El Zacatal (San Juan Guichicovi, Oaxaca)

Learn about large village of El Zacatal through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 1,336 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Zacatal is located in the Municipality of San Juan Guichicovi (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 1,336 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #7 of the whole municipality. El Zacatal is at 530 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Zacatal, 19% of the inhabitants are catholic and 14% 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 within the municipality, you must know that El Zacatal is located at 11.8 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Juan Guichicovi, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Zacatal.

#1 Where is El Zacatal? How to get there? 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 1,336 inhabitants

Population data in El Zacatal (San Juan Guichicovi, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206806561336
20105965451141
20056566271283
Evolution of the population in El Zacatal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Zacatal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.4727.52
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:2.40%0.00%
Illiterate population:29.87%33.65%
Illiterate population (men):11.75%27.52%
Illiterate population (women):18.11%39.26%
Schooling level:4.192.95
Schooling level (men):4.543.27
Schooling level (women):3.872.66
Indigenous culture data in El Zacatal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%99.21%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:85.40%89.75%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:22.90%34.01%
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:57.86%44.08%
Employed population over 12 years (men):62.04%62.75%
Employed population over 12 years (women):53.82%27.01%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:421436
Homes with electricity:95.01%91.45%
Housing with piped water:97.15%85.84%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:48.93%98.23%
Dwellings with radio:40.86%58.11%
Housing with television:64.85%64.31%
Housing with refrigerator:49.41%32.74%
Housing with washing machine:13.78%3.24%
Housing with automobile:4.51%2.06%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.09%0.59%
Homes with landline telephone:5.46%3.83%
Dwellings with cellular phones:44.42%2.36%
Homes with Internet:3.56%0.88%
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 San Juan Guichicovi. 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)5669125
Youth (6-14 years)104110214
Adults (15-59 years)396341737
Elderly (60+ years)124136260

#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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#7 The Postal Code of El Zacatal (Oaxaca) is 70331

Are you going to send a letter to El Zacatal? Do you have a friend in El Zacatal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Zacatal consists of the following 5 digits: 70331. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Zacatal ("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.

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