Mexcala (Tancanhuitz, San Luis Potosí)

We have collected many facts about the small village of Mexcala, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 53 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.

The place of Mexcala is inside the municipality of Tancanhuitz (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 53 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #93 of the whole municipality. Mexcala is at 299 meters of altitude.

Data: In Mexcala, 85% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Mexcala is located at 2.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Tancanhuitz, 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 Mexcala.

#1 Where is Mexcala? How to go? Map

Online map of Mexcala in San Luis Potosí, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Mexcala (San Luis Potosí) is 53 inhabitants

Population data in Mexcala (Tancanhuitz, San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020312253
2010302353
2005282553
Evolution of the population in Mexcala: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Mexcala:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.54.35
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:3.77%7.55%
Illiterate population (men):0.00%4.35%
Illiterate population (women):3.77%10.00%
Schooling level:8.265.75
Schooling level (men):8.066
Schooling level (women):8.425.53
Indigenous culture data in Mexcala:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%94.34%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:64.15%73.58%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%3.77%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Mexcala, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Mexcala:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:33.96%24.53%
Employed population over 12 years (men):68.18%52.17%
Employed population over 12 years (women):9.68%3.33%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1413
Homes with electricity:100.00%76.92%
Housing with piped water:92.86%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:14.29%92.31%
Dwellings with radio:71.43%69.23%
Housing with television:71.43%53.85%
Housing with refrigerator:50.00%23.08%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:7.14%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.57%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Mexcala (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Mexcala

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Mexcala, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tancanhuitz. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Mexcala.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Mexcala

Many people want to stay in the town of Mexcala itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of Mexcala (San Luis Potosí)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Mexcala 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 Mexcala there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Mexcala
Data of the age pyramid of the town Mexcala (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)628
Youth (6-14 years)6410
Adults (15-59 years)181634
Elderly (60+ years)101

#6 Photos of Mexcala

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Mexcala? 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 Mexcala.

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#7 The Postal Code of Mexcala (San Luis Potosí) is 79804

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Mexcala so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 79804. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Mexcala ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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