Agua de Gancho (Oaxaca)

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All the information about this town of 149 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of Agua de Gancho is located in the Municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 149 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #58 of the ranking. Agua de Gancho is at 1,438 meters of altitude.

Data: In Agua de Gancho, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 23% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Agua de Gancho? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Agua de Gancho? You can find it at 4.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Santa María Chilchotla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Agua de Gancho location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is Agua de Gancho? How to get there? Map

How to get to the town of Agua de Gancho in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Agua de Gancho.

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#2 The population of Agua de Gancho (Oaxaca) is 149 inhabitants

Population data in Agua de Gancho (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207277149
20107263135
20057075145
Evolution of the population in Agua de Gancho: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Agua de Gancho:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.2815.87
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.37%5.19%
Illiterate population:18.79%17.78%
Illiterate population (men):8.05%15.87%
Illiterate population (women):10.74%19.44%
Schooling level:4.373.56
Schooling level (men):4.463.92
Schooling level (women):4.273.24
Indigenous culture data in Agua de Gancho:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:86.58%83.70%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:20.13%15.56%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Agua de Gancho, 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 Agua de Gancho:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.89%34.81%
Employed population over 12 years (men):57.14%47.62%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.94%23.61%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:4342
Homes with electricity:90.70%90.91%
Housing with piped water:30.23%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:25.58%96.97%
Dwellings with radio:39.53%51.52%
Housing with television:44.19%33.33%
Housing with refrigerator:13.95%21.21%
Housing with washing machine:4.65%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:2.33%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:2.33%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:23.26%0.00%
Homes with Internet:2.33%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Agua de Gancho (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 Agua de Gancho

With the satellite map of Agua de Gancho 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 Chilchotla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Agua de Gancho.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Agua de Gancho

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

#5 Population pyramid of Agua de Gancho (Oaxaca)

In Agua de Gancho 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 Agua de Gancho, 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.

Population pyramid of Agua de Gancho
Data of the age pyramid of the town Agua de Gancho (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)51015
Youth (6-14 years)151530
Adults (15-59 years)353873
Elderly (60+ years)171431

#6 Photos of Agua de Gancho

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  3. Benito Juárez (222 inhabitants)
  4. Cerro Potrero Primera Sección (47 inhabitants)
  5. El Cedro (72 inhabitants)
  6. La Reforma (166 inhabitants)
  7. La Revolución (278 inhabitants)
  8. Llano de Insurgentes (43 inhabitants)
  9. Loma Verde (103 inhabitants)
  10. Monte Horeb (108 inhabitants)
  11. Piedra de Fierro (189 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Nuevo (131 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Santiago (4 inhabitants)
  14. Ricardo Flores Magón (147 inhabitants)
  15. San Telésforo (83 inhabitants)