El Mezquite (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Mezquite, a beautiful medium-sized town of 382 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Mezquite (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec. There are 382 inhabitants and it is 213 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Mezquite, 53% of the inhabitants are catholic and 86% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Mezquite is located at 23.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Asunción Ixtaltepec, 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 Mezquite.
#1 Where is El Mezquite? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Mezquite in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Mezquite.
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#2 The population of El Mezquite (Oaxaca) is 382 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 210 | 172 | 382 |
| 2010 | 208 | 183 | 391 |
| 2005 | 180 | 172 | 352 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.2 | 12.02 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.50% | 5.63% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.21% | 14.07% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.93% | 12.02% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.28% | 15.87% |
| Schooling level: | 7.82 | 6.57 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.53 | 7.30 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.21 | 5.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 93.46% | 96.93% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 61.78% | 61.38% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.52% | 0.77% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.23% | 35.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.60% | 55.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 64.29% | 18.27% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 137 | 185 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.27% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.54% | 95.56% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.54% | 99.26% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.85% | 65.19% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.62% | 94.07% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.89% | 94.81% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 86.13% | 77.04% |
| Homes with a car: | 30.66% | 28.15% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.25% | 20.74% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.60% | 20.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.10% | 55.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 22.63% | 2.22% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mezquite
With the satellite map of El Mezquite 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 Asunción Ixtaltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezquite.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquite
Many people want to stay in the town of El Mezquite itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- CASA DE VISITAS: 28 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OASIS: 29 km away, direction Northwest (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA GRANDE: 27 km away, direction Northwest (19 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS CABAÑAS: 34 km away, direction Northwest (25 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mezquite
A weekend in El Mezquite and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Mezquite and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Mezquite para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Banco Marquez (319 meters): 7.1 km walk (101 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Timbón (359 meters): 6.6 km walk (133 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Piedra Parada (401 meters): 8.8 km walk (147 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Pedrera (297 meters): 8.8 km walk (113 minutes), heading West.
- El Morrito (417 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- Chivela (574 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (10 minutes by car)
- Santiago Ixtaltepec (1089 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- Mazahua (308 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the South (15 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mezquite (Oaxaca)
In El Mezquite 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 Mezquite, 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) | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 113 | 94 | 207 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 60 | 52 | 112 |
#7 Pictures of El Mezquite
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Mezquite, 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 Mezquite, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Mezquite en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Mezquite (Oaxaca) is 70144
Are you going to send a letter to El Mezquite? Do you have a friend in El Mezquite and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Mezquite consists of the following 5 digits: 70144. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Mezquite ("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.
#9 Vote for El Mezquite as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Mezquite
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec
- Cieneguilla (304 inhabitants)
- Colonia Agrícola (2 inhabitants)
- El Mezquite (382 inhabitants)
- La Cueva (142 inhabitants)
- Macario Castillejos (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Domingo Jiménez (2 inhabitants)
- Barrio Santa Rita (12 inhabitants)
- Rancho La Gloria (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho La Princesa (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Escondido (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Santuario de la Virgen de Juquila (5 inhabitants)
- Rosario Fuentes (- inhabitants)
- Rancho San Mateo (3 inhabitants)
- Santiago Ixtaltepec (1089 inhabitants)
- Sitio de las Flores (124 inhabitants)