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Joya Grande (Oaxaca)

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The town of Joya Grande (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco. There are 189 inhabitants and it is 2,589 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #30 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Joya Grande, 22% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of Joya Grande is located at 11.5 kilometers from Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Joya Grande.

#1 Where is Joya Grande? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Joya Grande (Oaxaca) is 189 inhabitants

Population data in Joya Grande (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	107	82	189
2010	140	121	261
2005	147	110	257

Evolution of the population in Joya Grande: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Joya Grande:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.64	6.61
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	2.12%	1.15%
Illiterate population:	11.11%	11.11%
Illiterate population (men):	2.12%	6.61%
Illiterate population (women):	8.99%	15.00%
Schooling level:	6.35	5.64
Schooling level (men):	6.63	6.16
Schooling level (women):	6.16	5.20

Indigenous culture data in Joya Grande:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	91.53%	90.04%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	58.73%	65.52%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	4.76%	0.77%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Joya Grande, 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 housing data in Joya Grande:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	64.02%	23.37%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	70.73%	43.80%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	58.88%	5.71%
Number of inhabited private housings:	65	92
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	93.55%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	70.97%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	12.31%	82.26%
Homes with a radio:	96.92%	70.97%
Homes with a television:	46.15%	48.39%
Homes with a refrigerator:	29.23%	14.52%
Homes with a washing machine:	13.85%	3.23%
Homes with a car:	13.85%	12.90%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.54%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	69.23%	20.97%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Joya Grande (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Joya Grande

With the satellite map of Joya Grande 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 Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Joya Grande.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Joya Grande

Do you want to stay in Joya Grande? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Joya Grande:

• HOTEL DEL LLANO: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL JUAREZ: 19 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
• EL GRAN HOTEL: 17 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
• EL GRAN HOTEL: 17 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Joya Grande

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Joya Grande? The list of the best places to visit in Joya Grande and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de Joya Grande para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro del Aguila (3352 meters): 4.8 km walk (63 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Yucuyácua (2893 meters): 5.9 km walk (75 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro La Virgen (2389 meters): 9.5 km walk (167 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Piedra de Jolla (3098 meters): 8.9 km walk (116 minutes), heading Southeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Joya Grande?:

• Llano Castro (43 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• El Crucero (45 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• San José Yatandoyo (493 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• Tres Cruces (25 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Joya Grande (Oaxaca)

In Joya Grande 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 Joya Grande, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Joya Grande (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	12	12	24
Youth (6-14 years)	19	18	37
Adults (15-59 years)	55	44	99
Elderly (60+ years)	21	8	29

#7 Pictures of Joya Grande

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Joya Grande? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Joya Grande.
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#8 The Postal Code of Joya Grande (Oaxaca) is 69805

Are you going to send a letter to Joya Grande? Do you have a friend in Joya Grande and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Joya Grande consists of the following 5 digits: 69805. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Joya Grande ("69") 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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