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Tampaya

Learn about medium-sized town of Tampaya through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 332 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The town of Tampaya belongs to the municipality of Ciudad Valles (State of San Luis Potosí). There are 332 inhabitants and it is 80 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Aquismón is 73 minutes away by car (63 km). It is the most populated town in the position #37 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Tampaya, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 39% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Tampaya is located at 3.2 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Ciudad Valles, 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 Tampaya.

#1 Where is Tampaya? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Tampaya (San Luis Potosí) is 332 inhabitants

Population data in Tampaya

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	166	166	332
2010	150	162	312
2005	127	153	280

Evolution of the population in Tampaya: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Tampaya:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.35	1.85
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:	3.61%	3.53%
Illiterate population:	4.52%	3.85%
Illiterate population (men):	2.11%	1.85%
Illiterate population (women):	2.41%	6.00%
Schooling level:	8.14	7.30
Schooling level (men):	8.05	7.43
Schooling level (women):	8.24	7.17

Indigenous culture data in Tampaya:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	5.42%	1.28%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	2.11%	0.96%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tampaya, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ciudad Valles (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Tampaya:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	46.39%	37.82%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	62.05%	51.85%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	30.72%	22.67%
Number of inhabited private housings:	89	82
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.61%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	93.06%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	89.89%	98.61%
Homes with a radio:	77.53%	77.78%
Homes with a television:	93.26%	98.61%
Homes with a refrigerator:	91.01%	93.06%
Homes with a washing machine:	78.65%	75.00%
Homes with a car:	48.31%	55.56%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	19.10%	2.78%
Homes with landline telephone:	5.62%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	97.75%	94.44%
Homes with Internet:	39.33%	1.39%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tampaya (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Tampaya

With the satellite map of Tampaya 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 Ciudad Valles. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tampaya.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tampaya

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Tampaya, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Tampaya so you can contact them:

• AUTO HOTEL VILLA SAN LUIS: 2 km away, direction East (2 minutes by car)
• MOTEL BAMBU: 3 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
• HOSTAL CRISTO REY: 3 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SIERRA HUASTECA INN: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Tampaya

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Tampaya? The list of the best places to visit in Tampaya and nearby locations.
Mountains in Tampaya for hiking and trails:

• Cerro El Pilón (691 meters): 13.8 km walk (208 minutes), heading West.
• Sierra La Colmena (545 meters): 14.7 km walk (285 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns near Tampaya to discover the Mexican culture:

• Aquismón (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cascada La Lloviznosa", 73 km, heading South (63 minutes by car)

Other towns near Tampaya:

• Rancho Cuatro (26 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (0 minutes by car)
• La Tima (45 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Misión de San Miguel (246 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Rancho los Abuelos (7 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Tampaya (San Luis Potosí)

In Tampaya 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 Tampaya, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Tampaya (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	20	16	36
Youth (6-14 years)	31	26	57
Adults (15-59 years)	97	106	203
Elderly (60+ years)	18	18	36

#7 Pictures of Tampaya

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tampaya? 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 Tampaya.
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#8 The Postal Code of Tampaya (San Luis Potosí) is 79253

Are you going to send a letter to Tampaya? Do you have a friend in Tampaya and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tampaya consists of the following 5 digits: 79253. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tampaya ("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.

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#10 Schools in Tampaya

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