Altamira (San José Tenango, Oaxaca)
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The place of Altamira is inside the municipality of San José Tenango (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 257 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants. Altamira is at 1,381 meters of altitude.
Data: In Altamira, 99% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of Altamira is located at 6.7 kilometers from San José Tenango, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Altamira.
#1 Where is Altamira? How to go? Map
Online map of Altamira (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Altamira (Oaxaca) is 257 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 141 | 116 | 257 |
2010 | 169 | 178 | 347 |
2005 | 210 | 185 | 395 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.11 | 18.54 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.72% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 27.24% | 22.48% |
Illiterate population (men): | 9.73% | 18.54% |
Illiterate population (women): | 17.51% | 26.63% |
Schooling level: | 3.33 | 3 |
Schooling level (men): | 3.68 | 3.51 |
Schooling level (women): | 3.07 | 2.44 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 99.14% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.21% | 85.88% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 38.52% | 65.42% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 29.18% | 23.63% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 44.94% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.06% | 1.18% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 66 | 90 |
Homes with electricity: | 71.21% | 72.29% |
Housing with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 18.18% | 98.80% |
Dwellings with radio: | 25.76% | 42.17% |
Housing with television: | 18.18% | 37.35% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 4.55% | 1.20% |
Housing with washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Housing with automobile: | 3.03% | 1.20% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.52% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.52% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 13.64% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Altamira
With the satellite map of Altamira 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 San José Tenango. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Altamira.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Altamira
Many people want to stay in the town of Altamira 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.:- HOTEL SAN JOSE"": 10 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GALLEGOS: 20 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON SIMON: 21 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES LILI: 22 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Altamira (Oaxaca)
In Altamira 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 Altamira, 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) | 23 | 19 | 42 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 35 | 35 | 70 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 42 | 106 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 20 | 39 |
#6 Photos of Altamira
In order for you to enjoy nature around Altamira, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Altamira, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Altamira (Oaxaca) is 68573
Are you going to send a letter to Altamira? Do you have a friend in Altamira and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Altamira consists of the following 5 digits: 68573. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Altamira ("68") 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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