La Cofradía (Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, Oaxaca)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Cofradía through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 253 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of La Cofradía is located in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 253 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. La Cofradía is at 893 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Cofradía, 9% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that La Cofradía is located at 6.8 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of La Cofradía.

#1 Where is La Cofradía? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Cofradía in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of La Cofradía (Oaxaca) is 253 inhabitants

Population data in La Cofradía (Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020127126253
201012396219
200511394207
Evolution of the population in La Cofradía: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Cofradía:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.815.62
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.40%0.00%
Illiterate population:17.79%22.37%
Illiterate population (men):5.93%15.62%
Illiterate population (women):11.86%27.64%
Schooling level:4.413.50
Schooling level (men):4.933.95
Schooling level (women):3.923.16
Indigenous culture data in La Cofradía:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:88.54%81.74%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:11.46%26.48%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Cofradía, 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 La Cofradía:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:31.23%38.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):53.97%52.08%
Employed population over 12 years (women):8.66%27.64%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5659
Homes with electricity:91.07%64.29%
Housing with piped water:96.43%61.90%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:1.79%95.24%
Dwellings with radio:17.86%47.62%
Housing with television:57.14%26.19%
Housing with refrigerator:14.29%9.52%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%4.76%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:58.93%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Cofradía (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 Cofradía

Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Cofradía, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Cofradía.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cofradía

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Cofradía (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Cofradía by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Cofradía there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of La Cofradía
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Cofradía (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)131629
Youth (6-14 years)383876
Adults (15-59 years)6162123
Elderly (60+ years)151025

#6 Photos of La Cofradía

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán

  1. El Carrizal (81 inhabitants)
  2. El Encanto (6 inhabitants)
  3. El Gavilán (2 inhabitants)
  4. El Sumidero (255 inhabitants)
  5. La Chinera (- inhabitants)
  6. La Chinilla (522 inhabitants)
  7. La Cofradía (253 inhabitants)
  8. Paraje del Ocote (32 inhabitants)
  9. Río Comal (87 inhabitants)
  10. Río Tenate (- inhabitants)
  11. San Isidro el Queyón (179 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (1790 inhabitants)
  13. Sierra Llano Grande (168 inhabitants)