Municipality of Monjas

All the data of the municipality of Monjas, with all the towns, from the smallest to the largest: Santa María Velató, Monjas, or Barrio la Unión.

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Monjas is a Municipality of 2568 inhabitants, placed in the State of Oaxaca, with a fertility rate of 3.03 children per woman. 2.92% of the population migrated from outside the State of Oaxaca. 2.02% of the population is indigenous, 0.97% of the inhabitants speak one indigenous language, and 0.00% speak that indigenous language, but not Spanish.

87.66% of the inhabitants of Monjas are Catholic, 56.52% are economically active and, within this active population, 97.00% are employed. Additionally, 12.01% of the dwellings have piped water and 1.02% have Internet access.

Which are the villages with the highest number of inhabitants of the municipality of Monjas?

We have been analysing all the demographic data of Monjas and in the following four towns live the largest number of people:

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List with all the towns in the Municipality of Monjas:

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Barrio Bajo (62 inhabitants)
Barrio La Guadalupe (204 inhabitants)
Barrio La Unión (475 inhabitants)
Los Pocitos Monjas (259 inhabitants)
Monjas (676 inhabitants)
Santa María Velató (1217 inhabitants)


Other towns, colonies, districts and neighborhoods in the Municipality of Monjas: