Zaachilac (Oaxaca)

Learn about medium-sized town of Zaachilac through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 209 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

Its former name was Zaachila.

The town of Zaachilac is located in the Municipality of Santiago Astata (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 209 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. Zaachilac is at 17 meters of altitude.

You may know this town as Zaachila, because this was its former name. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.

Data: In Zaachilac, 92% of the inhabitants are catholic and 32% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of Zaachilac? You can find it at 14.8 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santiago Astata, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Zaachilac location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

Online map of Zaachilac in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Zaachilac (Oaxaca) is 209 inhabitants

Population data in Zaachilac (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020102107209
2010122100222
200510775182
Evolution of the population in Zaachilac: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Zaachilac:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.036.00
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:2.87%4.50%
Illiterate population:9.09%11.71%
Illiterate population (men):0.96%6.00%
Illiterate population (women):8.13%16.39%
Schooling level:6.525.60
Schooling level (men):6.966.32
Schooling level (women):6.074.92
Indigenous culture data in Zaachilac:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:10.53%13.96%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:6.22%6.76%
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 Zaachilac, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Zaachilac:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:30.62%29.73%
Employed population over 12 years (men):45.79%56.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):14.71%8.20%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6069
Homes with electricity:88.33%82.76%
Housing with piped water:95.00%89.66%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:76.67%63.79%
Dwellings with radio:53.33%55.17%
Housing with television:66.67%46.55%
Housing with refrigerator:68.33%44.83%
Housing with washing machine:31.67%6.90%
Housing with automobile:8.33%8.62%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.33%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:36.67%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.67%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Zaachilac (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Zaachilac

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Zaachilac, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Astata. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Zaachilac.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Zaachilac

Do you want to stay in Zaachilac? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Zaachilac:

#5 Population pyramid of Zaachilac (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Zaachilac by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Zaachilac there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Zaachilac
Data of the age pyramid of the town Zaachilac (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)131326
Youth (6-14 years)182139
Adults (15-59 years)5255107
Elderly (60+ years)191837

#6 Photos of Zaachilac

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Astata

  1. Barra de la Cruz (751 inhabitants)
  2. Fraccionamiento La Tortolita (89 inhabitants)
  3. Hualampamo (76 inhabitants)
  4. La Cotorra (- inhabitants)
  5. Playa Laguna Pato (1 inhabitants)
  6. San Diego (1 inhabitants)
  7. Santiago Astata (2222 inhabitants)
  8. Zaachilac (209 inhabitants)
  9. Zaachila (92 inhabitants)
  10. Zimatán (477 inhabitants)