El Zarzal (Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 113 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The place of El Zarzal is inside the municipality of Santa María Huatulco (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 113 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #46 of the whole municipality. El Zarzal is at 18 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Zarzal, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% 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 Zarzal is located at 14.3 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Crucecita, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Huatulco) it is at 18.4 kilometers in direction West. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Zarzal.
#1 Where is El Zarzal? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Zarzal (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 Zarzal (Oaxaca) is 113 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | 59 | 113 |
| 2010 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| 2005 | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.66 | 6.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.88% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.42% | 4.84% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.65% | 6.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.77% | 3.03% |
| Schooling level: | 7.51 | 5.68 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.76 | 6.13 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.28 | 5.32 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 10.62% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 2.65% | 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: | 44.25% | 25.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.32% | 48.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.78% | 6.06% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 31 | 15 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.77% | 73.33% |
| Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 38.71% | 40.00% |
| Housing with television: | 64.52% | 46.67% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 67.74% | 66.67% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 35.48% | 20.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 9.68% | 20.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.68% | 6.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.81% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 67.74% | 6.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.45% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Zarzal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Zarzal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Huatulco. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Zarzal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zarzal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Zarzal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Zarzal so you can contact them.:- POSADA ARSAL: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE EL MIRADOR: 9 km away, direction Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SALCHI: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- MANTA RAYA HOTEL: 12 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Zarzal (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Zarzal 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 Zarzal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 35 | 37 | 72 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
#6 Photos of El Zarzal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Zarzal? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Zarzal.
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