San José Cañaltepec (Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of San José Cañaltepec, a beautiful medium-sized town of 297 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The place of San José Cañaltepec is inside the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 297 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality. San José Cañaltepec is at 723 meters of altitude.

Data: In San José Cañaltepec, 86% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San José Cañaltepec is located at 2.0 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Santa María Chilchotla, 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 San José Cañaltepec.

#1 Where is San José Cañaltepec? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of San José Cañaltepec 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 San José Cañaltepec.

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#2 The population of San José Cañaltepec (Oaxaca) is 297 inhabitants

Population data in San José Cañaltepec (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020156141297
2010143145288
2005135134269
Evolution of the population in San José Cañaltepec: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in San José Cañaltepec:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.9813.10
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.72%1.74%
Illiterate population:10.77%18.75%
Illiterate population (men):3.70%13.10%
Illiterate population (women):7.07%24.48%
Schooling level:5.794.69
Schooling level (men):6.345.33
Schooling level (women):5.294.09
Indigenous culture data in San José Cañaltepec:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:72.73%81.94%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:8.42%22.22%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of San José Cañaltepec, 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 San José Cañaltepec:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:21.21%23.96%
Employed population over 12 years (men):36.88%45.52%
Employed population over 12 years (women):7.05%2.10%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6662
Homes with electricity:95.45%90.00%
Housing with piped water:54.55%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:25.76%98.33%
Dwellings with radio:62.12%68.33%
Housing with television:60.61%50.00%
Housing with refrigerator:13.64%11.67%
Housing with washing machine:1.52%1.67%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.06%1.67%
Homes with landline telephone:4.55%1.67%
Dwellings with cellular phones:25.76%1.67%
Homes with Internet:1.52%1.67%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in San José Cañaltepec (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 San José Cañaltepec

Amazing satellite GPS maps of San José Cañaltepec, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San José Cañaltepec.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San José Cañaltepec

Many people want to stay in the town of San José Cañaltepec 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of San José Cañaltepec (Oaxaca)

In San José Cañaltepec 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 San José Cañaltepec, 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 San José Cañaltepec
Data of the age pyramid of the town San José Cañaltepec (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)262248
Youth (6-14 years)272552
Adults (15-59 years)8279161
Elderly (60+ years)211536

#6 Photos of San José Cañaltepec

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