La Candelaria (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Candelaria, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,488 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Candelaria (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Zacatepec. There are 1,488 inhabitants and it is 928 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.
Data: In La Candelaria, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Candelaria? You can find it at 6.9 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Santiago Zacatepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Candelaria through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Candelaria? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Candelaria (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Candelaria, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Candelaria (Oaxaca) is 1,488 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 737 | 751 | 1488 |
| 2010 | 805 | 836 | 1641 |
| 2005 | 570 | 581 | 1151 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.63 | 30.74 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.07% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 34.88% | 36.20% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 15.19% | 30.74% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 19.69% | 41.86% |
| Schooling level: | 3.3 | 2.54 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.48 | 2.97 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.13 | 2.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.93% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.87% | 88.36% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 38.31% | 42.54% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 18.62% | 27.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 33.56% | 51.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.39% | 3.11% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 366 | 392 |
| Homes with electricity: | 92.90% | 68.66% |
| Homes with piped water: | 86.89% | 62.11% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 1.37% | 95.16% |
| Homes with a radio: | 26.78% | 41.03% |
| Homes with a television: | 26.50% | 22.79% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 13.93% | 7.41% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 1.37% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.73% | 0.85% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 5.46% | 0.57% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.55% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Candelaria
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Candelaria, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Zacatepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Candelaria.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Candelaria
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Candelaria, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Candelaria so you can contact them:- HOTEL MUNICIPAL DE ZACATEPEC: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES: 17 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL YAKMATAAMBA: 16 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES SANTIAGO CHOÁPAM: 21 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Candelaria
Want to know what to see in La Candelaria if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Candelaria.Las mejores montes de La Candelaria para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cueva (2017 meters): 4.4 km walk (85 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Metaltepec (969 meters): 4.4 km walk (60 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Cabeza de Escoba (971 meters): 6.2 km walk (90 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Zacatepec (1917 meters): 7.5 km walk (137 minutes), heading South.
- California (22 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Temporal (31 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- San Francisco Jayacaxtepec (939 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
- San Juan Metaltepec (1074 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Candelaria (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Candelaria by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Candelaria there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 105 | 148 | 253 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 143 | 134 | 277 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 414 | 396 | 810 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 75 | 73 | 148 |
#7 Pictures of La Candelaria
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Candelaria? 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 Candelaria.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Candelaria en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Candelaria (Oaxaca) is 70201
Are you going to send a letter to La Candelaria? Do you have a friend in La Candelaria and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Candelaria consists of the following 5 digits: 70201. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Candelaria ("70") 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.
#9 Vote for La Candelaria as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Candelaria or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Candelaria to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in La Candelaria
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Zacatepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Zacatepec
- Arroyo Jabón (Rancho Jabón) (2 inhabitants)
- Barrio Guadalupe (88 inhabitants)
- Barrio MarÃa Auxiliadora (- inhabitants)
- Barrio Santa Cecilia (8 inhabitants)
- California (22 inhabitants)
- La Candelaria (1488 inhabitants)
- Los Palmares (- inhabitants)
- Piedra Puesta (3 inhabitants)
- Platanares (1 inhabitants)
- San Juan Metaltepec (1074 inhabitants)
- Santiago Zacatepec (2372 inhabitants)
- Temporal (31 inhabitants)
- Tierra Amarilla (- inhabitants)