Atalaya (Santiago Yosondúa, Oaxaca)
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The place of Atalaya is inside the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 385 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. Atalaya is at 2,618 meters of altitude.
Data: In Atalaya, there is a percentage of 54% of indigenous population and 15% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Atalaya? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Atalaya is located at 9.3 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Santiago Yosondúa, 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 Atalaya.
#1 Where is Atalaya? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Atalaya (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 Atalaya (Oaxaca) is 385 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 203 | 182 | 385 |
| 2010 | 210 | 187 | 397 |
| 2005 | 217 | 175 | 392 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.42 | 10.16 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.42% | 4.28% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.55% | 17.63% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.16% | 10.16% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.39% | 24.29% |
| Schooling level: | 5.99 | 5.18 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.66 | 5.90 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.41 | 4.56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 54.03% | 53.40% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 23.12% | 22.42% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 1.01% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.45% | 20.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.65% | 34.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.90% | 8.10% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 104 | 144 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.19% | 92.47% |
| Housing with piped water: | 69.23% | 53.76% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 57.69% | 94.62% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 58.65% | 66.67% |
| Housing with television: | 35.58% | 47.31% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 13.46% | 3.23% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 22.12% | 11.83% |
| Housing with automobile: | 9.62% | 10.75% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.96% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.81% | 21.51% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 15.38% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.96% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Atalaya
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Atalaya, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Atalaya.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Atalaya
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Atalaya, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Atalaya so you can contact them.:- RENTA DE CUARTOS SANTO DOMINGO IXCATLÁN: 10 km away, direction Southeast (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAZO: 14 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CORAL PLAZA: 13 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDÍN HIDALGO: 12 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Atalaya (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Atalaya 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 Atalaya there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 19 | 45 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 106 | 103 | 209 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 44 | 26 | 70 |
#6 Photos of Atalaya
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#7 The Postal Code of Atalaya (Oaxaca) is 71185
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Atalaya 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: 71185. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Atalaya ("71") 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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