El Tapanco (Santa María Zacatepec, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the large village of El Tapanco (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 625 inhabitants?
The place of El Tapanco is inside the municipality of Santa María Zacatepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 625 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Tapanco is at 341 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Tapanco, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Tapanco is located at 6.1 kilometers from Santa María Zacatepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Tapanco.
#1 Where is El Tapanco? How to go? Map
Location map of El Tapanco in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Tapanco, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Tapanco (Oaxaca) is 625 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 341 | 284 | 625 |
| 2010 | 309 | 219 | 528 |
| 2005 | 308 | 222 | 530 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.86 | 14.61 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.20% | 16.67% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.80% | 14.61% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.40% | 18.12% |
| Schooling level: | 5.41 | 4.60 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.57 | 4.28 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.29 | 4.79 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 94.24% | 89.96% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 74.40% | 73.67% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.12% | 0.57% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 70.56% | 23.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.01% | 50.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 71.85% | 4.21% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 142 | 121 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.55% | 92.47% |
| Housing with piped water: | 87.32% | 94.62% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 68.31% | 90.32% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 30.28% | 49.46% |
| Housing with television: | 69.72% | 82.80% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 71.83% | 66.67% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 15.49% | 6.45% |
| Housing with automobile: | 12.68% | 13.98% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.70% | 3.23% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 39.44% | 32.26% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 36.62% | 9.68% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.82% | 1.08% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Tapanco
With the satellite map of El Tapanco 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 Santa María Zacatepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Tapanco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tapanco
Do you want to stay in El Tapanco? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Tapanco:- HOTEL IBARRA: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANCHEZ: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- MOTEL SANCHEZ: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COSTA CHICA: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Tapanco (Oaxaca)
In El Tapanco 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 Tapanco, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 33 | 38 | 71 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 71 | 58 | 129 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 207 | 159 | 366 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 30 | 29 | 59 |
#6 Photos of El Tapanco
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Tapanco? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Tapanco.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Tapanco (Oaxaca) is 71064
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Tapanco 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: 71064. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Tapanco ("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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Zacatepec
- Aquiles Serdán (586 inhabitants)
- El Cangrejo (30 inhabitants)
- El Cuete (261 inhabitants)
- El Tapanco (625 inhabitants)
- Estanzuelilla (- inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Nuevo Centro (493 inhabitants)
- La Culebra (433 inhabitants)
- La Tijerilla (- inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (104 inhabitants)
- Llano Chapultepec (171 inhabitants)
- Llano de la Viuda (33 inhabitants)
- Loma del Carnero (3 inhabitants)
- San Vicente Piñas (1115 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (1 inhabitants)
- Tres Arroyos (14 inhabitants)