Buenavista (Santa María Petapa, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the large village of Buenavista (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 835 inhabitants?
The town of Buenavista is located in the Municipality of Santa María Petapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 835 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality. Buenavista is at 249 meters of altitude.
Data: In Buenavista, 76% of the inhabitants are catholic and 62% 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 within the municipality, you must know that Buenavista is located at 6.0 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Llano Suchiapa, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Petapa) it is at 5.0 kilometers in direction North. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Buenavista.
#1 Where is Buenavista? How to get there? Map
How to get to the town of Buenavista 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 Buenavista.
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#2 The population of Buenavista (Oaxaca) is 835 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 425 | 410 | 835 |
2010 | 338 | 309 | 647 |
2005 | 364 | 338 | 702 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.22 | 4.53 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 8.98% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 5.99% | 7.26% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.80% | 4.53% |
Illiterate population (women): | 4.19% | 9.76% |
Schooling level: | 8.44 | 7.28 |
Schooling level (men): | 9.04 | 7.91 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.88 | 6.72 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 23.11% | 25.19% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.38% | 8.81% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.24% | 0.15% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Petapa (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 47.31% | 38.95% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.02% | 58.90% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.00% | 20.71% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 259 | 209 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.07% | 97.83% |
Housing with piped water: | 97.30% | 90.22% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.58% | 86.41% |
Dwellings with radio: | 67.57% | 75.54% |
Housing with television: | 86.49% | 88.59% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 83.78% | 72.83% |
Housing with washing machine: | 62.16% | 54.35% |
Housing with automobile: | 33.20% | 29.89% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.01% | 11.96% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 3.47% | 5.98% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 80.69% | 41.30% |
Homes with Internet: | 18.92% | 3.80% |
#3 Satellite photo of Buenavista
With the satellite map of Buenavista 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 Petapa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Buenavista.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Buenavista
Many people want to stay in the town of Buenavista 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.:- HOTEL CASA GRANDE: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OASIS: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- CASA DE VISITAS: 3 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS CABAÑAS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Buenavista (Oaxaca)
In Buenavista 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 Buenavista, 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.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 36 | 48 | 84 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 64 | 64 | 128 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 262 | 234 | 496 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 63 | 64 | 127 |
#6 Photos of Buenavista
In order for you to enjoy nature around Buenavista, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Buenavista, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Buenavista (Oaxaca) is 70371
Are you going to send a letter to Buenavista? Do you have a friend in Buenavista and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Buenavista consists of the following 5 digits: 70371. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Buenavista ("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.
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#10 Schools in Buenavista
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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Petapa
- Barreña (578 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo (208 inhabitants)
- Buenavista (835 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (- inhabitants)
- Guetehuine (4 inhabitants)
- Hidalgo Norte (702 inhabitants)
- La Unión (155 inhabitants)
- Lachitova (5 inhabitants)
- Las Flores (1123 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (436 inhabitants)
- Llano Suchiapa (2626 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (1 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso (223 inhabitants)
- Rincón Viejo (2638 inhabitants)
- Septune (313 inhabitants)