La Ceiba (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Ceiba, a beautiful small village of 191 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of La Ceiba (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Colotepec. There are 191 inhabitants and it is 24 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Zicatela is 12 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #29 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Ceiba, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 10% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Ceiba is located at 6.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Brisas de Zicatela, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Colotepec) it is at 6.6 kilometers in direction Southesast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Ceiba.
#1 Where is La Ceiba? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Ceiba (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 Ceiba, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Ceiba (Oaxaca) is 191 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | 92 | 191 |
| 2010 | 65 | 52 | 117 |
| 2005 | 66 | 56 | 122 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.18 | 11.54 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.24% | 2.56% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.33% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.62% | 11.54% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.71% | 10.77% |
| Schooling level: | 7.53 | 6.18 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.26 | 6 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.76 | 6.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.85% |
| 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 Santa María Colotepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 51.83% | 34.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.61% | 67.31% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 46.46% | 7.69% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 51 | 23 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 69.57% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.04% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a radio: | 72.55% | 78.26% |
| Homes with a television: | 74.51% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 84.31% | 82.61% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 45.10% | 30.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.53% | 13.04% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.80% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.96% | 4.35% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.27% | 30.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.84% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Ceiba
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Ceiba, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Colotepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Ceiba.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Ceiba
Do you want to stay in La Ceiba? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Ceiba:- BUNGALOWS ZICATELA MANGO PUERTO ESCONDIDO: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TERRANOVA: 11 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL CALIFORNIA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL NAHUAL: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Ceiba
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Ceiba? The list of the best places to visit in La Ceiba and nearby locations.Beaches in La Ceiba for sunbathing:
- Playa Zicatela: A 12 km walk (101 minutes) or 13 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playa Bachoco: A 17 km walk (155 minutes) or 20 minutes by car, heading West.
- Cerro Ocote (511 meters): 7.2 km walk (145 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Cebadilla (678 meters): 8.0 km walk (161 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Las Palmitas (510 meters): 12.6 km walk (236 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Palma Sola (675 meters): 12.9 km walk (179 minutes), heading East.
- El Camarón (160 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Arroyo del Zapote (190 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Los Vargas (44 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Totolápam (123 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Ceiba (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Ceiba 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 Ceiba there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 71 | 56 | 127 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 10 | 15 |
#7 Pictures of La Ceiba
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Ceiba? 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 Ceiba.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Ceiba en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Ceiba (Oaxaca) is 70938
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Ceiba 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: 70938. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Ceiba ("70") 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.
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#10 Schools in La Ceiba
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Colotepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Colotepec
- Brisas de Zicatela (10632 inhabitants)
- Corozalito (89 inhabitants)
- El Banco (54 inhabitants)
- El Espino (132 inhabitants)
- Junta del Potrero (117 inhabitants)
- La Barra de Colotepec (1656 inhabitants)
- La Quebradora (La Bomba) (215 inhabitants)
- Lagunilla (39 inhabitants)
- Los Naranjos (162 inhabitants)
- Marinero (481 inhabitants)
- Mata de Bule (302 inhabitants)
- Paso Limón (18 inhabitants)
- Rancho Dorado (7 inhabitants)
- San José el Palmar (126 inhabitants)
- San José el Quequestle (353 inhabitants)