Mazahua (Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Mazahua, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 308 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of Mazahua is located in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 308 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #11 of the ranking. Mazahua is at 152 meters of altitude.

Data: In Mazahua, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Mazahua? You can find it at 18.5 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Asunción Ixtaltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Mazahua location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

What is the route to get to Mazahua (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Mazahua (Oaxaca) is 308 inhabitants

Population data in Mazahua (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020148160308
2010137154291
200510697203
Evolution of the population in Mazahua: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Mazahua:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.5511.04
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:10.06%10.65%
Illiterate population:14.94%15.46%
Illiterate population (men):7.14%11.04%
Illiterate population (women):7.79%20.44%
Schooling level:6.635.71
Schooling level (men):7.256.70
Schooling level (women):5.974.65
Indigenous culture data in Mazahua:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:91.56%94.16%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:59.09%65.64%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.32%5.15%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Mazahua, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Mazahua:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:48.38%35.05%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.62%50.65%
Employed population over 12 years (women):35.14%17.52%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:9890
Homes with electricity:96.94%95.12%
Housing with piped water:94.90%84.15%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:94.90%86.59%
Dwellings with radio:38.78%63.41%
Housing with television:80.61%78.05%
Housing with refrigerator:86.73%76.83%
Housing with washing machine:75.51%57.32%
Housing with automobile:26.53%20.73%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.14%4.88%
Homes with landline telephone:3.06%15.85%
Dwellings with cellular phones:60.20%23.17%
Homes with Internet:21.43%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Mazahua (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 Mazahua

With the satellite map of Mazahua 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 Asunción Ixtaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Mazahua.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Mazahua

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

In Mazahua 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 Mazahua, 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 Mazahua
Data of the age pyramid of the town Mazahua (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)191433
Youth (6-14 years)162642
Adults (15-59 years)8689175
Elderly (60+ years)273158

#6 Photos of Mazahua

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

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#7 Vote for Mazahua as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec

  1. Rancho La Santa (2 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia Santa Cruz (98 inhabitants)
  3. El Sifón (- inhabitants)
  4. Gaña (7 inhabitants)
  5. La Esperanza (Quinta la Esperanza) (- inhabitants)
  6. La Herradura (1 inhabitants)
  7. Lázaro Cárdenas (1277 inhabitants)
  8. Mena (197 inhabitants)
  9. Rancho Cayetano García (1 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho El Rosario (2 inhabitants)
  11. Barrio Santa Rita (12 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Grande (1 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Escondido (2 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Vicente López Vásquez (25 inhabitants)
  15. San Isidro (2 inhabitants)