La Cañada (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Cañada, a beautiful large village of 1,420 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of La Cañada (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Atzompa. There are 1,420 inhabitants and it is 1,633 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Cañada, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 49% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Cañada is located at 3.5 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa María Atzompa, 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 Cañada.
#1 Where is La Cañada? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Cañada 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 La Cañada.
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#2 The population of La Cañada (Oaxaca) is 1,420 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 728 | 692 | 1420 |
| 2010 | 544 | 489 | 1033 |
| 2005 | 439 | 400 | 839 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.01 | 3.07 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.56% | 4.55% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.52% | 4.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.13% | 3.07% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.39% | 6.25% |
| Schooling level: | 9.6 | 8.25 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.78 | 8.41 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.43 | 8.12 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 33.52% | 28.94% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 13.59% | 13.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.07% | 0.19% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Atzompa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.14% | 41.92% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.88% | 52.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 38.74% | 31.99% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 374 | 392 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.59% | 90.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 32.09% | 0.39% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 79.95% | 97.64% |
| Homes with a radio: | 68.98% | 77.95% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.96% | 86.22% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.21% | 66.14% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 61.50% | 48.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 35.03% | 29.92% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 27.01% | 11.02% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 35.56% | 0.79% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.30% | 72.83% |
| Homes with Internet: | 48.66% | 0.79% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cañada
With the satellite map of La Cañada 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 Atzompa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cañada.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cañada
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cañada, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cañada so you can contact them:- RENTA DE CUARTOS SAN JACINTO AMILPAS: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BLUE MOON: 5 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JUQUILA: 4 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZOE: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cañada
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Cañada? The list of the best places to visit in La Cañada and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Cañada para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Gallo (1798 meters): 1.0 km walk (12 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Bonete (1901 meters): 1.5 km walk (19 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Monte Alban (1828 meters): 5.0 km walk (94 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Cruz (1781 meters): 7.3 km walk (133 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Paraje Tierra Colorada (79 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Paraje La Mesita (360 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Arbolada Ilusión (333 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Loma Bonita (Paraje Jagüey) (1030 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cañada (Oaxaca)
In La Cañada 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 Cañada, 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) | 76 | 84 | 160 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 125 | 127 | 252 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 460 | 420 | 880 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 67 | 61 | 128 |
#7 Pictures of La Cañada
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Cañada? 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 La Cañada.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Cañada en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Cañada (Oaxaca) is 71222
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Cañada 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: 71222. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Cañada ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, 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.
#9 Vote for La Cañada as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Cañada
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Atzompa
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Atzompa
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- Fraccionamiento Alfareros (960 inhabitants)
- La Cañada (1420 inhabitants)
- La Cañadita (- inhabitants)
- La Raya de Yahuiche (- inhabitants)
- Loma del Paredón (- inhabitants)
- Loma del Puente (4 inhabitants)
- Paraje El Mezquite (6 inhabitants)
- Paraje La Era (150 inhabitants)
- Paraje Loma de la Virgen (68 inhabitants)
- Paraje RÃo Chiquito (- inhabitants)
- Paraje Tierra Colorada (79 inhabitants)
- Perla de Antequera (147 inhabitants)
- San José Hidalgo (512 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Montaño (350 inhabitants)