La Cuchara (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Cuchara, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 57 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Cuchara (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa. There are 57 inhabitants and it is 1,261 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #29 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Cuchara, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% 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 Cuchara is located at 11.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Santiago Yosondúa, 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 Cuchara.
#1 Where is La Cuchara? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Cuchara 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 Cuchara.
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#2 The population of La Cuchara (Oaxaca) is 57 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2010 | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| 2005 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 6.45 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.51% | 3.12% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.51% | 12.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.75% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.75% | 18.18% |
| Schooling level: | 5.39 | 4.78 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.89 | 5.17 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.95 | 4.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 5.26% | 12.50% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.75% | 10.94% |
| 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 Santiago Yosondúa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.11% | 37.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.00% | 74.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.00% | 3.03% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 19 | 31 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 76.47% |
| Homes with piped water: | 84.21% | 41.18% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 84.21% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 21.05% | 52.94% |
| Homes with a television: | 63.16% | 47.06% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 63.16% | 29.41% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 47.37% | 17.65% |
| Homes with a car: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.68% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cuchara
With the satellite map of La Cuchara 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 Santiago Yosondúa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cuchara.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cuchara
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cuchara, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cuchara so you can contact them:- RENTA DE CUARTOS SANTO DOMINGO IXCATLÁN: 17 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 16 km away, direction Northwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 18 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 18 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cuchara
A weekend in La Cuchara and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Cuchara and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Cuchara para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Tejon (1959 meters): 3.1 km walk (57 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Tres Cabezas (2260 meters): 4.6 km walk (59 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Cabacnilli (2156 meters): 5.4 km walk (69 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Prieto (2020 meters): 11.6 km walk (169 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Santa Catarina Cuanana (723 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- La Joya (91 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Yaviñuu (7 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Chandilly (81 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cuchara (Oaxaca)
In La Cuchara 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 Cuchara, 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) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of La Cuchara
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Cuchara? 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 Cuchara.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Cuchara en este enlace
#8 Vote for La Cuchara as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Yosondúa
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