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Ocotal (Oaxaca)

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The town of Ocotal (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Quetzaltepec. There are 54 inhabitants and it is 1,078 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Ocotal, 22% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Ocotal is located at 0.8 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Miguel Quetzaltepec, 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 Ocotal.

#1 Where is Ocotal? How to go? Map

Online map of Ocotal (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 Ocotal (Oaxaca) is 54 inhabitants

Population data in Ocotal (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	27	27	54
2010	25	26	51
2005	21	17	38

Evolution of the population in Ocotal: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.55	23.08
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	22.22%	33.33%
Illiterate population (men):	5.56%	23.08%
Illiterate population (women):	16.67%	44.00%
Schooling level:	4.93	3.41
Schooling level (men):	6.3	4.60
Schooling level (women):	3.55	2.47

Indigenous culture data in Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.89%	94.12%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	24.07%	54.90%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Ocotal, 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 Ocotal:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	38.89%	39.22%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.56%	61.54%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	22.22%	16.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	13	12
Homes with electricity:	92.31%	90.91%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	92.31%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	38.46%	36.36%
Homes with a television:	38.46%	54.55%
Homes with a refrigerator:	15.38%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	7.69%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	7.69%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	7.69%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	30.77%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Ocotal (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 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 Miguel Quetzaltepec. 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:

• CASA DE HUESPEDES SAN MIGUEL QUETZALTEPEC: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DOS MIL: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MUNICIPAL DE ZACATEPEC: 36 km away, direction Northwest (30 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PARAISO: 40 km away, direction West (27 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Ocotal

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Ocotal? The list of the best places to visit in Ocotal and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de Ocotal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Coscomate (1603 meters): 3.8 km walk (48 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Vista Hermosa (1350 meters): 5.1 km walk (106 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Matamarías (687 meters): 6.0 km walk (102 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Sal de Piedra (1836 meters): 5.9 km walk (74 minutes), heading South.

Other towns near Ocotal:

• Armadillo (171 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• Rancho el Llano (58 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• San Miguel Quetzaltepec (3637 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Tierra Blanca (112 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 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 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Ocotal (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	4	3	7
Youth (6-14 years)	3	4	7
Adults (15-59 years)	18	18	36
Elderly (60+ years)	2	2	4

#7 Pictures of Ocotal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Ocotal.
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