El Carnero (Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca)

Learn about small village of El Carnero through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 46 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Carnero is located in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 46 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #87 of the whole municipality. El Carnero is at 79 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Carnero, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 43% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Carnero is located at 8.0 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Francisco Cozoaltepec, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Tonameca) it is at 26.5 kilometers in direction Northeast. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Carnero.

Where is El Carnero? How to get there? Map

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


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The population of El Carnero (Oaxaca) is 46 inhabitants

Population data in El Carnero (Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020252146
2010312960
2005332760
Evolution of the population in El Carnero: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Carnero:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.856.90
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:2.17%0.00%
Illiterate population:17.39%21.67%
Illiterate population (men):4.35%6.90%
Illiterate population (women):13.04%35.48%
Schooling level:5.756
Schooling level (men):6.57.05
Schooling level (women):5.155.29
Indigenous culture data in El Carnero:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:80.43%88.33%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:45.65%40.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%1.67%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Carnero, 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 dwelling data in El Carnero:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:78.26%33.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):85.71%48.28%
Employed population over 12 years (women):72.00%19.35%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1419
Homes with electricity:92.86%100.00%
Housing with piped water:92.86%87.50%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:50.00%87.50%
Dwellings with radio:85.71%56.25%
Housing with television:71.43%56.25%
Housing with refrigerator:71.43%68.75%
Housing with washing machine:42.86%6.25%
Housing with automobile:7.14%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.14%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:7.14%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.57%18.75%
Homes with Internet:7.14%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Carnero (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of El Carnero

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Carnero, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. You can search free satellite map (2023) of El Carnero.


Population pyramid of El Carnero (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Carnero by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Carnero there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Carnero
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Carnero (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)336
Youth (6-14 years)224
Adults (15-59 years)161127
Elderly (60+ years)459

Photos of El Carnero

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

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The Postal Code of El Carnero (Oaxaca) is 70947

Are you going to send a letter to El Carnero? Do you have a friend in El Carnero and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Carnero consists of the following 5 digits: 70947. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Carnero ("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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