El Mezquital (Tamaulipas)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Mezquital (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Tamaulipas has 205 inhabitants?
The town of El Mezquital (Tamaulipas) belongs to the municipality of Matamoros. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #28 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Mezquital, there is a percentage of 6% of indigenous population and 84% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Mezquital? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Mezquital is located at 70.8 kilometers from Heroica Matamoros, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Mezquital.
#1 Where is El Mezquital? How to go? Map
Location map of El Mezquital in Tamaulipas: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Mezquital, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Mezquital (Tamaulipas) is 205 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100 | 105 | 205 |
| 2010 | 160 | 165 | 325 |
| 2005 | 177 | 201 | 378 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.54 | 8.48 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 44.88% | 47.69% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.39% | 6.46% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.41% | 8.48% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.98% | 4.38% |
| Schooling level: | 7.32 | 5.96 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.68 | 5.88 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.95 | 6.06 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 6.34% | 4.31% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.95% | 1.23% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 59.02% | 42.15% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 70.48% | 66.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 47.00% | 17.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 80 | 118 |
| Homes with electricity: | 68.75% | 7.78% |
| Homes with piped water: | 18.75% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 22.50% | 93.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 85.00% | 64.44% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.25% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 15.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 27.50% | 1.11% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.75% | 27.78% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.75% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.75% | 15.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 71.25% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mezquital
With the satellite map of El Mezquital 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 Matamoros. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezquital.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquital
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Mezquital, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Mezquital so you can contact them:- MOTEL PLAZA RÍO: 78 km away, direction Northwest (53 minutes by car)
- MOTEL NEW YORK: 101 km away, direction North (75 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA HUERTA: 97 km away, direction North (67 minutes by car)
- ESTACIONAMIENTO HOTEL PARIS: 89 km away, direction North (62 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mezquital
A weekend in El Mezquital and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Mezquital and surroundings to find the best destinations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Mezquital?:
- La Fantasía (Isla la Fantasía) (97 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Puntilla Norte (Isla Puntilla Norte) (48 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Las Malvinas (Isla las Malvinas) (188 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Isla del Amor (Puntilla Sur) (105 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mezquital (Tamaulipas)
In El Mezquital 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 Mezquital, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 69 | 65 | 134 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 9 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of El Mezquital
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mezquital? 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 Mezquital.
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#9 Schools in El Mezquital
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