El Vizaje
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Vizaje, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 195 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Vizaje belongs to the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam (State of Oaxaca). There are 195 inhabitants and it is 1,827 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 12 minutes away by car (11 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #14 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Vizaje, 93% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Vizaje is located at 2.9 kilometers from San Isidro Zoquiápam, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 2.8 kilometers from San Lucas Zoquiápam, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Vizaje.
#1 Where is El Vizaje? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Vizaje (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Vizaje (Oaxaca) is 195 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 101 | 94 | 195 |
| 2010 | 115 | 125 | 240 |
| 2005 | 131 | 123 | 254 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.66 | 20.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.05% | 1.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 26.67% | 28.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.21% | 20.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 18.46% | 37.39% |
| Schooling level: | 4.72 | 3.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.57 | 4.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.99 | 3.34 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.46% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.10% | 88.33% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 17.44% | 31.25% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.00% | 17.92% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.51% | 32.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.77% | 1.74% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 60 | 86 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.33% | 83.05% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.33% | 13.56% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 31.67% | 86.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 58.33% | 55.93% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.00% | 15.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 15.00% | 1.69% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 1.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 43.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Vizaje
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Vizaje, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam. Get free live access to satellite views of 2025 of El Vizaje.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Vizaje
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Vizaje, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Vizaje so you can contact them:- HOTEL PALACE: 8 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA 2: 9 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 11 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Vizaje
Want to know what to see in El Vizaje if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Vizaje.Las mejores montes de El Vizaje para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Rana (2240 meters): 2.3 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Cumbre Chica (2287 meters): 2.8 km walk (49 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro San Martín (2379 meters): 4.2 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Quemado (2389 meters): 5.8 km walk (110 minutes), heading South.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Templo Casa de Cultura", 12 km, heading East (11 minutes by car)
- San Marcos Liquidámbar (402 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Loma de Águila (90 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- San Juan la Unión (215 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Loma Caballo (213 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Vizaje (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Vizaje 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 Vizaje there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 48 | 49 | 97 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 27 | 16 | 43 |
#7 Pictures of El Vizaje
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Vizaje? 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 Vizaje.
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#9 Schools in El Vizaje
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Lucas Zoquiápam
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- Agua Negra (105 inhabitants)
- Buena Vista (250 inhabitants)
- Camino a Yoloxóchitl (13 inhabitants)
- Cerro de Arena (118 inhabitants)
- El Cuartel (47 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (391 inhabitants)
- Linda Vista (26 inhabitants)
- Loma Aurora (56 inhabitants)
- Loma Caballo (213 inhabitants)
- Loma Izote (138 inhabitants)
- Los Frailes (424 inhabitants)
- San Marcos Liquidámbar (402 inhabitants)
- San Martín (293 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (96 inhabitants)