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Amatepec (Veracruz)

Learn about medium-sized town of Amatepec through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 453 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz

The town of Amatepec (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Zongolica. There are 453 inhabitants and it is 784 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Córdoba is 52 minutes away by car (41 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #22 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Amatepec, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Amatepec? You can find it at 11.4 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Zongolica, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Amatepec through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Amatepec? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Amatepec (Veracruz) is 453 inhabitants

Population data in Amatepec (Veracruz)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	246	207	453
2010	217	219	436
2005	211	217	428

Evolution of the population in Amatepec: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Amatepec:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.6	15.98
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	0.22%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	15.67%	20.18%
Illiterate population (men):	5.96%	15.98%
Illiterate population (women):	9.71%	24.42%
Schooling level:	6.15	5.16
Schooling level (men):	5.78	5.16
Schooling level (women):	6.47	5.16

Indigenous culture data in Amatepec:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	94.48%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.08%	88.99%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	9.71%	12.84%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Amatepec, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Veracruz, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Amatepec:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	41.50%	28.44%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.25%	49.77%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	22.36%	6.91%
Number of inhabited private housings:	130	107
Homes with electricity:	98.46%	96.04%
Homes with piped water:	97.69%	84.16%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	13.08%	99.01%
Homes with a radio:	49.23%	72.28%
Homes with a television:	56.15%	53.47%
Homes with a refrigerator:	40.77%	25.74%
Homes with a washing machine:	5.38%	0.99%
Homes with a car:	3.08%	5.94%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.54%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	9.23%	11.88%
Homes with cell phones:	40.00%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	6.15%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Amatepec (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Veracruz, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Amatepec

With the satellite map of Amatepec 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 Zongolica. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Amatepec.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Amatepec

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

• HOTEL ALEX: 16 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ISAMAR: 15 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SIERRA MADRE: 18 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
• POSADA SOL Y LUNA: 15 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Amatepec

A weekend in Amatepec and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Amatepec and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in Amatepec for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Coclaixco (1544 meters): 4.5 km walk (61 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Zapaltecatl (1805 meters): 5.1 km walk (106 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Techiquilco (1852 meters): 8.1 km walk (134 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Ixcuintecatl (1651 meters): 8.8 km walk (143 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns near Amatepec to discover the Mexican culture:

• Córdoba (Veracruz): Don't miss "Catedral Inmaculada Concepción", 52 km, heading North (41 minutes by car)
• Orizaba (Veracruz): Don't miss "Palacio de Hierro", 78 km, heading Northwest (55 minutes by car)

Other towns near Amatepec:

• Barrio Buena Vista (85 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Cuahuixtlahuac (442 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• La Palma (172 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• El Porvenir (815 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Amatepec (Veracruz)

In Amatepec 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 Amatepec, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Amatepec (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	28	16	44
Youth (6-14 years)	37	37	74
Adults (15-59 years)	155	123	278
Elderly (60+ years)	26	31	57

#7 Pictures of Amatepec

In order for you to enjoy nature around Amatepec, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Amatepec, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in Amatepec

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