El Vigía (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Vigía, a beautiful large village of 906 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Vigía (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla. There are 906 inhabitants and it is 172 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Tijera is 7 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 22 minutes away by car (17 km). It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Vigía, 25% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% 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 Vigía is located at 2.6 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Pedro Pochutla, 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 Vigía.
#1 Where is El Vigía? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Vigía (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Vigía (Oaxaca) is 906 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 445 | 461 | 906 |
| 2010 | 345 | 358 | 703 |
| 2005 | 301 | 322 | 623 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.71 | 15.08 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.32% | 0.28% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.82% | 21.05% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.54% | 15.08% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.28% | 27.25% |
| Schooling level: | 7.11 | 5.24 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.81 | 5.76 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.4 | 4.76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 45.14% | 40.11% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 17.77% | 18.07% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.77% | 0.14% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Pochutla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.34% | 36.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.00% | 52.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.30% | 20.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 229 | 212 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.32% | 93.44% |
| Homes with piped water: | 80.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 84.72% | 95.63% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.33% | 61.75% |
| Homes with a television: | 65.07% | 65.03% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 69.43% | 53.55% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 28.38% | 19.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 17.47% | 8.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.30% | 2.19% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.18% | 1.09% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.03% | 36.61% |
| Homes with Internet: | 17.90% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Vigía
With the satellite map of El Vigía 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 San Pedro Pochutla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Vigía.
#4 What to do in El Vigía
A weekend in El Vigía and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Vigía and surroundings to find the best destinations.Beaches in El Vigía for sunbathing:
- Playa La Tijera: A 7 km walk (100 minutes) or 8 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa La Mina: A 8 km walk (61 minutes) or 8 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Zipolite: A 14 km walk (152 minutes) or 15 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Zapotengo: A 12 km walk (122 minutes) or 12 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Cerro Corral de Piedra (244 meters): 1.4 km walk (22 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Tembo (268 meters): 4.2 km walk (79 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Piste (246 meters): 4.9 km walk (61 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Vigía (109 meters): 7.8 km walk (102 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", 22 km, heading Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- Chapingo (505 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- El Colorado (781 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Barrio Nuevo Chapingo (217 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento la Guayabita (185 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Vigía (Oaxaca)
In El Vigía 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 Vigía, 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) | 61 | 56 | 117 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 72 | 89 | 161 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 269 | 283 | 552 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 43 | 33 | 76 |
#6 Pictures of El Vigía
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Vigía, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Vigía, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Vigía (Oaxaca) is 70902
Are you going to send a letter to El Vigía? Do you have a friend in El Vigía and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Vigía consists of the following 5 digits: 70902. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Vigía ("70") 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.
#8 Vote for El Vigía as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in El Vigía
#10 Hotels & Accommodation in El Vigía
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Pochutla
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- Llano Miel (2 inhabitants)
- Loma del Ángel (21 inhabitants)
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- Río Sal (160 inhabitants)
- Salchi (21 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Limón (287 inhabitants)
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