La Luz (Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of La Luz (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 119 inhabitants?
The place of La Luz is inside the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 119 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #54 of the ranking. La Luz is at 570 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Luz, 10% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 Luz? You can find it at 10.9 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Santa María Chilchotla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Luz through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Luz? How to go? 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 119 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | 65 | 119 |
| 2010 | 67 | 78 | 145 |
| 2005 | 84 | 90 | 174 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.33 | 17.95 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 8.40% | 0.69% |
| Illiterate population: | 28.57% | 22.07% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 15.13% | 17.95% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.45% | 26.87% |
| Schooling level: | 3.84 | 3.95 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.43 | 4.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.24 | 3.27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.19% | 92.41% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 30.25% | 27.59% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.41% | 28.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.62% | 53.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.11% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 35 | 55 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.14% |
| Housing with piped water: | 94.29% | 2.86% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 60.00% | 97.14% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 42.86% | 51.43% |
| Housing with television: | 65.71% | 68.57% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 37.14% | 34.29% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 5.71% | 2.86% |
| Housing with automobile: | 2.86% | 5.71% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#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 Santa María Chilchotla. 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.:- HOTEL DIAMANTE: 18 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIAN: 24 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIÁN: 20 km away, direction Northwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIAN: 22 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
#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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
#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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chilchotla
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- Dolores Primera Sección (195 inhabitants)
- Dolores Segunda Sección (116 inhabitants)
- El Cedro (72 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (46 inhabitants)
- Monte Cristo (139 inhabitants)
- Monte Sinaí (116 inhabitants)
- Paraíso (7 inhabitants)
- Paso Cocuyo (361 inhabitants)
- Rancho Alegre (139 inhabitants)
- Rancho de Oro (165 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (395 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio (157 inhabitants)
- San Martín de Porres (479 inhabitants)