La Laguna (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of La Laguna, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 219 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Laguna (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán. There are 219 inhabitants and it is 1,549 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #12 of the ranking.
Data: In La Laguna, 35% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% 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 Laguna? You can find it at 2.5 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Lorenzo Vista Hermosa, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to San Miguel Amatitlán, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 8.0 kilometers. To enjoy the town of La Laguna through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Laguna? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Laguna (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 Laguna (Oaxaca) is 219 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 115 | 104 | 219 |
| 2010 | 144 | 116 | 260 |
| 2005 | 138 | 107 | 245 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.68 | 15.52 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.74% | 1.15% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.79% | 16.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.39% | 15.52% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.39% | 16.67% |
| Schooling level: | 7.12 | 5.86 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.85 | 5.80 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.35 | 5.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 11.42% | 4.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.65% | 4.23% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.79% | 28.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.08% | 40.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.87% | 18.75% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 53 | 78 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.34% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.79% | 93.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.94% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.57% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 77.36% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 71.70% | 45.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 18.87% | 8.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 18.87% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 45.28% | 16.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Laguna
With the satellite map of La Laguna 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 Miguel Amatitlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Laguna.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Laguna
Do you want to stay in La Laguna? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Laguna:- HOTEL PALACIOS: 9 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL IMPERIAL: 24 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES GUADALUPE: 20 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL CENTRO: 24 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Laguna
Want to know what to see in La Laguna if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Laguna.Las mejores montes de La Laguna para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pipis (1653 meters): 2.3 km walk (35 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Organera (1576 meters): 3.1 km walk (39 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro San Mateo (1675 meters): 3.1 km walk (51 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Alacran (1664 meters): 3.5 km walk (57 minutes), heading South.
- Santa Cruz el Limón (370 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- San Jorge el Zapote (692 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Xoconoxtle (429 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe Xonoxtle (401 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Laguna (Oaxaca)
In La Laguna 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 Laguna, 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) | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 20 | 39 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 50 | 114 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 17 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of La Laguna
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Laguna? 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 Laguna.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Laguna en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Laguna (Oaxaca) is 69244
Are you going to send a letter to La Laguna? Do you have a friend in La Laguna and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Laguna consists of the following 5 digits: 69244. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Laguna ("69") 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.
#9 Vote for La Laguna as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in La Laguna
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Amatitlán
- Cerro Bellota (- inhabitants)
- Concepción Porfirio Díaz (301 inhabitants)
- El Cajón de Piedra (27 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Llano Grande (111 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Villahermosa (169 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Xonoxtle (401 inhabitants)
- La Laguna (219 inhabitants)
- Mezquite Morado (- inhabitants)
- San Antonio Zahuatlán (528 inhabitants)
- San José Tenería (242 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (57 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz el Limón (370 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo Yolotepec (626 inhabitants)
- Venta de Uribe de Juárez (594 inhabitants)
- Xoconoxtle (429 inhabitants)