El Tecomate (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 65 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Tecomate (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Colotepec. There are 65 inhabitants and it is 86 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #45 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Tecomate, 40% of the population over 12 years is single and 27% 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 Tecomate is located at 5.4 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Brisas de Zicatela, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Colotepec) it is at 18.4 kilometers in direction Southesast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Tecomate.
#1 Where is El Tecomate? How to go? Map
Online map of El Tecomate 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 Tecomate (Oaxaca) is 65 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| 2010 | 48 | 35 | 83 |
| 2005 | 51 | 33 | 84 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.37 | 5.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 3.61% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.23% | 13.25% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.54% | 5.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.69% | 18.75% |
| Schooling level: | 6.6 | 5.19 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.77 | 5.86 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.46 | 4.75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.54% | 0.00% |
| 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: | 47.69% | 21.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.74% | 48.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.41% | 2.08% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 15 | 24 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.33% | 90.91% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 72.73% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.00% | 54.55% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 59.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.00% | 63.64% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 6.67% | 13.64% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 31.82% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 26.67% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Tecomate
With the satellite map of El Tecomate 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 María Colotepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Tecomate.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tecomate
Many people want to stay in the town of El Tecomate 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:- HOSTAL CALIFORNIA: 7 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL ROMANCE: 29 km away, direction Southwest (22 minutes by car)
- BUNGALOWS ZICATELA MANGO PUERTO ESCONDIDO: 23 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- MOTEL DE LA BARRA: 30 km away, direction Southwest (25 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Tecomate
Want to know what to see in El Tecomate if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Tecomate.Las mejores montes de El Tecomate para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Águila (1094 meters): 6.7 km walk (93 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Palma Sola (675 meters): 7.0 km walk (117 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Olla (934 meters): 6.9 km walk (122 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Caballo (783 meters): 8.5 km walk (139 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Los Naranjos (162 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Piedras Negras (100 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Lagunilla (39 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Junta del Potrero (117 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Tecomate (Oaxaca)
In El Tecomate 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 Tecomate, 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) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 4 | 6 |
#7 Pictures of El Tecomate
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Tecomate? 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 Tecomate.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Tecomate (Oaxaca) is 70935
Are you going to send a letter to El Tecomate? Do you have a friend in El Tecomate and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Tecomate consists of the following 5 digits: 70935. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Tecomate ("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 Tecomate as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Tecomate or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Tecomate to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#10 Schools in El Tecomate
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Colotepec
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