La Esperanza (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Esperanza, a beautiful small village of 80 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of La Esperanza (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Lachao. There are 80 inhabitants and it is 1,296 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 39 minutes away by car (26 km). It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Esperanza, 86% of the inhabitants are catholic and 26% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Esperanza is located at 3.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of San Juan Lachao, 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 Esperanza.
#1 Where is La Esperanza? How to go? Map
Online map of La Esperanza (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 Esperanza (Oaxaca) is 80 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 39 | 80 |
| 2010 | 30 | 27 | 57 |
| 2005 | 25 | 30 | 55 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.88 | 3.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.00% | 12.28% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.50% | 3.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.50% | 20.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.52 | 4.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.74 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.35 | 4.05 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 85.00% | 89.47% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 51.25% | 71.93% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.00% | 1.75% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 16.25% | 12.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 33.33% | 25.93% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 19 | 12 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.74% | 90.91% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.74% | 18.18% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 21.05% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.68% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a television: | 57.89% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 47.37% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 26.32% | 18.18% |
| Homes with a car: | 10.53% | 9.09% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 18.18% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.68% | 45.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.26% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Esperanza
With the satellite map of La Esperanza 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 San Juan Lachao. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Esperanza.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Esperanza
Many people want to stay in the town of La Esperanza 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:- CASA DE HUESPEDES JUANITA: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MI SOL: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL INDIO: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALACIO CHATINO: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Esperanza
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Esperanza? The list of the best places to visit in La Esperanza and nearby locations.Mountains in La Esperanza for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Aire (954 meters): 3.4 km walk (58 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Verde (2293 meters): 4.3 km walk (84 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Porvenir (1897 meters): 5.9 km walk (77 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Sangre (2308 meters): 9.4 km walk (166 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Sendero/Ruta de la Fe (3.8 km)", 39 km, heading West (26 minutes by car)
- Santa Catarina (39 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- El Ocote (264 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- San Miguel (51 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz (Rancho Escondido) (47 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Esperanza (Oaxaca)
In La Esperanza 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 Esperanza, 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) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
#7 Pictures of La Esperanza
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Esperanza, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Esperanza, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Esperanza en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Esperanza (Oaxaca) is 71943
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Esperanza so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71943. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Esperanza ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Lachao
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao
- Armenia (88 inhabitants)
- Cañada Río Oriente (105 inhabitants)
- San José el Corozal (66 inhabitants)
- El Ocote (264 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (16 inhabitants)
- La Asunción (46 inhabitants)
- Luz de la Luna (- inhabitants)
- Santa María Rancho Nuevo (115 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (14 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (139 inhabitants)
- San José (60 inhabitants)
- San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants)
- San Martín (53 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (51 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (Rancho Escondido) (47 inhabitants)