El Mezquite (Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Mezquite, a beautiful medium-sized town of 382 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of El Mezquite is inside the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 382 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality. El Mezquite is at 213 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Mezquite, 53% of the inhabitants are catholic and 86% 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 El Mezquite is located at 23.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Asunción Ixtaltepec, 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 El Mezquite.

#1 Where is El Mezquite? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Mezquite 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 El Mezquite.

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#2 The population of El Mezquite (Oaxaca) is 382 inhabitants

Population data in El Mezquite (Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020210172382
2010208183391
2005180172352
Evolution of the population in El Mezquite: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Mezquite:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.212.02
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.50%5.63%
Illiterate population:10.21%14.07%
Illiterate population (men):3.93%12.02%
Illiterate population (women):6.28%15.87%
Schooling level:7.826.57
Schooling level (men):8.537.30
Schooling level (women):7.215.90
Indigenous culture data in El Mezquite:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:93.46%96.93%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:61.78%61.38%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.52%0.77%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Mezquite, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Mezquite:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:66.23%35.81%
Employed population over 12 years (men):68.60%55.74%
Employed population over 12 years (women):64.29%18.27%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:137185
Homes with electricity:99.27%100.00%
Housing with piped water:98.54%95.56%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.54%99.26%
Dwellings with radio:59.85%65.19%
Housing with television:95.62%94.07%
Housing with refrigerator:94.89%94.81%
Housing with washing machine:86.13%77.04%
Housing with automobile:30.66%28.15%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:18.25%20.74%
Homes with landline telephone:14.60%20.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.10%55.56%
Homes with Internet:22.63%2.22%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Mezquite (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 El Mezquite

With the satellite map of El Mezquite 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 Asunción Ixtaltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezquite.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquite

Many people want to stay in the town of El Mezquite 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Mezquite (Oaxaca)

In El Mezquite 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 El Mezquite, 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.

Population pyramid of El Mezquite
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Mezquite (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)15924
Youth (6-14 years)221739
Adults (15-59 years)11394207
Elderly (60+ years)6052112

#6 Photos of El Mezquite

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

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#7 The Postal Code of El Mezquite (Oaxaca) is 70144

Are you going to send a letter to El Mezquite? Do you have a friend in El Mezquite and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Mezquite consists of the following 5 digits: 70144. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Mezquite ("70") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#8 Vote for El Mezquite as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec

  1. El Morrito (417 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio Tecnológico (59 inhabitants)
  3. La Herradura (1 inhabitants)
  4. Mazahua (308 inhabitants)
  5. Nizashuga (2 inhabitants)
  6. Rancho Cayetano García (1 inhabitants)
  7. Rancho Santa Rita (2 inhabitants)
  8. Rancho El Mezquital (8 inhabitants)
  9. Barrio Santa Rita (12 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho Lupita (1 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Hermanas Pineda (6 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho San Judas Tadeo (2 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Víctor Dehesa (- inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Vicente López Vásquez (25 inhabitants)
  15. Sitio de las Flores (124 inhabitants)