El Zacatal (Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the small village of El Zacatal, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

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The place of El Zacatal is inside the municipality of Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 29 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality. El Zacatal is at 1,259 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Zacatal, there is a percentage of 59% of indigenous population and 33% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Zacatal? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Zacatal is located at 3.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Buenos Aires, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza) it is at 5.3 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Zacatal.

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

Online map of El Zacatal in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Zacatal (Oaxaca) is 29 inhabitants

Population data in El Zacatal (Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020151429
2010141630
2005233255
Evolution of the population in El Zacatal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Zacatal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.637.50
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:31.03%33.33%
Illiterate population (men):13.79%37.50%
Illiterate population (women):17.24%28.57%
Schooling level:4.13.14
Schooling level (men):4.363.62
Schooling level (women):3.782.44
Indigenous culture data in El Zacatal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:58.62%70.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:20.69%20.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Zacatal, 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 El Zacatal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:24.14%33.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):42.86%62.50%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.67%0.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:97
Homes with electricity:88.89%66.67%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:11.11%83.33%
Dwellings with radio:66.67%50.00%
Housing with television:22.22%16.67%
Housing with refrigerator:22.22%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:33.33%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Zacatal (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 Zacatal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Zacatal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Zacatal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zacatal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Zacatal 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 Zacatal (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Zacatal 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 El Zacatal there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Zacatal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Zacatal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)213
Youth (6-14 years)426
Adults (15-59 years)6915
Elderly (60+ years)325

#6 Photos of El Zacatal

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Zacatal, 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 Zacatal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Cuyamecalco Villa de Zaragoza

  1. Agua Conejo (42 inhabitants)
  2. Agua Tabaco (143 inhabitants)
  3. Aguacate (35 inhabitants)
  4. Bajo la Peña (30 inhabitants)
  5. Cerro Verde (48 inhabitants)
  6. Chorro de Agua (24 inhabitants)
  7. El Zacatal (29 inhabitants)
  8. Llano San Antonio (- inhabitants)
  9. Loma el Trompo (2 inhabitants)
  10. Loma Platanar (42 inhabitants)
  11. Naranjo (- inhabitants)
  12. Peña Colorada (- inhabitants)
  13. Río San Miguel (Llano Nopal) (57 inhabitants)
  14. Santa María Buenos Aires (221 inhabitants)
  15. Texún (- inhabitants)