La Luz (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the large village of La Luz, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 2,784 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of La Luz is located in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 2,784 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality. La Luz is at 48 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Luz, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that La Luz is located at 151.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Río Grande o Piedra Parada, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villa de Tututepec (Cab.)) it is at 19.9 kilometers in direction Southwest. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of La Luz.

#1 Where is La Luz? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Luz (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 Luz (Oaxaca) is 2,784 inhabitants

Population data in La Luz (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020141713672784
2010126211822444
2005120511022307
Evolution of the population in La Luz: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Luz:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.9410.15
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:5.14%2.95%
Illiterate population:10.45%13.18%
Illiterate population (men):4.06%10.15%
Illiterate population (women):6.39%16.01%
Schooling level:6.915.77
Schooling level (men):7.16.08
Schooling level (women):6.735.48
Indigenous culture data in La Luz:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:12.32%12.60%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:5.21%4.26%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.07%0.16%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Luz, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Luz:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:40.01%37.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):54.13%54.82%
Employed population over 12 years (women):26.39%21.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:845767
Homes with electricity:97.75%97.32%
Housing with piped water:98.70%10.39%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:91.83%90.71%
Dwellings with radio:50.41%50.39%
Housing with television:69.11%79.84%
Housing with refrigerator:77.04%72.13%
Housing with washing machine:54.08%38.90%
Housing with automobile:28.52%27.56%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:9.11%8.35%
Homes with landline telephone:9.59%13.86%
Dwellings with cellular phones:83.20%24.41%
Homes with Internet:12.07%3.46%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Luz (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Luz

With the satellite map of La Luz 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 Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Luz.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Luz

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Luz, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Luz so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of La Luz (Oaxaca)

In La Luz 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 Luz, 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.

Population pyramid of La Luz
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Luz (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)142160302
Youth (6-14 years)219241460
Adults (15-59 years)8237491,572
Elderly (60+ years)233217450

#6 Photos of La Luz

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Luz, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Luz, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Luz (Oaxaca) is 71801

Are you going to send a letter to La Luz? Do you have a friend in La Luz and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Luz consists of the following 5 digits: 71801. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Luz ("71") 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.

#8 Vote for La Luz as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo

  1. El Mirador (4 inhabitants)
  2. El Porvenir (- inhabitants)
  3. El Tecolote (- inhabitants)
  4. Colonia La Guadalupana (283 inhabitants)
  5. La Pastoría (430 inhabitants)
  6. La Perla del Sureste (4 inhabitants)
  7. La Pista (6 inhabitants)
  8. La Soledad (La Pochota) (- inhabitants)
  9. Llano Patio (1 inhabitants)
  10. Los Llanos del Espinal (204 inhabitants)
  11. Plan de Reforma (111 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho La Montserrat (3 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Nuevo (8 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Zavaleta (- inhabitants)
  15. Río Tigre (3 inhabitants)