Mazunte. Magical Town
We have collected many facts about the large village of Mazunte, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 651 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Mazunte belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tonameca (State of Oaxaca). There are 651 inhabitants and it is 12 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Mermejita is 2 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Mazunte (Oaxaca) is a Magical Town since 2015. You can also visit the following tourist attractions (names in Spanish): "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", "Punta Cometa", "La Ventanilla", "Playa Rinconcito", "Playa Bermejita".
Data: In Mazunte, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 48% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Mazunte? You can find it at 8.7 kilometers, in direction North, 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 24.1 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Mazunte through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Mazunte? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Mazunte (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 Mazunte (Oaxaca) is 651 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 335 | 316 | 651 |
| 2010 | 439 | 434 | 873 |
| 2005 | 345 | 357 | 702 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.25 | 5.53 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.45% | 5.04% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.83% | 8.36% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.92% | 5.53% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.92% | 11.16% |
| Schooling level: | 8.29 | 7.64 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.46 | 7.96 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.14 | 7.34 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 21.04% | 25.89% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 6.91% | 7.22% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 64.21% | 38.26% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.41% | 50.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 61.19% | 25.97% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 186 | 277 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.92% | 86.60% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.46% | 76.56% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.85% | 88.04% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.45% | 60.77% |
| Homes with a television: | 61.29% | 76.56% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.32% | 75.60% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 52.15% |
| Homes with a car: | 34.95% | 31.10% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 30.11% | 17.22% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 12.90% | 7.18% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 91.40% | 17.70% |
| Homes with Internet: | 47.85% | 6.22% |
#3 Satellite photo of Mazunte
With the satellite map of Mazunte will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Mazunte.
#4 What to do in Mazunte
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Mazunte? The list of the best places to visit in Mazunte and nearby locations.Beaches in Mazunte for sunbathing:
- Playa Mermejita: A 2 km walk (20 minutes) or 3 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa San Agustinillo: A 2 km walk (21 minutes) or 3 minutes by car, heading East.
- Playa La Ventanilla: A 6 km walk (59 minutes) or 7 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playa Zipolite: A 7 km walk (80 minutes) or 8 minutes by car, heading East.
- Cerro El Piste (246 meters): 9.0 km walk (126 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Vigía (109 meters): 11.5 km walk (160 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Corral de Piedra (244 meters): 12.5 km walk (259 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 16.6 km walk (331 minutes), heading Northwest.
- San Agustinillo (267 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Zapotal (91 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Ventanilla (129 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Manzano (22 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Mazunte (Oaxaca)
In Mazunte 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 Mazunte, 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) | 25 | 36 | 61 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 49 | 47 | 96 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 224 | 197 | 421 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 37 | 36 | 73 |
#6 Pictures of Mazunte
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Mazunte? 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 Mazunte.
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#7 The Postal Code of Mazunte (Oaxaca) is 70947
Are you going to send a letter to Mazunte? Do you have a friend in Mazunte and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Mazunte consists of the following 5 digits: 70947. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Mazunte ("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.
#8 Vote for Mazunte as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Mazunte or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Mazunte to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#9 Schools in Mazunte
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#11 Bars, night clubs and cafes in Mazunte
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Mazunte
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tonameca
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca
- Arroyo Chelia (53 inhabitants)
- Chacahua (148 inhabitants)
- El Nanchal (San José el Nanchal) (91 inhabitants)
- El Tecomate (160 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (150 inhabitants)
- Llano Grande (218 inhabitants)
- Los Ciruelos (151 inhabitants)
- Palma Larga (398 inhabitants)
- Paso las Garzas (171 inhabitants)
- Piedra Sepultura Miramar (180 inhabitants)
- Rincón Alegre (566 inhabitants)
- San José (164 inhabitants)
- Santa Elena el Tule (786 inhabitants)
- Santa María Tonameca (1923 inhabitants)
- Unión del Palmar (84 inhabitants)