Juchitán (Juchitán, Guerrero)

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Did you know that this town in Guerrero has 3,530 inhabitants?

The town of Juchitán is located in the Municipality of Juchitán (in the State of Guerrero). There are 3,530 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Juchitán is at 156 meters of altitude.

Data: In Juchitán, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 18% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

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

Location map of Juchitán in Guerrero: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Juchitán, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Juchitán (Guerrero) is 3,530 inhabitants

Population data in Juchitán (Juchitán, Guerrero)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020178517453530
2010171316333346
2005160313412944
Evolution of the population in Juchitán: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Juchitán:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.7315.86
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:4.05%2.84%
Illiterate population:12.07%17.87%
Illiterate population (men):5.33%15.86%
Illiterate population (women):6.74%19.79%
Schooling level:7.155.67
Schooling level (men):7.285.85
Schooling level (women):7.025.51
Indigenous culture data in Juchitán:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:4.99%3.68%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:2.35%1.43%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.06%0.09%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Juchitán, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Juchitán:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:31.78%31.86%
Employed population over 12 years (men):43.67%51.19%
Employed population over 12 years (women):20.17%13.43%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1,0271,244
Homes with electricity:98.64%96.84%
Housing with piped water:73.13%44.53%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:90.65%82.24%
Dwellings with radio:20.35%46.72%
Housing with television:75.37%84.55%
Housing with refrigerator:84.23%78.10%
Housing with washing machine:58.52%43.31%
Housing with automobile:34.86%25.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:11.59%8.15%
Homes with landline telephone:31.65%48.91%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.38%21.17%
Homes with Internet:18.40%4.14%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Juchitán (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.

Tamales (corn-based doughs) made with iguana are an ancestral delicacy in the town of Juchitán, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. They are very typical within the Easter menu, during which about 500 specimens are consumed daily in the town. At this time of year, these animals are laying their eggs, and the inhabitants of Juchitán consider it a good time to prepare the traditional tamales, which are prepared with corn dough, sauce or mole made from pumpkin seed, meat and, finally, iguana eggs.

The inhabitants of this Mexican town defend their tradition and praise the taste of iguana tamales, which can be tasted without any problem in the town's central market. Many inhabitants eat these iguana tamales, which are cooked on a banana leaf, an ancient Easter tradition in Juchitán, and throughout the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where it is considered a special dish at this time of year.

However, the iguana is listed in Mexico as an endangered species. Therefore, the Juchiteco Ecological Forum, an organization that works to ensure that the species does not become extinct, calls for the inhabitants of Juchitán not to consume iguanas during their breeding season. "Approximately 500 iguanas are consumed daily in the Juchitán market during Easter Week," explains Juan Celis, head of the organization's iguana care centre. This centre was created in 2005 with the aim of breeding, rearing and releasing iguanas to prevent the extinction of this species.

"We cannot ban their consumption, but we believe that we must provide alternatives to preserve the species," said Celis, who warned that consuming iguanas during their breeding season "does not guarantee the preservation of the species. He recalled that, due to the consumption of iguana tamales during Easter Week, in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec region, "there are no longer any iguanas left to sell on a large scale" and most of them are exported from the states of Chiapas and Veracruz.

The preparation of the tamales, with a traditional recipe passed down from mother to daughter, can take up to twelve hours. The price per unit rises due to the demand during Easter Week, and is usually around 25 Mexican pesos (1.3 dollars). The iguana is an animal present in the Zapotec culture that predominated in this region in pre-Hispanic times. "He's a very tasty, very clean animal. It's like eating a chicken, but it's an iguana," they say.

There are about 20 iguana species in Mexico, 11 of which are endangered, according to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Iguana populations have been reduced in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Veracruz in Mexico, and even in Brazil and Paraguay, mainly due to uncontrolled hunting and the gradual destruction of their habitat.

#3 Satellite photo of Juchitán

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#4 Population pyramid of Juchitán (Guerrero)

In Juchitán 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 Juchitán, 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 Juchitán
Data of the age pyramid of the town Juchitán (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)180195375
Youth (6-14 years)312333645
Adults (15-59 years)9109101,820
Elderly (60+ years)383307690

#5 Photos of Juchitán

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

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#6 The Postal Code of Juchitán (Guerrero) is 41920

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Juchitán so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 41920. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Juchitán ("41") correspond to the State of Guerrero, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Juchitán

  1. Agua Zarca (1119 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio Nuevo (185 inhabitants)
  3. Carrizalillo (708 inhabitants)
  4. Charco Largo (2 inhabitants)
  5. El Aguacate (341 inhabitants)
  6. El Cerrito (4 inhabitants)
  7. El Ranchito (11 inhabitants)
  8. El Rincón (63 inhabitants)
  9. El Zapotito (67 inhabitants)
  10. Juchitán (3530 inhabitants)
  11. Los Callejones (254 inhabitants)
  12. Los Pelillos (226 inhabitants)
  13. Plan de Buena Vista (124 inhabitants)
  14. Rayito de Luna (180 inhabitants)
  15. San José el Capulín (236 inhabitants)