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La Josefina (Oaxaca)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Josefina, a beautiful large village of 683 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of La Josefina (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez. There are 683 inhabitants and it is 129 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Josefina, 31% of individuals have completed secondary education and 11% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of La Josefina is located at 51.5 kilometers from Ixtlán de Juárez, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Josefina.

#1 Where is La Josefina? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to La Josefina (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of La Josefina (Oaxaca) is 683 inhabitants

Population data in La Josefina (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	350	333	683
2010	291	288	579
2005	304	300	604

Evolution of the population in La Josefina: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Josefina:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.75	9.72
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	3.22%	1.38%
Illiterate population:	6.15%	12.61%
Illiterate population (men):	2.20%	9.72%
Illiterate population (women):	3.95%	15.46%
Schooling level:	7.39	6.05
Schooling level (men):	7.47	6.63
Schooling level (women):	7.32	5.45

Indigenous culture data in La Josefina:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	91.22%	98.62%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	63.25%	72.71%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.59%	2.59%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Josefina, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Josefina:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	34.85%	15.20%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	56.16%	28.82%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	14.57%	1.72%
Number of inhabited private housings:	172	175
Homes with electricity:	99.42%	94.96%
Homes with piped water:	99.42%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	51.74%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	48.26%	47.48%
Homes with a television:	63.37%	59.71%
Homes with a refrigerator:	79.07%	49.64%
Homes with a washing machine:	40.70%	5.04%
Homes with a car:	9.30%	2.16%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	11.05%	4.32%
Homes with landline telephone:	19.19%	6.47%
Homes with cell phones:	86.05%	7.91%
Homes with Internet:	64.53%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Josefina (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of La Josefina

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Josefina

Many people want to stay in the town of La Josefina 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:

• POSADA MARINA: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• HOTELES SIN OTROS SERVICIOS INTEGRADOS: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• CABANAS MONTEFLOR: 30 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
• HOTEL VALLE REAL: 34 km away, direction Northwest (29 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Josefina

Want to know what to see in La Josefina if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Josefina.
Las mejores montes de La Josefina para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Gavilán (525 meters): 4.3 km walk (67 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Colorado (521 meters): 6.0 km walk (97 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Cotorra (196 meters): 8.5 km walk (164 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Temblor (666 meters): 8.7 km walk (131 minutes), heading Southeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of La Josefina?:

• Ayotzintepec (3883 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• La Chachalaca (295 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
• Monte Mario (134 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
• Escárcega (28 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of La Josefina (Oaxaca)

In La Josefina 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 Josefina, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town La Josefina (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	54	43	97
Youth (6-14 years)	75	90	165
Adults (15-59 years)	193	170	363
Elderly (60+ years)	28	30	58

#7 Pictures of La Josefina

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Josefina? 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 Josefina.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Josefina (Oaxaca) is 68726

Are you going to send a letter to La Josefina? Do you have a friend in La Josefina and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Josefina consists of the following 5 digits: 68726. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Josefina ("68") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in La Josefina

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