Agua Zarca (Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of Agua Zarca, a beautiful medium-sized town of 429 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of Agua Zarca is inside the municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 429 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality. Agua Zarca is at 2,078 meters of altitude.

Data: In Agua Zarca, 85% of the inhabitants are catholic and 21% of the dwellings 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 Agua Zarca is located at 13.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, 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 Agua Zarca.

#1 Where is Agua Zarca? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of Agua Zarca in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Agua Zarca.

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#2 The population of Agua Zarca (Oaxaca) is 429 inhabitants

Population data in Agua Zarca (Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020240189429
2010250194444
2005213174387
Evolution of the population in Agua Zarca: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Agua Zarca:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.398.76
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:9.32%7.88%
Illiterate population:10.02%13.29%
Illiterate population (men):2.80%8.76%
Illiterate population (women):7.23%16.80%
Schooling level:7.916.69
Schooling level (men):8.247.23
Schooling level (women):7.656.27
Indigenous culture data in Agua Zarca:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:97.90%99.32%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:69.46%76.13%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:5.36%7.88%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Agua Zarca, 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 dwelling data in Agua Zarca:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:64.80%23.42%
Employed population over 12 years (men):65.08%42.27%
Employed population over 12 years (women):64.58%8.80%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:110140
Homes with electricity:97.27%91.30%
Housing with piped water:96.36%90.22%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:13.64%97.83%
Dwellings with radio:43.64%79.35%
Housing with television:23.64%59.78%
Housing with refrigerator:47.27%26.09%
Housing with washing machine:20.91%17.39%
Housing with automobile:28.18%10.87%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:16.36%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.82%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:59.09%9.78%
Homes with Internet:22.73%2.17%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Agua Zarca (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Agua Zarca

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Agua Zarca, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Agua Zarca.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Agua Zarca

Do you want to stay in Agua Zarca? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Agua Zarca:
  • HOTEL DEL LLANO: 17 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
  • EL GRAN HOTEL: 16 km away, direction Northeast (11 minutes by car)
  • EL GRAN HOTEL: 16 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL JUAREZ: 19 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of Agua Zarca (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Agua Zarca by age and sex, 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 Agua Zarca there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Agua Zarca
Data of the age pyramid of the town Agua Zarca (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)322254
Youth (6-14 years)413273
Adults (15-59 years)136114250
Elderly (60+ years)312152

#6 Photos of Agua Zarca

In order for you to enjoy nature around Agua Zarca, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Agua Zarca, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Agua Zarca (Oaxaca) is 69806

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Agua Zarca so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 69806. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Agua Zarca ("69") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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  3. Cañada María (Primera Sección) (289 inhabitants)
  4. Cerrito de la Virgen (63 inhabitants)
  5. Colonia del Valle (282 inhabitants)
  6. El Crucero (45 inhabitants)
  7. El Terrero (Venustiano Carranza) (54 inhabitants)
  8. Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (73 inhabitants)
  9. Linda Vista (14 inhabitants)
  10. Llano de Guadalupe (506 inhabitants)
  11. Loma Aplastado (- inhabitants)
  12. Los Blancos (78 inhabitants)
  13. Mogote de San Cristóbal (- inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Viejo (165 inhabitants)
  15. Yosostuvi (- inhabitants)