San Mateo (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of San Mateo (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 142 inhabitants?
The town of San Mateo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha. There are 142 inhabitants and it is 763 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 42 minutes away by car (40 km). It is the most populated town in the position #26 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Mateo, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Mateo is located at 3.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Candelaria Loxicha, 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 San Mateo.
#1 Where is San Mateo? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of San Mateo in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in San Mateo.
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#2 The population of San Mateo (Oaxaca) is 142 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 | 68 | 142 |
| 2010 | 54 | 45 | 99 |
| 2005 | 34 | 28 | 62 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.22 | 13.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.70% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.08% | 20.20% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.11% | 13.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.97% | 25.93% |
| Schooling level: | 5.18 | 3.56 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.22 | 4.35 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.2 | 2.89 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 80.28% | 85.86% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.11% | 5.05% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.92% | 19.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.41% | 42.22% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.92% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 28 | 21 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 94.44% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.43% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 21.43% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 57.14% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 67.86% | 44.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 53.57% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.57% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.86% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Mateo
With the satellite map of San Mateo 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 Candelaria Loxicha. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Mateo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Mateo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of San Mateo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to San Mateo so you can contact them:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES Y RESTAURANTE MACRY: 6 km away, direction Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- FINCA MARGARITAS: 14 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA ISABEL: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CHANG: 15 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Mateo
A weekend in San Mateo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Mateo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de San Mateo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Miramar (1136 meters): 4.1 km walk (64 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Nubes (824 meters): 4.8 km walk (95 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Pintor (646 meters): 7.1 km walk (97 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Comala (567 meters): 7.0 km walk (120 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", 42 km, heading South (40 minutes by car)
- Río Candelaria (232 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Sendero de Luz (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Tierra Colorada (115 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Santa María Tepejipana (444 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Mateo (Oaxaca)
In San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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) | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 5 | 12 |
#7 Pictures of San Mateo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Mateo? 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 San Mateo.
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#8 Vote for San Mateo 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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#9 Schools in San Mateo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
- Barrio El Calvario (65 inhabitants)
- Cerro Cruz (184 inhabitants)
- El Alacrán (392 inhabitants)
- El Iris (3 inhabitants)
- El Paraje (31 inhabitants)
- Estrella del Sol (5 inhabitants)
- Juquilita (54 inhabitants)
- La Guadalupe (64 inhabitants)
- Loma Cruz (8 inhabitants)
- Miramar (463 inhabitants)
- Playa Azul (- inhabitants)
- Portillo del Rayo (5 inhabitants)
- Rocío Obscurana (3 inhabitants)
- Santa Rita (- inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (14 inhabitants)