La Luz (San Miguel Soyaltepec, Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of La Luz through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 21 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of La Luz is inside the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 21 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #47 of the whole municipality. La Luz is at 23 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Luz, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 20% of the dwellings 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 Luz is located at 3.9 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Temascal, 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 Luz.
#1 Where is La Luz? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Luz (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 Luz (Oaxaca) is 21 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2010 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2005 | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.64 | 13.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.05% | 19.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.52% | 13.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.52% | 25.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.59 | 4.70 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.86 | 4.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.8 | 4.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 74.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 90.48% | 67.74% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.76% | 3.23% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.33% | 29.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 87.50% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 5 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 40.00% | 42.86% |
| Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 14.29% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 60.00% | 14.29% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 60.00% | 57.14% |
| Housing with television: | 20.00% | 42.86% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 40.00% | 42.86% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 40.00% | 14.29% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 40.00% | 14.29% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Luz
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Luz, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Luz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Luz
Do you want to stay in La Luz? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Luz:- HOTEL 2 REGIONES: 6 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT EL SUBMARINO: 6 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL VENECIA: 6 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DEL LAGO: 25 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Luz (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Luz by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Luz there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
#6 Photos of La Luz
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Luz? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Luz.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec
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- El Encajonado (425 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (1168 inhabitants)
- Islas Santa Julia (12 inhabitants)
- La Candelaria (466 inhabitants)
- Las Margaritas (2053 inhabitants)
- Loma Coyol San Martín (266 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Paso Nacional (992 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Paso Nazareno (2151 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Pescadito de Enmedio (731 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Soyaltepec (566 inhabitants)
- Playa Lecuona (1647 inhabitants)
- Rancho Norteño (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho Valdez (58 inhabitants)
- Temascal (7263 inhabitants)