El Tecomate (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Tecomate, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 160 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Tecomate (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. There are 160 inhabitants and it is 66 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 65 minutes away by car (51 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #51 of the ranking.
Data: In El Tecomate, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Tecomate? You can find it at 31.5 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 West, at 11.8 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Tecomate through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Tecomate? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Tecomate (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Tecomate, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Tecomate (Oaxaca) is 160 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83 | 77 | 160 |
| 2010 | 76 | 72 | 148 |
| 2005 | 42 | 33 | 75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.96 | 22.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.62% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.25% | 23.65% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.50% | 22.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.75% | 25.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.14 | 3.35 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.07 | 3.58 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.21 | 3.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 86.25% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 51.25% | 67.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.62% | 0.68% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 58.75% | 24.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.83% | 48.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 49.40% | 1.32% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 30 | 26 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 60.00% | 34.62% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 16.67% | 88.46% |
| Homes with a radio: | 63.33% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 26.67% | 26.92% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.67% | 34.62% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 13.33% | 15.38% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.33% | 7.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.33% | 3.85% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.33% | 3.85% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.67% | 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 Tonameca. 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:- HOTEL AMBARINA: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL CASA COLIBRI: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE NAVALIA: 13 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EXPRESS: 16 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Tecomate
A weekend in El Tecomate and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Tecomate and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Tecomate para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Piedra Blanca (287 meters): 4.7 km walk (61 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Grande (446 meters): 5.6 km walk (102 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Palma Sola (675 meters): 10.7 km walk (134 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Olla (934 meters): 16.5 km walk (220 minutes), heading North.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Rinconcito", 65 km, heading Southeast (51 minutes by car)
- Valdeflores Segunda Sección (271 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Los Reyes (147 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Valdeflores (259 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- San Bernardino (835 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 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) | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 47 | 48 | 95 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 8 | 13 |
#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 70944
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: 70944. 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
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in El Tecomate
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tonameca
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