Tapanalá
Maps, pictures and statistics of Tapanalá, a beautiful large village of 1,358 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Tapanalá belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Huamelula (State of Oaxaca). There are 1,358 inhabitants and it is 39 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Morro Ayuta is 9 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #3 of the ranking.
Data: In Tapanalá, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Tapanalá? You can find it at 9.2 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of San Pedro Huamelula, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Tapanalá through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Tapanalá? How to go? Map
Online map of Tapanalá (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 Tapanalá (Oaxaca) is 1,358 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 685 | 673 | 1358 |
| 2010 | 740 | 739 | 1479 |
| 2005 | 645 | 659 | 1304 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.73 | 5.55 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.12% | 1.42% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.74% | 9.40% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.03% | 5.55% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.71% | 13.24% |
| Schooling level: | 7.77 | 6.74 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.33 | 7.19 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.2 | 6.31 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 15.17% | 7.03% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.10% | 3.52% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Huamelula (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.62% | 30.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.44% | 54.26% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.07% | 7.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 444 | 484 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.42% | 95.37% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.95% | 90.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.37% | 86.34% |
| Homes with a radio: | 39.86% | 56.10% |
| Homes with a television: | 68.92% | 73.41% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 76.80% | 65.12% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 40.32% | 27.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 12.84% | 8.05% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.88% | 5.85% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.93% | 2.93% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.15% | 18.29% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.68% | 0.49% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tapanalá
With the satellite map of Tapanalá 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 Pedro Huamelula. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tapanalá.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tapanalá
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Tapanalá, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Tapanalá so you can contact them:- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARIS: 8 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JUANITA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Tapanalá
Want to know what to see in Tapanalá if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Tapanalá.The best beaches in Tapanalá to enjoy water sports:
- Playa Morro Ayuta: A 9 km walk (94 minutes) or 10 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa La Estrella: A 11 km walk (115 minutes) or 13 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa Brinca Perro: A 18 km walk (219 minutes) or 19 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Culeca: A 23 km walk (275 minutes) or 31 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Cerro Piedra Negra (308 meters): 3.6 km walk (55 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Perico (120 meters): 4.5 km walk (79 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Barrio Nuevo (338 meters): 6.1 km walk (75 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Juálacojay (892 meters): 5.2 km walk (84 minutes), heading North.
- Guayacán (215 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Porvenir (73 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- El Bejuco (19 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Santa María (1346 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Tapanalá (Oaxaca)
In Tapanalá 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 Tapanalá, 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) | 65 | 51 | 116 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 116 | 99 | 215 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 372 | 392 | 764 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 132 | 131 | 263 |
#7 Pictures of Tapanalá
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tapanalá? 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 Tapanalá.
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#8 The Postal Code of Tapanalá (Oaxaca) is 70773
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Tapanalá so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70773. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Tapanalá ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in Tapanalá
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Huamelula
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Huamelula
- El Bejuco (19 inhabitants)
- El Coyul (2497 inhabitants)
- El Crucero de Chacalapa (18 inhabitants)
- El Limón (85 inhabitants)
- El Popoyote (- inhabitants)
- Guayacán (215 inhabitants)
- Las Jícaras (3 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (13 inhabitants)
- Paja Blanca (119 inhabitants)
- Playa Grande (206 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Saveho (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Maximino Cruz (6 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Chacalapa (316 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Huamelula (2310 inhabitants)
- Tapanalá (1358 inhabitants)