Tejas (Oaxaca)
Learn about large village of Tejas through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 619 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Tejas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec. There are 619 inhabitants and it is 2,345 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #7 of the ranking.
Data: In Tejas, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% 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 Tejas? You can find it at 5.3 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Tejas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Tejas? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Tejas (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Tejas (Oaxaca) is 619 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 337 | 282 | 619 |
| 2010 | 229 | 188 | 417 |
| 2005 | 242 | 222 | 464 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.47 | 11.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.97% | 1.44% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.19% | 19.42% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.20% | 11.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.99% | 25.76% |
| Schooling level: | 6.43 | 5.14 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.03 | 6.25 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.93 | 4.23 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.53% | 87.53% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 21.65% | 19.90% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.79% | 39.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.43% | 51.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.21% | 29.69% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 145 | 116 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.31% | 93.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.62% | 75.27% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 70.34% | 92.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 64.83% | 62.37% |
| Homes with a television: | 39.31% | 39.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 11.72% | 11.83% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.76% | 1.08% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.07% | 4.30% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.07% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.45% | 1.08% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 40.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.76% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tejas
With the satellite map of Tejas 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 Santa María Tlahuitoltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tejas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tejas
Many people want to stay in the town of Tejas itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- CASA HOSPEDAJE HOTEL: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HOSPEDAJE JEMADELP: 8 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- CASA HOSPEDAJE: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA CUARTA ESTACIÓN: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Tejas
A weekend in Tejas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Tejas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Tejas for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Pelón (2957 meters): 2.1 km walk (43 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Chuparrosa (2803 meters): 3.9 km walk (51 minutes), heading South.
- Zempoaltepetl (3303 meters): 6.9 km walk (133 minutes), heading North.
- Esquipula (2526 meters): 7.1 km walk (87 minutes), heading West.
- Cerecillo (58 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Lagartija (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Red (347 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz (531 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Tejas (Oaxaca)
In Tejas 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 Tejas, 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) | 42 | 36 | 78 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 64 | 53 | 117 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 197 | 170 | 367 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 34 | 23 | 57 |
#7 Pictures of Tejas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tejas? 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 Tejas.
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#8 The Postal Code of Tejas (Oaxaca) is 70265
Are you going to send a letter to Tejas? Do you have a friend in Tejas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tejas consists of the following 5 digits: 70265. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tejas ("70") 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.
#9 Vote for Tejas as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Tejas or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Tejas to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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:
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- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in Tejas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tlahuitoltepec
- Aguilucho (38 inhabitants)
- Arroyo Frijol (61 inhabitants)
- Barrio San Lucas (151 inhabitants)
- Carbón (86 inhabitants)
- El Crucero (47 inhabitants)
- Escobilla (Rancho Guadalupe) (38 inhabitants)
- Flores (456 inhabitants)
- Juquila (Metal Grande) (53 inhabitants)
- Lagartija (10 inhabitants)
- Magueyal (228 inhabitants)
- Nejapa (298 inhabitants)
- Piedra Redonda (132 inhabitants)
- Salinas (10 inhabitants)
- Santa Ana (525 inhabitants)
- Tejas (619 inhabitants)