La Esmeralda (Santa María Chimalapa, Oaxaca)
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The place of La Esmeralda is inside the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 647 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants. La Esmeralda is at 107 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Esmeralda, there is a percentage of 23% of indigenous population and 44% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Esmeralda? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Esmeralda is located at 30.7 kilometers from Santa María Chimalapa, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Esmeralda.
#1 Where is La Esmeralda? How to go? Map
Online map of La Esmeralda (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of La Esmeralda (Oaxaca) is 647 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 329 | 318 | 647 |
| 2010 | 293 | 295 | 588 |
| 2005 | 296 | 277 | 573 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.64 | 8.14 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 14.68% | 10.71% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.88% | 10.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.94% | 8.14% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.95% | 12.97% |
| Schooling level: | 7.15 | 5.92 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.02 | 5.59 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.28 | 6.26 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 22.87% | 19.90% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.96% | 7.48% |
| 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: | 44.05% | 31.12% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.86% | 56.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.70% | 5.80% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 191 | 174 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.34% | 95.92% |
| Housing with piped water: | 20.42% | 75.51% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.53% | 94.56% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 25.13% | 56.46% |
| Housing with television: | 70.16% | 84.35% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 75.39% | 73.47% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 52.88% | 44.22% |
| Housing with automobile: | 21.47% | 33.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.42% | 4.08% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 30.89% | 16.33% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 43.98% | 2.04% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.99% | 0.68% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Esmeralda
With the satellite map of La Esmeralda 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 María Chimalapa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Esmeralda.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Esmeralda
Do you want to stay in La Esmeralda? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Esmeralda:- CASA DE HUESPED LA REYNA DEL SUR: 48 km away, direction South (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MONARCA: 49 km away, direction West (40 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTO EN PALOMARES: 46 km away, direction West (33 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LIESSA: 45 km away, direction Southwest (33 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Esmeralda (Oaxaca)
In La Esmeralda 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 Esmeralda, 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) | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 57 | 53 | 110 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 206 | 179 | 385 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 52 | 84 |
#6 Photos of La Esmeralda
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chimalapa
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- Benito Juárez Dos (129 inhabitants)
- Benito Juárez Uno (343 inhabitants)
- El Salto (Casa Blanca) (14 inhabitants)
- Escolapa (200 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (156 inhabitants)
- La Esmeralda (647 inhabitants)
- Los Cimientos (18 inhabitants)
- Los López (57 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Paraíso (11 inhabitants)
- Río Azul (- inhabitants)
- Río Modelo (65 inhabitants)
- San Francisco la Paz (819 inhabitants)
- Santa Inés (334 inhabitants)
- Zacatal (1 inhabitants)