La Ihualeja (Oaxaca)
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The place of La Ihualeja is inside the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 284 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality. La Ihualeja is at 1,775 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Ihualeja, 13% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Ihualeja is located at 2.6 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores, 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 Ihualeja.
#1 Where is La Ihualeja? How to go? Map
Online map of La Ihualeja in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Ihualeja (Oaxaca) is 284 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 143 | 141 | 284 |
| 2010 | 165 | 145 | 310 |
| 2005 | 132 | 123 | 255 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.31 | 14.48 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.99% | 2.26% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.24% | 18.71% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.86% | 14.48% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.38% | 22.42% |
| Schooling level: | 5.63 | 4.55 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.84 | 5.14 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.45 | 4.01 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.65% | 98.71% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 72.89% | 76.45% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 9.51% | 4.19% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.75% | 30.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.19% | 54.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.59% | 10.30% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 90 | 141 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.89% | 94.87% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.89% | 44.87% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 82.22% | 89.74% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 52.22% | 69.23% |
| Housing with television: | 51.11% | 48.72% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 32.22% | 24.36% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 5.56% | 2.56% |
| Housing with automobile: | 3.33% | 6.41% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.33% | 1.28% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.89% | 2.56% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 52.22% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.11% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Ihualeja
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Ihualeja, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mazatlán Villa de Flores. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Ihualeja.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Ihualeja
Do you want to stay in La Ihualeja? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Ihualeja:- HOTEL SANTA JULIA 2: 17 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 15 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA JULIA: 15 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OLIMPICO: 17 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Ihualeja (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Ihualeja 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 Ihualeja there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 30 | 49 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 88 | 71 | 159 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 27 | 49 |
#6 Photos of La Ihualeja
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Ihualeja? 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 Ihualeja.
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