Chivela (Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the large village of Chivela, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 574 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The place of Chivela is inside the municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 574 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #6 in terms of number of inhabitants. Chivela is at 214 meters of altitude.

Data: In Chivela, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of Chivela is located at 24.3 kilometers from Asunción Ixtaltepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Chivela.

#1 Where is Chivela? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Chivela (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Chivela, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Chivela (Oaxaca) is 574 inhabitants

Population data in Chivela (Asunción Ixtaltepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020288286574
2010323301624
2005362335697
Evolution of the population in Chivela: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Chivela:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.6515.61
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:12.89%0.80%
Illiterate population:12.54%18.43%
Illiterate population (men):4.36%15.61%
Illiterate population (women):8.19%21.05%
Schooling level:6.795.67
Schooling level (men):7.196.14
Schooling level (women):6.425.21
Indigenous culture data in Chivela:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:37.28%34.13%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:18.29%17.15%
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 Chivela, 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 Chivela:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:51.39%30.77%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.04%58.14%
Employed population over 12 years (women):44.79%5.26%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:210275
Homes with electricity:96.67%98.56%
Housing with piped water:85.71%80.77%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.10%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:51.90%66.83%
Housing with television:84.29%86.54%
Housing with refrigerator:84.76%77.40%
Housing with washing machine:67.62%58.17%
Housing with automobile:21.43%17.79%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.14%7.69%
Homes with landline telephone:10.00%21.15%
Dwellings with cellular phones:73.81%25.48%
Homes with Internet:6.19%0.96%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Chivela (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 Chivela

With the satellite map of Chivela 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 Asunción Ixtaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Chivela.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Chivela

Many people want to stay in the town of Chivela 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Chivela (Oaxaca)

In Chivela 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 Chivela, 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 Chivela
Data of the age pyramid of the town Chivela (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)132134
Youth (6-14 years)283563
Adults (15-59 years)159139298
Elderly (60+ years)8891179

#6 Photos of Chivela

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Chivela? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Chivela.

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#7 The Postal Code of Chivela (Oaxaca) is 70141

Are you going to send a letter to Chivela? Do you have a friend in Chivela and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Chivela consists of the following 5 digits: 70141. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Chivela ("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.

#8 Vote for Chivela as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Asunción Ixtaltepec

  1. Asunción Ixtaltepec (7616 inhabitants)
  2. Chignahuapan (Rancho Honorio) (1 inhabitants)
  3. Gaña (7 inhabitants)
  4. Jaime Ordaz Rasgado (- inhabitants)
  5. Rancho El Rosario (3 inhabitants)
  6. Rancho Lupita (1 inhabitants)
  7. Rancho Hermanas Pineda (6 inhabitants)
  8. Rancho La Peña (4 inhabitants)
  9. Rancho Los Limones (1 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho Escondido (2 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Miguel (2 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho San Felipe (6 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Santuario de la Virgen de Juquila (5 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho San Mateo (3 inhabitants)
  15. Santa Rosa (263 inhabitants)