Isla el Mezquite
We have collected many facts about the small village of Isla el Mezquite, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 29 inhabitants of Tamaulipas.
It was formerly known as Isla Sección Puntilla Sur.
The town of Isla el Mezquite belongs to the municipality of Matamoros (State of Tamaulipas). It is the most populated town in the position #123 of the whole municipality.
You may know this town as Isla Sección Puntilla Sur, because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2014.
Data: In Isla el Mezquite, there is a percentage of 28% of indigenous population and 89% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Isla el Mezquite? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Isla el Mezquite is located at 70.9 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Heroica Matamoros, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Isla el Mezquite.
#1 Where is Isla el Mezquite? How to go? Map
Online map of Isla el Mezquite in Tamaulipas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Isla el Mezquite (Tamaulipas) is 29 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 2010 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas: | 55.17% | 73.91% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.45% | 4.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.45% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 12.50% |
| Schooling level: | 6.71 | 5.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.5 | 5.56 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.2 | 6.17 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 27.59% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.45% | 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: | 65.52% | 43.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 93.33% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.71% | 12.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 9 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 88.89% | 16.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 88.89% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 77.78% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 11.11% | 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: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.89% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 88.89% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Isla el Mezquite
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Isla el Mezquite, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Matamoros. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Isla el Mezquite.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Isla el Mezquite
Do you want to stay in Isla el Mezquite? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Isla el Mezquite:- MOTEL PLAZA RÍO: 95 km away, direction Northwest (68 minutes by car)
- RESTAURANT HOTEL SAN LUIS: 92 km away, direction Northwest (63 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FRONTERIZO: 81 km away, direction Northwest (56 minutes by car)
- MOTEL NEW YORK: 85 km away, direction North (64 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Isla el Mezquite
A weekend in Isla el Mezquite and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Isla el Mezquite and surroundings to find the best destinations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Isla el Mezquite?:
- Isla del Amor (Puntilla Sur) (105 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Isla Sección Puntilla Norte (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Puntilla Norte (Isla Puntilla Norte) (48 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Fantasía (Isla la Fantasía) (97 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Isla el Mezquite (Tamaulipas)
In Isla el Mezquite 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 Isla el Mezquite, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
#7 Pictures of Isla el Mezquite
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Isla el Mezquite? 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 Isla el Mezquite.
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