La Candelaria (San Miguel Soyaltepec, Oaxaca)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Candelaria through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 466 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of La Candelaria is inside the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 466 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #30 of the ranking. La Candelaria is at 18 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Candelaria, 86% of the inhabitants are catholic and 62% 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 La Candelaria? You can find it at 15.1 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Temascal, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Candelaria through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Candelaria? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Candelaria 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 Candelaria.
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#2 The population of La Candelaria (Oaxaca) is 466 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 247 | 219 | 466 |
2010 | 202 | 179 | 381 |
2005 | 168 | 157 | 325 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.85 | 11.17 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 20.82% | 16.80% |
Illiterate population: | 9.87% | 12.86% |
Illiterate population (men): | 4.08% | 11.17% |
Illiterate population (women): | 5.79% | 14.36% |
Schooling level: | 6.22 | 4.59 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.81 | 4.64 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.57 | 4.55 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 19.96% | 15.22% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.80% | 5.51% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 51.29% | 29.66% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.01% | 60.89% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.89% | 1.98% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 139 | 126 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.10% |
Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 99.05% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.42% | 94.29% |
Dwellings with radio: | 39.57% | 69.52% |
Housing with television: | 84.89% | 87.62% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 83.45% | 76.19% |
Housing with washing machine: | 61.87% | 48.57% |
Housing with automobile: | 21.58% | 14.29% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 10.07% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 29.50% | 0.95% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 59.71% | 24.76% |
Homes with Internet: | 29.50% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Candelaria
With the satellite map of La Candelaria 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 Miguel Soyaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Candelaria.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Candelaria
Many people want to stay in the town of La Candelaria 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.:- HOTEL REAL DE VALLES: 18 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FIESTA PALMAR: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL CAMINO: 21 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL CAMINO: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Candelaria (Oaxaca)
In La Candelaria 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 Candelaria, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 30 | 31 | 61 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 49 | 44 | 93 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 139 | 125 | 264 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 29 | 19 | 48 |
#6 Photos of La Candelaria
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Candelaria, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Candelaria, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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- Dos Hermanos (10 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (1168 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (125 inhabitants)
- Nueva Calería (361 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Paso Nazareno (2151 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Pescadito de Málzaga (La Breña) (857 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (2 inhabitants)
- Temascal (7263 inhabitants)