Guanacastle (Santiago Yosondúa, Oaxaca)

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

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 87 inhabitants?

Its former name was El Chasqueño.

The town of Guanacastle is located in the Municipality of Santiago Yosondúa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 87 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality. Guanacastle is at 1,000 meters of altitude.

The locality was formerly known as El Chasqueño, but changed its name a few years ago. This town decided to change its name in the year 2017.

Data: In Guanacastle, there is a percentage of 33% of indigenous population and 48% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Guanacastle? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Guanacastle is located at 14.3 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santiago Yosondúa, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. 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 Guanacastle.

#1 Where is Guanacastle? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Guanacastle (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Guanacastle (Oaxaca) is 87 inhabitants

Population data in Guanacastle (Santiago Yosondúa, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020434487
20108860148
Evolution of the population in Guanacastle: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Guanacastle:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.483.33
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.15%1.35%
Illiterate population:8.05%8.78%
Illiterate population (men):2.30%3.33%
Illiterate population (women):5.75%12.50%
Schooling level:6.544.74
Schooling level (men):6.764.84
Schooling level (women):6.334.66
Indigenous culture data in Guanacastle:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:33.33%32.43%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:12.64%12.16%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.68%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Guanacastle, 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 Guanacastle:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:57.47%23.65%
Employed population over 12 years (men):65.91%51.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):48.84%4.55%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2138
Homes with electricity:100.00%96.67%
Housing with piped water:95.24%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:9.52%96.67%
Dwellings with radio:38.10%56.67%
Housing with television:52.38%56.67%
Housing with refrigerator:38.10%30.00%
Housing with washing machine:38.10%23.33%
Housing with automobile:4.76%16.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:47.62%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Guanacastle (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 Guanacastle

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Guanacastle, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Guanacastle.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Guanacastle

Many people want to stay in the town of Guanacastle 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.:

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  2. Cabecera de Cañada (331 inhabitants)
  3. Chacua (39 inhabitants)
  4. Guanacastle (87 inhabitants)
  5. El Espinal (98 inhabitants)
  6. El Sabino (132 inhabitants)
  7. Jatanúhu (Adolfo López Mateos) (68 inhabitants)
  8. Lázaro Cárdenas (196 inhabitants)
  9. Plumas (264 inhabitants)
  10. Primavera (98 inhabitants)
  11. Vergel (316 inhabitants)
  12. Yaviñuu (7 inhabitants)
  13. Yerba Santa (218 inhabitants)
  14. Yucujillo (81 inhabitants)
  15. Yuku Yaa (19 inhabitants)