La Cañada (Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of La Cañada, a beautiful large village of 1,420 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of La Cañada is inside the municipality of Santa María Atzompa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 1,420 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality. La Cañada is at 1,633 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Cañada, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 49% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Cañada is located at 3.5 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa María Atzompa, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Cañada.

#1 Where is La Cañada? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of La Cañada 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 La Cañada.

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#2 The population of La Cañada (Oaxaca) is 1,420 inhabitants

Population data in La Cañada (Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207286921420
20105444891033
2005439400839
Evolution of the population in La Cañada: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Cañada:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.013.07
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.56%4.55%
Illiterate population:3.52%4.74%
Illiterate population (men):1.13%3.07%
Illiterate population (women):2.39%6.25%
Schooling level:9.68.25
Schooling level (men):9.788.41
Schooling level (women):9.438.12
Indigenous culture data in La Cañada:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:33.52%28.94%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:13.59%13.84%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.07%0.19%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Cañada, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Atzompa (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Cañada:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:45.14%41.92%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.88%52.97%
Employed population over 12 years (women):38.74%31.99%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:374392
Homes with electricity:97.59%90.55%
Housing with piped water:32.09%0.39%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:79.95%97.64%
Dwellings with radio:68.98%77.95%
Housing with television:83.96%86.22%
Housing with refrigerator:80.21%66.14%
Housing with washing machine:61.50%48.43%
Housing with automobile:35.03%29.92%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:27.01%11.02%
Homes with landline telephone:35.56%0.79%
Dwellings with cellular phones:89.30%72.83%
Homes with Internet:48.66%0.79%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Cañada (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 La Cañada

With the satellite map of La Cañada 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 Atzompa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cañada.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cañada

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cañada, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cañada so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of La Cañada (Oaxaca)

In La Cañada 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 La Cañada, 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 La Cañada
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Cañada (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7684160
Youth (6-14 years)125127252
Adults (15-59 years)460420880
Elderly (60+ years)6761128

#6 Photos of La Cañada

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Cañada? 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 La Cañada.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Cañada (Oaxaca) is 71222

Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Cañada so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71222. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Cañada ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

#8 Vote for La Cañada as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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  1. Colonia Odisea (- inhabitants)
  2. Fraccionamiento Alfareros (960 inhabitants)
  3. La Cañada (1420 inhabitants)
  4. La Cazahuatera (467 inhabitants)
  5. Paraje La Joya (44 inhabitants)
  6. La Raya de Yahuiche (- inhabitants)
  7. Loma del Paredón (- inhabitants)
  8. Loma del Puente (4 inhabitants)
  9. Paraje El Mezquite (6 inhabitants)
  10. Paraje La Mesita (360 inhabitants)
  11. Paraje La Laguna (156 inhabitants)
  12. Paraje Río Chiquito (- inhabitants)
  13. Parajes Unidos (90 inhabitants)
  14. Loma de la Concepción (65 inhabitants)
  15. San Jerónimo Yahuiche (2387 inhabitants)