La Esperanza (Santa María Chimalapa, Oaxaca)

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

So you will learn about this incredible town of 775 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The place of La Esperanza is inside the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 775 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. La Esperanza is at 397 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Esperanza, 2% of the inhabitants are catholic and 29% 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 Esperanza? You can find it at 84.0 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santa María Chimalapa, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Esperanza through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is La Esperanza? How to go? Map

Online map of La Esperanza (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of La Esperanza (Oaxaca) is 775 inhabitants

Population data in La Esperanza (Santa María Chimalapa, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020421354775
2010377348725
2005342308650
Evolution of the population in La Esperanza: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Esperanza:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.8914.66
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:8.00%14.34%
Illiterate population:22.71%20.41%
Illiterate population (men):8.52%14.66%
Illiterate population (women):14.19%25.73%
Schooling level:4.22.99
Schooling level (men):4.423.39
Schooling level (women):4.032.63
Indigenous culture data in La Esperanza:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.97%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:82.19%82.07%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:46.19%19.17%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Esperanza, 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 Esperanza:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:27.35%24.00%
Employed population over 12 years (men):47.46%48.56%
Employed population over 12 years (women):10.45%1.33%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:153140
Homes with electricity:98.04%93.38%
Housing with piped water:94.12%83.82%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:81.05%94.85%
Dwellings with radio:24.84%22.06%
Housing with television:27.45%40.44%
Housing with refrigerator:28.76%26.47%
Housing with washing machine:28.76%2.94%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.31%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.31%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:48.37%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.96%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Esperanza (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 Esperanza

With the satellite map of La Esperanza 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 Chimalapa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Esperanza.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Esperanza

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Esperanza (Oaxaca)

In La Esperanza 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 Esperanza, 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 Esperanza
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Esperanza (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7766143
Youth (6-14 years)109105214
Adults (15-59 years)218172390
Elderly (60+ years)171128

#6 Photos of La Esperanza

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Esperanza, 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 Esperanza, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chimalapa

  1. Arroyo Sangre (129 inhabitants)
  2. Arroyo Seco (12 inhabitants)
  3. Benito Juárez Uno (343 inhabitants)
  4. Chalchijapa (263 inhabitants)
  5. Cuyulapa (57 inhabitants)
  6. Dos Arroyos (La Paz) (182 inhabitants)
  7. Elsy Herrerías de Castellanos (48 inhabitants)
  8. Francisco Sarabia (59 inhabitants)
  9. Nuevo San Andrés (75 inhabitants)
  10. Pilares Espinoza de León (37 inhabitants)
  11. Río Azul (- inhabitants)
  12. Río Modelo (65 inhabitants)
  13. San Francisco el Vado (68 inhabitants)
  14. San Francisco la Paz (819 inhabitants)
  15. Zacatal (1 inhabitants)