El Chasqueño
The most complete information about the small village of El Chasqueño (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 82 inhabitants?
It was formerly known as El Chasneño.
The town of El Chasqueño belongs to the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa (State of Oaxaca). There are 82 inhabitants and it is 1,170 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #24 of the whole municipality.
You may know this town as El Chasneño, because this was its former name. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.
Data: In El Chasqueño, 23% of the population over 12 years is single and 4% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Chasqueño is located at 8.9 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santiago Yosondúa, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Chasqueño.
#1 Where is El Chasqueño? How to go? Map
Online map of El Chasqueño in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Chasqueño (Oaxaca) is 82 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 48 | 34 | 82 |
| 2010 | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| 2005 | 47 | 39 | 86 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.97 | 11.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.66% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.76% | 19.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.66% | 11.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.10% | 26.67% |
| Schooling level: | 5.18 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.19 | 5.21 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.18 | 4.22 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 30.49% | 41.38% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 23.17% | 21.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Yosondúa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 63.41% | 40.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 70.59% | 61.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 58.33% | 20.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 26 | 30 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.15% | 86.96% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.15% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 30.77% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a radio: | 15.38% | 60.87% |
| Homes with a television: | 3.85% | 26.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 11.54% | 8.70% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 23.08% | 8.70% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Chasqueño
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chasqueño, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chasqueño.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chasqueño
Do you want to stay in El Chasqueño? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Chasqueño:- HOTEL LA POSADA: 15 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 12 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS SANTO DOMINGO IXCATLÁN: 23 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Chasqueño
Want to know what to see in El Chasqueño if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Chasqueño.Mountains in El Chasqueño for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Yucuxino (2423 meters): 8.1 km walk (109 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Sol (2780 meters): 8.3 km walk (106 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Yucunda (2902 meters): 8.9 km walk (113 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Tejon (1959 meters): 10.1 km walk (129 minutes), heading East.
- Yuku Yuu (70 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Chacua (39 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Yavisa (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Yuniñi (59 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Chasqueño (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Chasqueño by age and gender, 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 Chasqueño there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 11 | 21 |
#7 Pictures of El Chasqueño
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Chasqueño? 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 El Chasqueño.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa
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