La Defensa (Oaxaca)
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Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 821 inhabitants?
The town of La Defensa (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa. There are 821 inhabitants and it is 110 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In La Defensa, 28% of individuals have completed secondary education and 17% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Defensa? You can find it at 7.9 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Vicente, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northwest, at 2.2 kilometers. To enjoy the town of La Defensa through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Defensa? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Defensa 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 Defensa.
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#2 The population of La Defensa (Oaxaca) is 821 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 429 | 392 | 821 |
| 2010 | 479 | 439 | 918 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.16 | 7.74 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 34.59% | 39.11% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.40% | 9.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.41% | 7.74% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.99% | 10.65% |
| Schooling level: | 7.95 | 6.90 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.79 | 6.66 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.09 | 7.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.73% | 5.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.49% | 1.31% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.11% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.79% | 33.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.79% | 53.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.52% | 15.24% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 224 | 251 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.11% | 98.26% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.55% | 95.22% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 99.11% | 92.61% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.43% | 62.61% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.73% | 94.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.20% | 86.09% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.36% | 68.70% |
| Homes with a car: | 39.29% | 32.61% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.41% | 12.61% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 21.43% | 23.91% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 91.96% | 63.04% |
| Homes with Internet: | 31.25% | 7.83% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Defensa
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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Defensa
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Defensa, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Defensa so you can contact them:- MINI HOTEL TAURO: 2 km away, direction Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS VICENTE CAMALOTE: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TAPICHES: 11 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CARRIZALES: 13 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Defensa
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Defensa? The list of the best places to visit in La Defensa and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Defensa para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Pedregosa (205 meters): 1.7 km walk (29 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Los Lirios (296 meters): 5.5 km walk (103 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cotorro (430 meters): 6.6 km walk (102 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Aguilas (633 meters): 6.6 km walk (92 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Fraccionamiento los Huertos (225 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho los Lara (27 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Arroyo de Enmedio (1517 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Hermanos Virgen (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
- Agua Escondida (10 inhabitants)
- Aserradero Segundo (123 inhabitants)
- Cerro las Águilas (1 inhabitants)
- Comitancillo Libre (- inhabitants)
- El Carmen (41 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Los Huertos (225 inhabitants)
- Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (La Josefita) (65 inhabitants)
- La Defensa (821 inhabitants)
- Los Almendros (28 inhabitants)
- Maravillas (- inhabitants)
- Mundo Nuevo (- inhabitants)
- Paso Limón (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Antonio (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Tetela (Parada los Mangos) (9 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (- inhabitants)