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El Cairo (Oaxaca)

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

So you will learn about this incredible town of 225 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of El Cairo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec. There are 225 inhabitants and it is 37 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #22 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Cairo, 82% of the inhabitants are catholic and 58% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Cairo is located at 3.4 kilometers from Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cairo.

#1 Where is El Cairo? How to go? Map

Online map of El Cairo (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 El Cairo (Oaxaca) is 225 inhabitants

Population data in El Cairo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	117	108	225
2010	128	116	244
2005	64	74	138

Evolution of the population in El Cairo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Cairo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.52	10.34
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	9.33%	7.79%
Illiterate population:	11.56%	13.93%
Illiterate population (men):	4.44%	10.34%
Illiterate population (women):	7.11%	17.19%
Schooling level:	7.19	5.55
Schooling level (men):	7.59	5.73
Schooling level (women):	6.86	5.40

Indigenous culture data in El Cairo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	15.11%	4.10%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	4.89%	2.05%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

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

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Cairo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	43.56%	38.93%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.56%	55.17%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	32.48%	24.22%
Number of inhabited private housings:	72	96
Homes with electricity:	97.22%	94.52%
Homes with piped water:	97.22%	64.38%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	98.61%	83.56%
Homes with a radio:	52.78%	57.53%
Homes with a television:	84.72%	75.34%
Homes with a refrigerator:	77.78%	45.21%
Homes with a washing machine:	58.33%	26.03%
Homes with a car:	11.11%	9.59%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	8.33%	1.37%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.78%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	84.72%	58.90%
Homes with Internet:	15.28%	0.00%

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

With the satellite map of El Cairo 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2025 of El Cairo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cairo

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

• HOTEL CALLI: 2 km away, direction Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SANTA CRUZ: 2 km away, direction South (1 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TEHUANTEPEC: 2 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LOS MANGUITOS: 2 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Cairo

Want to know what to see in El Cairo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Cairo.
Las mejores montes de El Cairo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro de Lieza (174 meters): 4.5 km walk (55 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro El Marmol (134 meters): 7.3 km walk (115 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Nizaguichi (294 meters): 10.9 km walk (172 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro El Pozorrillo (381 meters): 10.8 km walk (166 minutes), heading West.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Cairo?:

• San Antonio (55 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Quince de Septiembre (245 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• Colonia Alejandro Cruz Martínez (433 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• Colonia Ejidal Guichivere (33 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (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 El Cairo (Oaxaca)

In El Cairo 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 El Cairo, 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 El Cairo (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	7	10	17
Youth (6-14 years)	18	20	38
Adults (15-59 years)	75	64	139
Elderly (60+ years)	17	14	31

#7 Pictures of El Cairo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Cairo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Cairo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Cairo (Oaxaca) is 70760

Are you going to send a letter to El Cairo? Do you have a friend in El Cairo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Cairo consists of the following 5 digits: 70760. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Cairo ("70") 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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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca

#10 Schools in El Cairo

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