Mata de Bule (Santa María Colotepec, Oaxaca)

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All the information about this town of 302 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of Mata de Bule is located in the Municipality of Santa María Colotepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 302 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #11 of the ranking. Mata de Bule is at 420 meters of altitude.

Data: In Mata de Bule, there is a percentage of 89% of indigenous population and 50% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Mata de Bule? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Mata de Bule? You can find it at 11.3 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Brisas de Zicatela, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Colotepec, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at East, at 22.5 kilometers. To enjoy the Mata de Bule location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

Where is Mata de Bule? How to get there? Map

Online map of Mata de Bule (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.


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The population of Mata de Bule (Oaxaca) is 302 inhabitants

Population data in Mata de Bule (Santa María Colotepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020152150302
2010142151293
2005135134269
Evolution of the population in Mata de Bule: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Mata de Bule:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3516.56
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.32%0.00%
Illiterate population:14.24%18.09%
Illiterate population (men):6.29%16.56%
Illiterate population (women):7.95%19.72%
Schooling level:5.774.53
Schooling level (men):6.024.92
Schooling level (women):5.494.08
Indigenous culture data in Mata de Bule:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:89.40%94.54%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:52.32%68.60%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:2.98%5.12%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Mata de Bule, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Mata de Bule:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:34.44%22.53%
Employed population over 12 years (men):55.33%39.74%
Employed population over 12 years (women):13.82%4.23%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:8061
Homes with electricity:87.50%96.67%
Housing with piped water:98.75%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:58.75%96.67%
Dwellings with radio:22.50%66.67%
Housing with television:31.25%46.67%
Housing with refrigerator:48.75%35.00%
Housing with washing machine:11.25%1.67%
Housing with automobile:8.75%8.33%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.75%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:3.75%6.67%
Dwellings with cellular phones:50.00%0.00%
Homes with Internet:8.75%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Mata de Bule (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of Mata de Bule

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Population pyramid of Mata de Bule (Oaxaca)

In Mata de Bule 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 Mata de Bule, 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.

Population pyramid of Mata de Bule
Data of the age pyramid of the town Mata de Bule (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)281644
Youth (6-14 years)323365
Adults (15-59 years)7577152
Elderly (60+ years)172441

Photos of Mata de Bule

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The Postal Code of Mata de Bule (Oaxaca) is 70936

Are you going to send a letter to Mata de Bule? Do you have a friend in Mata de Bule and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Mata de Bule consists of the following 5 digits: 70936. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Mata de Bule ("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.

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