Santo Tomás (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Santo Tomás, a beautiful large village of 1,478 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Santo Tomás (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz. There are 1,478 inhabitants and it is 211 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 58 minutes away by car (56 km). It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santo Tomás, 78% of the inhabitants are catholic and 5% of the housings 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 Santo Tomás is located at 3.9 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz, 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 Santo Tomás.
#1 Where is Santo Tomás? How to go? Map
Online map of Santo Tomás (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 Santo Tomás (Oaxaca) is 1,478 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 801 | 677 | 1478 |
| 2010 | 787 | 703 | 1490 |
| 2005 | 845 | 745 | 1590 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.01 | 13.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.18% | 1.68% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.37% | 19.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.31% | 13.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.06% | 24.90% |
| Schooling level: | 4.66 | 4.19 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.08 | 4.73 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.33 | 3.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.99% | 99.53% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 81.53% | 84.43% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 16.91% | 23.83% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 54.94% | 23.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.43% | 49.79% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.68% | 0.25% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 354 | 333 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.59% | 97.76% |
| Homes with piped water: | 76.27% | 6.71% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 41.53% | 97.12% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.34% | 42.81% |
| Homes with a television: | 63.28% | 55.91% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 44.35% | 24.60% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 5.37% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.69% | 0.96% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.13% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.69% | 6.39% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 55.08% | 3.51% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.11% | 0.64% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santo Tomás
With the satellite map of Santo Tomás 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 Felipe Jalapa de Díaz. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santo Tomás.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santo Tomás
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santo Tomás, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santo Tomás so you can contact them:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES LILI: 5 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON SIMON: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GALLEGOS: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RUPE: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santo Tomás
Want to know what to see in Santo Tomás if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santo Tomás.Las mejores montes de Santo Tomás para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Visor (179 meters): 7.3 km walk (133 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Colorado (238 meters): 10.4 km walk (174 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Bolsón (330 meters): 10.6 km walk (211 minutes), heading East.
- Mahquih (1378 meters): 13.6 km walk (199 minutes), heading South.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Legado de María Sabina 'Sacerdotisa de los Hongos'", 58 km, heading West (56 minutes by car)
- Playa Chica (1135 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Paso Carretero (373 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- Agua de Olla (222 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
- Desviación Paso Carretero (26 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santo Tomás (Oaxaca)
In Santo Tomás 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 Santo Tomás, 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) | 110 | 105 | 215 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 194 | 188 | 382 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 427 | 300 | 727 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 70 | 84 | 154 |
#7 Pictures of Santo Tomás
In order for you to enjoy nature around Santo Tomás, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Santo Tomás, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santo Tomás en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santo Tomás (Oaxaca) is 68464
Are you going to send a letter to Santo Tomás? Do you have a friend in Santo Tomás and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santo Tomás consists of the following 5 digits: 68464. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santo Tomás ("68") 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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#10 Schools in Santo Tomás
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz
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