La Compañía (Oaxaca)
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The town of La Compañía (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of La Compañía. There are 752 inhabitants and it is 1,376 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 Compañía, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is La Compañía? How to go? Map
Online map of La Compañía in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Compañía (Oaxaca) is 752 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 404 | 348 | 752 |
| 2010 | 346 | 321 | 667 |
| 2005 | 370 | 305 | 675 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.1 | 15.89 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.26% | 3.45% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.30% | 20.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.39% | 15.89% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.91% | 24.86% |
| Schooling level: | 5.59 | 4.09 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.91 | 4.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.33 | 3.88 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.06% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.27% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.10% | 24.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.91% | 45.17% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.32% | 4.91% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 224 | 224 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.66% | 96.11% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.11% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 71.88% | 98.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.45% | 57.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 70.98% | 59.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 65.62% | 35.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 48.21% | 20.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 22.32% | 13.89% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.23% | 1.11% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 36.16% | 33.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 64.73% | 2.22% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.79% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Compañía
With the satellite map of La Compañía 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 La Compañía. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Compañía.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Compañía
Do you want to stay in La Compañía? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Compañía:- HOTEL 6: 15 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- LAS MARIPOSAS MOTEL: 12 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA NAZARET: 15 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EJUTLA DE MIS RECUERDOS: 14 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Compañía
A weekend in La Compañía and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Compañía and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Compañía para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Chapulín (2051 meters): 3.7 km walk (54 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Mogote de Guesche (1862 meters): 5.3 km walk (74 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Piedra Lumbre (2458 meters): 8.0 km walk (127 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro del Viejo (2730 meters): 8.7 km walk (119 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Alrededores de la Compañía (25 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- La Labor (310 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Río de Ejutla (389 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- Agua Blanca (310 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Compañía (Oaxaca)
In La Compañía 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 Compañía, 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) | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 58 | 56 | 114 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 217 | 186 | 403 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 96 | 71 | 167 |
#7 Pictures of La Compañía
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Compañía? 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 Compañía.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Compañía (Oaxaca) is 71567
Are you going to send a letter to La Compañía? Do you have a friend in La Compañía and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Compañía consists of the following 5 digits: 71567. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Compañía ("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.
#9 Vote for La Compañía as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Compañía or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Compañía 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.
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#10 Schools in La Compañía
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of La Compañía
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of La Compañía
- La Y (166 inhabitants)
- Agua Blanca (310 inhabitants)
- Agua del Espino (1197 inhabitants)
- Alrededores de la Compañía (25 inhabitants)
- El Ojo de Agua (El Vado) (9 inhabitants)
- El Vado (206 inhabitants)
- Guishilián (68 inhabitants)
- La Chopa (78 inhabitants)
- La Compañía (752 inhabitants)
- La Labor (310 inhabitants)
- Los Pitillos (97 inhabitants)
- Río de Ejutla (389 inhabitants)