Zagalá
We have collected many facts about the small village of Zagalá, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 45 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Zagalá belongs to the municipality of San Luis Amatlán (State of Oaxaca). There are 45 inhabitants and it is 1,447 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Zagalá, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 36% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Zagalá is located at 4.2 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Esteban Amatlán, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (San Luis Amatlán) it is at 12.3 kilometers in direction North. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Zagalá.
#1 Where is Zagalá? How to go? Map
Online map of Zagalá (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 Zagalá (Oaxaca) is 45 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| 2005 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.62 | 25.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 8.89% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.56% | 27.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.89% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.67% | 30.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.47 | 4.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.35 | 4.64 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.62 | 3.54 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.11% | 12.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.55% | 15.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.70% | 10.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 11 | 15 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.91% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 45.45% | 10.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 63.64% | 90.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.55% | 90.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 45.45% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 72.73% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 36.36% | 10.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 18.18% | 10.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 18.18% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 45.45% | 40.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.09% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Zagalá
With the satellite map of Zagalá 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 Luis Amatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Zagalá.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Zagalá
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Zagalá, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Zagalá so you can contact them:- HOTEL AURORA: 15 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LUZ ESTELA: 14 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL EL CIELO: 14 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAMANTE PLAZA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Zagalá
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Zagalá? The list of the best places to visit in Zagalá and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Zagalá para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Zagala (1615 meters): 4.7 km walk (73 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Chilana (1752 meters): 6.2 km walk (128 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Guidil (1781 meters): 5.3 km walk (79 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Guinas (2085 meters): 6.3 km walk (115 minutes), heading East.
- El Higo (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Logoche (110 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- El Nanche (157 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- La Guadalupe (35 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Zagalá (Oaxaca)
In Zagalá 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 Zagalá, 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) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
#7 Pictures of Zagalá
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Zagalá? 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 Zagalá.
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#8 Vote for Zagalá as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in Zagalá
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Luis Amatlán
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Luis Amatlán
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- Buenavista (56 inhabitants)
- Cacalote (5 inhabitants)
- Dviongo (24 inhabitants)
- El Tanque (El Sabino) (5 inhabitants)
- Gozachina (24 inhabitants)
- Guetavero (17 inhabitants)
- Guigoza (96 inhabitants)
- Herobeche (- inhabitants)
- Nopalera (Guelaxóchitl) (141 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Chiguivana (54 inhabitants)
- San Luis Amatlán (852 inhabitants)
- Tejocote (116 inhabitants)
- Yegoveo (30 inhabitants)
- Zagalá (45 inhabitants)