La Asunción (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Asunción, a beautiful small village of 46 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of La Asunción (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Lachao. There are 46 inhabitants and it is 1,280 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 53 minutes away by car (35 km). It is the most populated town in the position #22 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Asunción, 93% of the inhabitants are catholic and 38% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Asunción is located at 4.1 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San Juan Lachao, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Asunción.
#1 Where is La Asunción? How to go? Map
Location map of La Asunción in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Asunción, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Asunción (Oaxaca) is 46 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| 2010 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2005 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 4.55 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.87% | 14.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.35% | 4.55% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.52% | 25.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.19 | 5.83 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.38 | 7.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.06 | 3.40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 17.39% | 26.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 6.52% | 4.76% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.96% | 21.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.83% | 36.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 26.09% | 5.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 16 | 18 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.75% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 62.50% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 81.25% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 68.75% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 50.00% | 44.44% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 37.50% | 11.11% |
| Homes with a car: | 6.25% | 11.11% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 62.50% | 11.11% |
| Homes with Internet: | 18.75% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Asunción
With the satellite map of La Asunción 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 San Juan Lachao. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Asunción.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Asunción
Do you want to stay in La Asunción? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Asunción:- CASA DE HUESPEDES JUANITA: 16 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MI SOL: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FASEM: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL INDIO: 13 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Asunción
A weekend in La Asunción and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Asunción and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Asunción para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Porvenir (1897 meters): 2.4 km walk (40 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Cuache (2055 meters): 3.9 km walk (61 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Verde (2293 meters): 7.5 km walk (121 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Aire (954 meters): 7.4 km walk (135 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Nicolas", 53 km, heading West (35 minutes by car)
- Río Sal (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa de Lima (352 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Armenia (88 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Rancho Nuevo (115 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Asunción (Oaxaca)
In La Asunción 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 Asunción, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
#7 Pictures of La Asunción
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Asunción, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Asunción, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Asunción en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Asunción (Oaxaca) is 71946
Are you going to send a letter to La Asunción? Do you have a friend in La Asunción and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Asunción consists of the following 5 digits: 71946. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Asunción ("71") 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 La Asunción
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Lachao
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao
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- El Doscientos Uno (68 inhabitants)
- El Portillo (6 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (32 inhabitants)
- L3 (6 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (80 inhabitants)
- Los Jiménez (20 inhabitants)
- Piedra de Letra (7 inhabitants)
- Portillo Limón (6 inhabitants)
- Santa María Rancho Nuevo (115 inhabitants)
- San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants)
- San Martín (53 inhabitants)
- San Rafael (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Fe (17 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa de Lima (352 inhabitants)