Monte Grande (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Monte Grande (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 342 inhabitants?
The town of Monte Grande (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Blas Atempa. There are 342 inhabitants and it is 18 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Abierta is 18 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #6 of the ranking.
Data: In Monte Grande, 35% of the inhabitants are catholic and 21% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Monte Grande? You can find it at 8.1 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of San Blas Atempa, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Monte Grande through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Monte Grande? How to go? Map
Online map of Monte Grande (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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#2 The population of Monte Grande (Oaxaca) is 342 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 162 | 180 | 342 |
| 2010 | 141 | 142 | 283 |
| 2005 | 122 | 122 | 244 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.25 | 30.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.17% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 22.51% | 31.10% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 11.40% | 30.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.11% | 31.91% |
| Schooling level: | 4.7 | 2.97 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.43 | 3.16 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.95 | 2.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.71% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 86.55% | 85.51% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 9.65% | 38.16% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Blas Atempa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.08% | 43.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.11% | 58.45% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 66.05% | 28.37% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 86 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 87.21% | 74.19% |
| Homes with piped water: | 80.23% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 69.77% | 19.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.30% | 43.55% |
| Homes with a television: | 67.44% | 62.90% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 46.51% | 17.74% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.93% | 8.06% |
| Homes with a car: | 5.81% | 3.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.33% | 1.61% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.61% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 38.37% | 6.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 1.61% |
#3 Satellite photo of Monte Grande
With the satellite map of Monte Grande 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 San Blas Atempa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Monte Grande.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Monte Grande
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Monte Grande, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Monte Grande so you can contact them:- MOTEL QUINTA NAEDA: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- QUINTA NAEDA: 10 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CITY EXPRESS: 11 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LOS COLIBRI: 12 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Monte Grande
A weekend in Monte Grande and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Monte Grande and surroundings to find the best destinations.The best beaches in Monte Grande to enjoy water sports:
- Playa Abierta: A 18 km walk (190 minutes) or 26 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Salinas: A 22 km walk (202 minutes) or 29 minutes by car, heading East.
- Playa del Marquez: A 20 km walk (183 minutes) or 21 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Cerro San Diego (136 meters): 7.5 km walk (140 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro de Lieza (174 meters): 13.9 km walk (287 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Piedra Cuachi (247 meters): 13.5 km walk (193 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Piedra Cuachi (247 meters): 12.3 km walk (179 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Común (Bioongo) (38 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Crucero de San Blas (159 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Tierra Blanca (480 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- Nizarindani (74 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Monte Grande (Oaxaca)
In Monte Grande 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 Monte Grande, 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) | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 110 | 95 | 205 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 21 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of Monte Grande
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Monte Grande? 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 Monte Grande.
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#8 The Postal Code of Monte Grande (Oaxaca) is 70789
Are you going to send a letter to Monte Grande? Do you have a friend in Monte Grande and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Monte Grande consists of the following 5 digits: 70789. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Monte Grande ("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.
#9 Vote for Monte Grande as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in Monte Grande
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Blas Atempa
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Blas Atempa
- Colonia Xhavia (12 inhabitants)
- Crucero de San Blas (159 inhabitants)
- Guichive Setenta y Dos (El Mezquital) (- inhabitants)
- Juan Mena José (- inhabitants)
- Monte Grande (342 inhabitants)
- Pedro Aquino López (- inhabitants)
- Puente Madera (713 inhabitants)
- Rancho el Llano (1008 inhabitants)
- Rancho Lilia Urrión (Rancho Acevedo) (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Los Dos Hermanitos (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho Los Villalobos (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho San José (4 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (2974 inhabitants)
- Shabaconde (18 inhabitants)
- Zona Tlacotepec (5 inhabitants)