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Deca

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

So you will learn about this incredible town of 464 inhabitants of Hidalgo.

The town of Deca belongs to the municipality of Alfajayucan (State of Hidalgo). There are 464 inhabitants and it is 1,839 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tecozautla is 38 minutes away by car (38 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Deca, 39% of individuals have completed secondary education and 13% 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 Deca? You can find it at 8.4 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Alfajayucan, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Deca through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Deca? How to go? Map

Online map of Deca in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of Deca (Hidalgo) is 464 inhabitants

Population data in Deca

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	241	223	464
2010	234	244	478
2005	228	197	425

Evolution of the population in Deca: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Deca:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.97	5.74
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:	18.97%	17.57%
Illiterate population:	5.17%	8.79%
Illiterate population (men):	1.08%	5.74%
Illiterate population (women):	4.09%	11.97%
Schooling level:	8.7	7.64
Schooling level (men):	9.09	8.08
Schooling level (women):	8.37	7.21

Indigenous culture data in Deca:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	61.85%	18.20%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	35.99%	5.65%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.65%	0.00%

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

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Deca:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	45.69%	33.47%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	59.19%	51.64%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	33.20%	14.53%
Number of inhabited private housings:	137	187
Homes with electricity:	98.54%	94.74%
Homes with piped water:	94.16%	88.72%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	84.67%	75.19%
Homes with a radio:	71.53%	79.70%
Homes with a television:	87.59%	93.23%
Homes with a refrigerator:	89.78%	78.20%
Homes with a washing machine:	62.77%	55.64%
Homes with a car:	53.28%	48.12%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	13.14%	12.03%
Homes with landline telephone:	6.57%	3.76%
Homes with cell phones:	84.67%	61.65%
Homes with Internet:	10.22%	0.00%

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

With the satellite map of Deca 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 Alfajayucan. You can search free satellite map (2025) of Deca.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Deca

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

• HOTEL AHUE: 14 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
• POSADAS HACIENDA: 14 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)
• BUNGALOWS ZICATELA: 22 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TASQUILLO: 20 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Deca

Want to know what to see in Deca if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Deca.
Mountains in Deca for hiking and trails:

• Cerro La Cuesta (1952 meters): 4.4 km walk (73 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Toedillo (2082 meters): 4.8 km walk (95 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Mesa Ejidos (1803 meters): 6.3 km walk (122 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Colorado (1850 meters): 6.9 km walk (84 minutes), heading Northeast.

Magical Towns near Deca to discover the Mexican culture:

• Tecozautla (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Elevación del Hualtepec o Cerro del Astillero", 38 km, heading West (38 minutes by car)
• Huichapan (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Capilla de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe", 54 km, heading West (42 minutes by car)
• Zimapán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "El Vigilante", 64 km, heading North (43 minutes by car)

Other towns near Deca:

• La Venta (76 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• Madho San Pablo (83 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
• Milpa Grande (68 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
• San Francisco Sacachichilco (801 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 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 Deca (Hidalgo)

In Deca 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 Deca, 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 Deca (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	15	24	39
Youth (6-14 years)	36	41	77
Adults (15-59 years)	137	114	251
Elderly (60+ years)	53	44	97

#7 Pictures of Deca

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Deca? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Deca.
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#8 The Postal Code of Deca (Hidalgo) is 42399

Are you going to send a letter to Deca? Do you have a friend in Deca and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Deca consists of the following 5 digits: 42399. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Deca ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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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#10 Schools in Deca

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