El Zanjón (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Oaxaca)

Learn about small village of El Zanjón through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 137 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of El Zanjón is inside the municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 137 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #48 of the whole municipality. El Zanjón is at 15 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Zanjón, there is a percentage of 26% of indigenous population and 77% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Zanjón? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Zanjón is located at 4.7 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Río Grande o Piedra Parada, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villa de Tututepec (Cab.)) it is at 18.8 kilometers in direction Southwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Zanjón.

#1 Where is El Zanjón? How to go? Map

Location map of El Zanjón in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Zanjón, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Zanjón (Oaxaca) is 137 inhabitants

Population data in El Zanjón (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206770137
20106061121
20055151102
Evolution of the population in El Zanjón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Zanjón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.3314.75
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.84%4.96%
Illiterate population:13.14%12.40%
Illiterate population (men):7.30%14.75%
Illiterate population (women):5.84%10.00%
Schooling level:5.575.04
Schooling level (men):5.264.39
Schooling level (women):5.885.60
Indigenous culture data in El Zanjón:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:25.55%22.31%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:9.49%5.79%
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 Zanjón, 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 Zanjón:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:24.09%45.45%
Employed population over 12 years (men):35.71%59.02%
Employed population over 12 years (women):11.94%31.67%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:4736
Homes with electricity:80.85%96.55%
Housing with piped water:70.21%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:27.66%89.66%
Dwellings with radio:44.68%41.38%
Housing with television:42.55%68.97%
Housing with refrigerator:40.43%58.62%
Housing with washing machine:29.79%31.03%
Housing with automobile:17.02%17.24%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:76.60%68.97%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Zanjón (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 Zanjón

With the satellite map of El Zanjón 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 Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zanjón.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zanjón

Do you want to stay in El Zanjón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Zanjón:

#5 Population pyramid of El Zanjón (Oaxaca)

In El Zanjón 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 Zanjón, 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 Zanjón
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Zanjón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)5712
Youth (6-14 years)131326
Adults (15-59 years)413879
Elderly (60+ years)81220

#6 Photos of El Zanjón

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Zanjón, 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 Zanjón, 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 Zanjón (Oaxaca) is 71840

Are you going to send a letter to El Zanjón? Do you have a friend in El Zanjón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Zanjón consists of the following 5 digits: 71840. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Zanjón ("71") 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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