Tamán (San Luis Potosí)

Learn about large village of Tamán through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 1,348 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The town of Tamán is located in the Municipality of Tamazunchale (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 1,348 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality. Tamán is at 159 meters of altitude.

Data: In Tamán, there is a percentage of 15% of indigenous population and 90% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tamán? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Tamán is located at 9.7 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Tamazunchale, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Tamán.

#1 Where is Tamán? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Tamán (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Tamán, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Tamán (San Luis Potosí) is 1,348 inhabitants

Population data in Tamán (San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207266221348
20106145811195
20056165731189
Evolution of the population in Tamán: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Tamán:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.274.30
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:17.88%15.48%
Illiterate population:3.56%4.85%
Illiterate population (men):1.26%4.30%
Illiterate population (women):2.30%5.37%
Schooling level:9.627.75
Schooling level (men):9.817.90
Schooling level (women):9.467.62
Indigenous culture data in Tamán:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:14.84%12.80%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:5.93%5.10%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.15%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tamán, 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 Tamán:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:42.36%38.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.75%54.39%
Employed population over 12 years (women):30.03%23.13%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:364363
Homes with electricity:98.90%98.29%
Housing with piped water:98.90%93.84%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.08%97.95%
Dwellings with radio:35.99%68.49%
Housing with television:86.26%84.25%
Housing with refrigerator:87.09%82.19%
Housing with washing machine:63.46%60.96%
Housing with automobile:30.77%31.16%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:27.47%15.75%
Homes with landline telephone:14.84%59.93%
Dwellings with cellular phones:90.11%40.41%
Homes with Internet:20.33%3.08%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tamán (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 Tamán

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tamán, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tamazunchale. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tamán.


#4 Population pyramid of Tamán (San Luis Potosí)

In Tamán 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 Tamán, 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.

Population pyramid of Tamán
Data of the age pyramid of the town Tamán (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)8166147
Youth (6-14 years)109102211
Adults (15-59 years)429365794
Elderly (60+ years)10789196

#5 Photos of Tamán

In order for you to enjoy nature around Tamán, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Tamán, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#6 The Postal Code of Tamán (San Luis Potosí) is 79990

Are you going to send a letter to Tamán? Do you have a friend in Tamán and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tamán consists of the following 5 digits: 79990. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tamán ("79") correspond to the state code of San Luis Potosí, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#7 Vote for Tamán as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tamazunchale

  1. Aquichamel (34 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio San José (- inhabitants)
  3. CARHS (88 inhabitants)
  4. Colonia Doracely (41 inhabitants)
  5. Cuapacho (117 inhabitants)
  6. El Carrizal (840 inhabitants)
  7. El Laurel (369 inhabitants)
  8. La Ceiba (30 inhabitants)
  9. Las Chacas (- inhabitants)
  10. Rancho el Chijol (1 inhabitants)
  11. Tamacol (621 inhabitants)
  12. Tamazunchale (4 inhabitants)
  13. Taxicho (154 inhabitants)
  14. Tenexco (310 inhabitants)
  15. Xilhuazo (163 inhabitants)