El Mosquito (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Mosquito, a beautiful small village of 95 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Mosquito (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila. There are 95 inhabitants and it is 760 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 23 minutes away by car (21 km). It is the most populated town in the position #19 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Mosquito, 14% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Mosquito is located at 15.1 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa Catarina Juquila, 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 Mosquito.

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

Online map of El Mosquito in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Mosquito (Oaxaca) is 95 inhabitants

Population data in El Mosquito (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020405595
20104953102
2005464490
Evolution of the population in El Mosquito: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Mosquito:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.237.55
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:14.74%10.78%
Illiterate population (men):8.42%7.55%
Illiterate population (women):6.32%14.29%
Schooling level:5.425.20
Schooling level (men):5.695.33
Schooling level (women):5.075.08
Indigenous culture data in El Mosquito:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.00%
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 Mosquito, 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 Mosquito:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:62.11%32.35%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.36%50.94%
Employed population over 12 years (women):70.00%12.24%
Number of inhabited private housings:2422
Homes with electricity:100.00%95.45%
Homes with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:29.17%100.00%
Homes with a radio:25.00%40.91%
Homes with a television:45.83%31.82%
Homes with a refrigerator:41.67%40.91%
Homes with a washing machine:8.33%0.00%
Homes with a car:4.17%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%4.55%
Homes with cell phones:12.50%13.64%
Homes with Internet:4.17%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Mosquito (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 Mosquito

With the satellite map of El Mosquito 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 Santa Catarina Juquila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mosquito.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mosquito

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

#5 What to do in El Mosquito

A weekend in El Mosquito and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Mosquito and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Mosquito para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro Yalo (1225 meters): 8.3 km walk (131 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro La Guitarra (1663 meters): 8.5 km walk (145 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • Cerro Kacniu (1502 meters): 10.1 km walk (151 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • Cerro El Tecolote (699 meters): 10.6 km walk (182 minutes), heading South.
Magical Towns near El Mosquito to discover the Mexican culture:Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Mosquito?:
  • Las Trancas (191 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
  • La Soledad (26 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
  • El Mamey (87 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
  • Junta de los Ríos (198 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 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 Mosquito (Oaxaca)

In El Mosquito 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 Mosquito, 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 Mosquito (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)61016
Youth (6-14 years)5914
Adults (15-59 years)233053
Elderly (60+ years)6612

#7 Pictures of El Mosquito

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mosquito? 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 Mosquito.

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