Opichén (Mérida, Yucatán)
Learn about large village of Opichén through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 724 inhabitants of the State of Yucatán
The place of Opichén is inside the municipality of Mérida (in the State of Yucatán). There are 724 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #27 of the ranking. Opichén is at 9 meters of altitude.
Data: In Opichén, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 52% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Opichén? You can find it at 6.5 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Mérida, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Opichén through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Opichén? How to go? Map
Online map of Opichén in Yucatán, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on
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#2 The population of Opichén (Yucatán) is 724 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 369 | 355 | 724 |
2010 | 250 | 271 | 521 |
2005 | 161 | 166 | 327 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.02 | 2.95 |
Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán: | 16.02% | 16.89% |
Illiterate population: | 2.76% | 3.26% |
Illiterate population (men): | 0.83% | 2.95% |
Illiterate population (women): | 1.93% | 3.60% |
Schooling level: | 8.61 | 7.81 |
Schooling level (men): | 8.59 | 7.68 |
Schooling level (women): | 8.64 | 7.94 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 33.84% | 34.93% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 12.29% | 14.97% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.14% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 46.41% | 42.61% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.66% | 57.93% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.81% | 26.00% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 185 | 173 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.46% | 99.26% |
Housing with piped water: | 96.22% | 97.06% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.84% | 91.91% |
Dwellings with radio: | 94.05% | 75.74% |
Housing with television: | 89.73% | 97.79% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 95.14% | 87.50% |
Housing with washing machine: | 81.62% | 72.79% |
Housing with automobile: | 26.49% | 28.68% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 30.27% | 8.82% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 15.68% | 6.62% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 95.14% | 70.59% |
Homes with Internet: | 51.89% | 3.68% |
#3 Satellite photo of Opichén
With the satellite map of Opichén 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 Mérida. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Opichén.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Opichén
Many people want to stay in the town of Opichén 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.:- HOSPEDAJE OASIS: 3 km away, direction East (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL SAN RAFAEL: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ITZA YUCATAN: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EROS SUITE: 3 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Opichén (Yucatán)
In Opichén 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 Opichén, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 44 | 26 | 70 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 58 | 57 | 115 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 242 | 244 | 486 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 25 | 28 | 53 |
#6 Photos of Opichén
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Opichén? 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 Opichén.
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#7 Vote for Opichén as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Opichén or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Opichén to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#8 Comments and opinions about Opichén
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mérida
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Mérida
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- Dzidzil-Há (2 inhabitants)
- El Jabín (4 inhabitants)
- El Jardín (- inhabitants)
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- La Esperanza (- inhabitants)
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- Rancho El Forrajero (3 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Hool (180 inhabitants)
- San Eloy (- inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Palomeque (1237 inhabitants)
- Santa Julia (6 inhabitants)
- El Jacalito (- inhabitants)
- Yóok'sojol (1 inhabitants)
- Yucatán Polo Club (5 inhabitants)