Santa María de Ocotán
We have collected many facts about the large village of Santa María de Ocotán, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 795 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of Santa María de Ocotán belongs to the municipality of Mezquital (State of Durango). There are 795 inhabitants and it is 1,996 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santa María de Ocotán, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Santa María de Ocotán is located at 65.1 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Francisco del Mezquital, 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 Santa María de Ocotán.
#1 Where is Santa María de Ocotán? How to go? Map
Online map of Santa María de Ocotán (Durango) 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 Santa María de Ocotán (Durango) is 795 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 400 | 395 | 795 |
| 2010 | 275 | 267 | 542 |
| 2005 | 258 | 256 | 514 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.31 | 3.75 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.81% | 10.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.89% | 3.75% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.92% | 16.73% |
| Schooling level: | 8.19 | 6.45 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.11 | 7.48 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.36 | 5.39 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 91.32% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 81.51% | 81.18% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.40% | 18.63% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mezquital (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 13.33% | 10.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 17.97% | 14.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.75% | 7.27% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 136 | 147 |
| Homes with electricity: | 64.71% | 60.61% |
| Homes with piped water: | 64.71% | 59.60% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 63.24% | 82.83% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.03% | 40.40% |
| Homes with a television: | 14.71% | 25.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 11.03% | 4.04% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.21% | 1.01% |
| Homes with a car: | 18.38% | 28.28% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.94% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 26.47% | 1.01% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.74% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa María de Ocotán
With the satellite map of Santa María de Ocotán 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 Mezquital. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa María de Ocotán.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa María de Ocotán
Do you want to stay in Santa María de Ocotán? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa María de Ocotán:- POSADA HUICOT: 89 km away, direction North (59 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 108 km away, direction North (77 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 104 km away, direction North (69 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 111 km away, direction North (89 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa María de Ocotán
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santa María de Ocotán? The list of the best places to visit in Santa María de Ocotán and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Santa María de Ocotán para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Rodilla (2042 meters): 0.8 km walk (12 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Alacranes (2166 meters): 1.2 km walk (19 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Los Telones (2134 meters): 2.2 km walk (44 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Mataro (2486 meters): 4.8 km walk (62 minutes), heading East.
- Piedras Negras (25 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Mesa de los Aguacates (35 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Patio (34 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Los Alacranes (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa María de Ocotán (Durango)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa María de Ocotán by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Santa María de Ocotán there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 60 | 80 | 140 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 120 | 120 | 240 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 198 | 182 | 380 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 13 | 35 |
#7 Pictures of Santa María de Ocotán
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa María de Ocotán? 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 Santa María de Ocotán.
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#8 The Postal Code of Santa María de Ocotán (Durango) is 34983
Are you going to send a letter to Santa María de Ocotán? Do you have a friend in Santa María de Ocotán and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santa María de Ocotán consists of the following 5 digits: 34983. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santa María de Ocotán ("34") correspond to the state code of Durango, 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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#10 Schools in Santa María de Ocotán
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
- Agua Salada (2 inhabitants)
- Arroyo del Gavilancillo (13 inhabitants)
- Candelarita (30 inhabitants)
- Cerro de la Rodilla (- inhabitants)
- El Cordón (24 inhabitants)
- El Peñasco (Kilómetro Dos) (9 inhabitants)
- El Pino Ligado (3 inhabitants)
- Guamúchil (22 inhabitants)
- La Mesa de San Buena (San Buena) (170 inhabitants)
- Las Joyas de Abajo (6 inhabitants)
- Los Alisos (15 inhabitants)
- Los Lazos (62 inhabitants)
- Piloncillos (10 inhabitants)
- Saucito (Los Monos) (- inhabitants)
- Tonalampa (6 inhabitants)