La Chinilla (Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the large village of La Chinilla (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 522 inhabitants?

The town of La Chinilla is located in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 522 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. La Chinilla is at 1,272 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Chinilla, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of La Chinilla? You can find it at 3.5 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the La Chinilla location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

Map to know how to get to La Chinilla (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Chinilla, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of La Chinilla (Oaxaca) is 522 inhabitants

Population data in La Chinilla (Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020264258522
2010248255503
2005195200395
Evolution of the population in La Chinilla: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Chinilla:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.4412.55
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.40%
Illiterate population:16.09%21.47%
Illiterate population (men):5.17%12.55%
Illiterate population (women):10.92%30.65%
Schooling level:4.573.38
Schooling level (men):4.984.02
Schooling level (women):4.182.78
Indigenous culture data in La Chinilla:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:88.12%85.29%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:9.20%25.45%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Chinilla, 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 Chinilla:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:26.44%41.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.94%43.92%
Employed population over 12 years (women):1.52%39.11%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:118186
Homes with electricity:96.61%77.98%
Housing with piped water:91.53%70.64%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:0.00%98.17%
Dwellings with radio:43.22%51.38%
Housing with television:67.80%12.84%
Housing with refrigerator:12.71%1.83%
Housing with washing machine:0.85%0.00%
Housing with automobile:3.39%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.85%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:68.64%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Chinilla (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 Chinilla

With the satellite map of La Chinilla 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 Lucía Miahuatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Chinilla.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Chinilla

Many people want to stay in the town of La Chinilla 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 La Chinilla (Oaxaca)

In La Chinilla 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 Chinilla, 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 Chinilla
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Chinilla (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)403171
Youth (6-14 years)5565120
Adults (15-59 years)152143295
Elderly (60+ years)171936

#6 Photos of La Chinilla

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Chinilla? 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 Chinilla.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Chinilla (Oaxaca) is 70842

Are you going to send a letter to La Chinilla? Do you have a friend in La Chinilla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Chinilla consists of the following 5 digits: 70842. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Chinilla ("70") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#8 Vote for La Chinilla as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like La Chinilla or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Chinilla to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

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#11 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)