)4913
Adults (15-59 years)222547
Elderly (60+ years)12719

#7 Pictures of El Socorro

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Socorro? 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 Socorro.

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#8 The Postal Code of El Socorro (Oaxaca) is 69943

Are you going to send a letter to El Socorro? Do you have a friend in El Socorro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Socorro consists of the following 5 digits: 69943. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Socorro ("69") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Tilantongo

  1. Buenavista (92 inhabitants)
  2. El Carrizal (8 inhabitants)
  3. El Progreso (210 inhabitants)
  4. El Socorro (84 inhabitants)
  5. Galeana (126 inhabitants)
  6. Guadalupe Llano de las Avispas (35 inhabitants)
  7. La Labor (10 inhabitants)
  8. La Paz (139 inhabitants)
  9. Las Flores Tilantongo (140 inhabitants)
  10. Monte Negro (20 inhabitants)
  11. Nuhduu' (54 inhabitants)
  12. San José Tres Lagunas (94 inhabitants)
  13. Santiago Tilantongo (519 inhabitants)
  14. Yuuku-Yaquuz (24 inhabitants)
  15. Zaragoza (130 inhabitants)