El Venado (Oaxaca)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Venado through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 241 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Venado (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. There are 241 inhabitants and it is 20 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Ventanilla is 8 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 12 minutes away by car (12 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #18 of the ranking.
Data: In El Venado, 92% of the inhabitants are catholic and 50% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Venado? You can find it at 7.1 kilometers, in direction Northwest, 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 16.4 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Venado through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Venado? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Venado (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 Venado, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Venado (Oaxaca) is 241 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 117 | 124 | 241 |
| 2010 | 179 | 184 | 363 |
| 2005 | 181 | 176 | 357 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.5 | 6.52 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.24% | 2.20% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.03% | 11.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.98% | 6.52% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.05% | 16.20% |
| Schooling level: | 7.7 | 6.42 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.95 | 6.65 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.46 | 6.20 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.07% | 4.96% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.41% | 1.65% |
| 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: | 51.87% | 38.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.71% | 52.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.32% | 24.02% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 78 | 132 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.44% | 83.81% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.59% | 0.95% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.15% | 93.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 61.90% |
| Homes with a television: | 53.85% | 62.86% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 74.36% | 60.95% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 34.29% |
| Homes with a car: | 17.95% | 19.05% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.97% | 8.57% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.41% | 23.81% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 39.74% | 12.38% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.51% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Venado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Venado, 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 (2024) of El Venado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Venado
Do you want to stay in El Venado? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Venado:- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- CASA HUIJAZOO: 9 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS MIRAMAR: 8 km away, direction Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS ALTAMIRA: 9 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Venado
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Venado? The list of the best places to visit in El Venado and nearby locations.Beaches in El Venado for sunbathing:
- Playa La Ventanilla: A 8 km walk (94 minutes) or 10 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Mermejita: A 10 km walk (154 minutes) or 10 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa San Agustinillo: A 15 km walk (149 minutes) or 15 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa Zipolite: A 18 km walk (213 minutes) or 27 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 9.3 km walk (143 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Vigía (109 meters): 13.1 km walk (245 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Piste (246 meters): 12.2 km walk (159 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 14.2 km walk (181 minutes), heading North.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Rinconcito", 12 km, heading Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- San Isidro del Palmar (758 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Samaritan Tonameca (169 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Reforma (397 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Chacahua (148 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Venado (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Venado by age and gender, 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 Venado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 72 | 72 | 144 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 19 | 41 |
#7 Pictures of El Venado
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Venado, 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 Venado, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Venado (Oaxaca) is 70949
Are you going to send a letter to El Venado? Do you have a friend in El Venado and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Venado consists of the following 5 digits: 70949. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Venado ("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 Venado as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Venado
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tonameca
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- El Manantial (72 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (115 inhabitants)
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- La Barra del Potrero (335 inhabitants)
- La Unión (84 inhabitants)
- Llano Grande (218 inhabitants)
- Pueblo Viejo (273 inhabitants)
- Rincón Bonito (277 inhabitants)
- San Bernardino (835 inhabitants)
- Soluche (154 inhabitants)
- Ventanilla (129 inhabitants)
- Villa San Luis (24 inhabitants)