La Chinilla (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the large village of La Chinilla (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 522 inhabitants?
The town of La Chinilla (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán. There are 522 inhabitants and it is 1,272 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 Chinilla, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Chinilla? You can find it at 3.5 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Chinilla through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Chinilla? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Chinilla (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 Chinilla, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Chinilla (Oaxaca) is 522 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 264 | 258 | 522 |
| 2010 | 248 | 255 | 503 |
| 2005 | 195 | 200 | 395 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.44 | 12.55 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.09% | 21.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.17% | 12.55% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.92% | 30.65% |
| Schooling level: | 4.57 | 3.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.98 | 4.02 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.18 | 2.78 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.12% | 85.29% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 9.20% | 25.45% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 26.44% | 41.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.94% | 43.92% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 1.52% | 39.11% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 118 | 186 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.61% | 77.98% |
| Homes with piped water: | 91.53% | 70.64% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 98.17% |
| Homes with a radio: | 43.22% | 51.38% |
| Homes with a television: | 67.80% | 12.84% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 12.71% | 1.83% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.85% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.39% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.85% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 68.64% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Chinilla
With the satellite map of La Chinilla 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 Lucía Miahuatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Chinilla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Chinilla
Many people want to stay in the town of La Chinilla itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- CABANAS Y RESTAURANTE DEL PACÍFICO: 15 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CABAÑAS PUESTA DEL SOL: 17 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HERMANOS VÁSQUEZ: 26 km away, direction South (23 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOXICHA: 23 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Chinilla
A weekend in La Chinilla and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Chinilla and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Chinilla para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Gavilán (2320 meters): 4.2 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Rayo (1467 meters): 6.0 km walk (84 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Mogote del Rayo (1320 meters): 7.1 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Guilotes (2537 meters): 7.2 km walk (96 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Carrizal (81 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Paraje del Ocote (32 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (1790 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- Río Cuapinol (73 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Chinilla (Oaxaca)
In La Chinilla 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 Chinilla, 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) | 40 | 31 | 71 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 55 | 65 | 120 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 152 | 143 | 295 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 19 | 36 |
#7 Pictures of La Chinilla
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Chinilla? 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 Chinilla.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Chinilla en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Chinilla (Oaxaca) is 70842
Are you going to send a letter to La Chinilla? Do you have a friend in La Chinilla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Chinilla consists of the following 5 digits: 70842. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Chinilla ("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 Chinilla as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Chinilla or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Chinilla 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 Chinilla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Miahuatlán
- El Carrizal (81 inhabitants)
- El Encanto (6 inhabitants)
- El Gavilán (2 inhabitants)
- El Sumidero (255 inhabitants)
- La Chinera (- inhabitants)
- La Chinilla (522 inhabitants)
- La Cofradía (253 inhabitants)
- Paraje del Ocote (32 inhabitants)
- Río Comal (87 inhabitants)
- Río Tenate (- inhabitants)
- San Isidro el Queyón (179 inhabitants)
- Santa Lucía Miahuatlán (1790 inhabitants)
- Sierra Llano Grande (168 inhabitants)