Ocotal (San Juan Guichicovi, Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of Ocotal, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,393 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Ocotal is located in the Municipality of San Juan Guichicovi (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 1,393 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality. Ocotal is at 480 meters of altitude.
Data: In Ocotal, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Ocotal is located at 3.9 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Juan Guichicovi, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Ocotal.
#1 Where is Ocotal? How to get there? Map
Location map of Ocotal in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Ocotal, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of Ocotal (Oaxaca) is 1,393 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 737 | 656 | 1393 |
2010 | 602 | 566 | 1168 |
2005 | 654 | 587 | 1241 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | 25.09 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.80% | 0.09% |
Illiterate population: | 28.64% | 33.65% |
Illiterate population (men): | 11.63% | 25.09% |
Illiterate population (women): | 17.01% | 41.69% |
Schooling level: | 4.68 | 3.62 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.05 | 4.26 |
Schooling level (women): | 4.36 | 3.08 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.35% | 99.91% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.64% | 90.92% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 21.97% | 36.13% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 54.49% | 40.75% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.45% | 59.89% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 50.07% | 22.76% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 395 | 399 |
Homes with electricity: | 96.96% | 92.68% |
Housing with piped water: | 98.99% | 82.17% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 52.66% | 98.73% |
Dwellings with radio: | 40.25% | 65.61% |
Housing with television: | 66.84% | 69.11% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 50.63% | 39.49% |
Housing with washing machine: | 12.91% | 1.59% |
Housing with automobile: | 4.81% | 2.23% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.54% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 11.14% | 12.10% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 46.33% | 5.41% |
Homes with Internet: | 3.54% | 0.64% |
#3 Satellite photo of Ocotal
With the satellite map of Ocotal 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 Juan Guichicovi. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Ocotal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Ocotal
Many people want to stay in the town of Ocotal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- HOTEL JARDÍN DE JUQUILITA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES EL ANDADOR: 16 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES CHARITO: 16 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARY: 17 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Ocotal (Oaxaca)
In Ocotal 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 Ocotal, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 82 | 69 | 151 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 107 | 127 | 234 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 436 | 357 | 793 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 112 | 103 | 215 |
#6 Photos of Ocotal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Ocotal? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Ocotal.
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#9 Schools in Ocotal
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Guichicovi
- Arroyo Guajolote (- inhabitants)
- Arroyo Limón (240 inhabitants)
- El Triunfo (- inhabitants)
- Estación Sarabia (1258 inhabitants)
- Huanacaxtle (2 inhabitants)
- José María Morelos (495 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (4 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- Las Amapolas (- inhabitants)
- Lomería (152 inhabitants)
- Rancho Hermanos Pacheco (3 inhabitants)
- Río Pachiñe (1375 inhabitants)
- San Juan Guichicovi (4131 inhabitants)
- The Real (267 inhabitants)
- Vicente Guerrero (366 inhabitants)