Xaya (Yucatán)

The most complete information about the large village of Xaya (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Yucatán has 2,176 inhabitants?

The town of Xaya is located in the Municipality of Tekax (in the State of Yucatán). There are 2,176 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality. Xaya is at 19 meters of altitude.

Data: In Xaya, 31% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Xaya is located at 14.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Tekax de Álvaro Obregón, 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 Xaya.

#1 Where is Xaya? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Xaya (Yucatán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Xaya, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Xaya (Yucatán) is 2,176 inhabitants

Population data in Xaya (Yucatán)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020108810882176
20109109041814
20058228541676
Evolution of the population in Xaya: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Xaya:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.4111.84
Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán:0.18%0.22%
Illiterate population:9.10%16.15%
Illiterate population (men):3.12%11.84%
Illiterate population (women):5.97%20.44%
Schooling level:6.645.08
Schooling level (men):6.785.43
Schooling level (women):6.54.70
Indigenous culture data in Xaya:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:99.63%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:84.10%88.15%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:5.74%24.75%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Xaya, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Yucatán, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tekax (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Xaya:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:44.21%35.06%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.94%56.53%
Employed population over 12 years (women):27.48%13.74%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:515446
Homes with electricity:96.89%86.29%
Housing with piped water:98.06%92.13%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:84.66%87.06%
Dwellings with radio:40.78%51.27%
Housing with television:82.14%67.01%
Housing with refrigerator:39.03%28.93%
Housing with washing machine:52.23%29.44%
Housing with automobile:11.26%7.87%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.44%0.76%
Homes with landline telephone:5.44%7.61%
Dwellings with cellular phones:53.98%6.85%
Homes with Internet:12.43%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Xaya (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Yucatán, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Xaya

With the satellite map of Xaya 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 Tekax. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Xaya.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Xaya

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

#5 Population pyramid of Xaya (Yucatán)

In Xaya 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 Xaya, 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 Xaya
Data of the age pyramid of the town Xaya (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)159160319
Youth (6-14 years)175177352
Adults (15-59 years)6596491,308
Elderly (60+ years)95102197

#6 Photos of Xaya

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Xaya? 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 Xaya.

Enjoy photos of Xaya at this link

#7 The Postal Code of Xaya (Yucatán) is 97973

Are you going to send a letter to Xaya? Do you have a friend in Xaya and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Xaya consists of the following 5 digits: 97973. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Xaya ("97") correspond to the state code of Yucatán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#8 Vote for Xaya as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Xaya or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Xaya 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.

Average Rating: 4.6/5
(considering 9 votes)



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#10 Schools in Xaya

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tekax

  1. Aristeo (5 inhabitants)
  2. Candelaria (24 inhabitants)
  3. Canek (378 inhabitants)
  4. Chacmultún (76 inhabitants)
  5. Chan Dzinup (247 inhabitants)
  6. El Escondido (- inhabitants)
  7. Las Palmas (4 inhabitants)
  8. Valle del Sur (- inhabitants)
  9. Rancho Don Abel (4 inhabitants)
  10. San Anastacio (44 inhabitants)
  11. San Bartolomé (- inhabitants)
  12. Quinta Balam (1 inhabitants)
  13. San Juan Tekax (141 inhabitants)
  14. Tres Hermanitas (12 inhabitants)
  15. Víctor Saucedo (- inhabitants)