El Popoyote (Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca)

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All the information about this town of 127 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of El Popoyote is located in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 127 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #54 of the ranking. El Popoyote is at 42 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Popoyote, there is a percentage of 65% of indigenous population and 41% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Popoyote? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Popoyote? You can find it at 9.6 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of San Francisco Cozoaltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Tonameca, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 13.4 kilometers. To enjoy the El Popoyote location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

Where is El Popoyote? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Popoyote (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.


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The population of El Popoyote (Oaxaca) is 127 inhabitants

Population data in El Popoyote (Santa María Tonameca, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206364127
20106770137
20055858116
Evolution of the population in El Popoyote: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Popoyote:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.8410.00
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.57%0.00%
Illiterate population:11.02%17.52%
Illiterate population (men):3.94%10.00%
Illiterate population (women):7.09%25.37%
Schooling level:5.354.59
Schooling level (men):5.815.60
Schooling level (women):4.883.58
Indigenous culture data in El Popoyote:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:64.57%51.09%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:39.37%37.23%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%2.19%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Popoyote, 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 Popoyote:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:48.82%32.85%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.25%61.43%
Employed population over 12 years (women):41.27%2.99%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2936
Homes with electricity:93.10%93.55%
Housing with piped water:96.55%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:55.17%77.42%
Dwellings with radio:75.86%61.29%
Housing with television:51.72%61.29%
Housing with refrigerator:51.72%48.39%
Housing with washing machine:6.90%16.13%
Housing with automobile:6.90%16.13%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%3.23%
Homes with landline telephone:3.45%12.90%
Dwellings with cellular phones:41.38%3.23%
Homes with Internet:3.45%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Popoyote (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 Popoyote

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Popoyote, 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 Popoyote.


Population pyramid of El Popoyote (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Popoyote 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 Popoyote there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Popoyote
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Popoyote (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)9817
Youth (6-14 years)121426
Adults (15-59 years)373774
Elderly (60+ years)5510

Photos of El Popoyote

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The Postal Code of El Popoyote (Oaxaca) is 70949

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Popoyote so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70949. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Popoyote ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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