La Esperanza (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Esperanza, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 775 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Esperanza (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa. There are 775 inhabitants and it is 397 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 Esperanza, 2% of the inhabitants are catholic and 29% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of La Esperanza? You can find it at 84.0 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santa María Chimalapa, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Esperanza through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#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 775 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 421 | 354 | 775 |
| 2010 | 377 | 348 | 725 |
| 2005 | 342 | 308 | 650 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.89 | 14.66 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 8.00% | 14.34% |
| Illiterate population: | 22.71% | 20.41% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.52% | 14.66% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 14.19% | 25.73% |
| Schooling level: | 4.2 | 2.99 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.42 | 3.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.03 | 2.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.97% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.19% | 82.07% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 46.19% | 19.17% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.35% | 24.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.46% | 48.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.45% | 1.33% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 153 | 140 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.04% | 93.38% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.12% | 83.82% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 81.05% | 94.85% |
| Homes with a radio: | 24.84% | 22.06% |
| Homes with a television: | 27.45% | 40.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 28.76% | 26.47% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 28.76% | 2.94% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.31% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.31% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 48.37% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.96% | 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 Santa María Chimalapa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Esperanza.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Esperanza
Do you want to stay in La Esperanza? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Esperanza:- MOTEL DUBAI: 58 km away, direction East (46 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE LA SANDUNGA: 55 km away, direction East (41 minutes by car)
- MOTEL RAUDALES MALPASO: 58 km away, direction East (42 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN FRANCISCO: 50 km away, direction East (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Esperanza
A weekend in La Esperanza and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Esperanza and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in La Esperanza for hiking and trails:
- Cerro de los Martínez (572 meters): 12.3 km walk (246 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Jolwitz (825 meters): 15.2 km walk (294 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Samaria (702 meters): 14.1 km walk (192 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Ocotal (37 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Los López (57 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Ocotal (29 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- El Nuevo Ocotal (Cerro de los Martínez) (69 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northeast (10 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) | 77 | 66 | 143 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 109 | 105 | 214 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 218 | 172 | 390 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 11 | 28 |
#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.
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#9 Schools in La Esperanza
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Chimalapa
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- Arroyo Sangre (129 inhabitants)
- Chalchijapa (263 inhabitants)
- Cuyulapa (57 inhabitants)
- Escolapa (200 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (156 inhabitants)
- Los Manantiales (70 inhabitants)
- Pilar Espinosa de León (27 inhabitants)
- Rafael Cal y Mayor (677 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Paraíso (11 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Paraíso (Río Milagro) (1 inhabitants)
- Río Azul (- inhabitants)
- Río Hamaca (129 inhabitants)
- San Jorge (7 inhabitants)
- Zacatal (1 inhabitants)