La Mesilla (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 525 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Mesilla (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. There are 525 inhabitants and it is 452 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Mesilla, 12% 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.
The town of La Mesilla is located at 11.7 kilometers from Santiago Amoltepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Mesilla.
#1 Where is La Mesilla? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Mesilla (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 Mesilla (Oaxaca) is 525 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 269 | 256 | 525 |
| 2010 | 232 | 209 | 441 |
| 2005 | 205 | 183 | 388 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.96 | 21.53 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.43% | 22.22% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.19% | 21.53% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.24% | 22.84% |
| Schooling level: | 4.62 | 3.20 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.64 | 3.12 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.61 | 3.27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.86% | 99.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 65.71% | 75.28% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 6.10% | 8.39% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 0.57% | 21.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 1.17% | 39.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 4.74% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 110 | 97 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.09% | 37.04% |
| Homes with piped water: | 59.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.91% | 93.83% |
| Homes with a radio: | 2.73% | 7.41% |
| Homes with a television: | 24.55% | 1.23% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 10.91% | 2.47% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.91% | 1.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 8.18% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.82% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Mesilla
With the satellite map of La Mesilla 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 Santiago Amoltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Mesilla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Mesilla
Do you want to stay in La Mesilla? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Mesilla:- HOTEL SANTIAGO IXTAYUTLA: 11 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA REFORMA: 44 km away, direction West (30 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 51 km away, direction North (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 47 km away, direction North (32 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Mesilla
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Mesilla? The list of the best places to visit in La Mesilla and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Mesilla para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Bandera (1603 meters): 7.8 km walk (98 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Abuelo (1867 meters): 11.4 km walk (235 minutes), heading East.
- El Tecolote (1256 meters): 13.9 km walk (174 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Pelón (1600 meters): 13.5 km walk (207 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Llano Metate (113 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Yucuyá (453 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- El Platanar (104 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- Llano Verde (102 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Mesilla (Oaxaca)
In La Mesilla 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 Mesilla, 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) | 33 | 45 | 78 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 86 | 79 | 165 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 136 | 123 | 259 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 9 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of La Mesilla
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Mesilla? 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 Mesilla.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Mesilla (Oaxaca) is 71388
Are you going to send a letter to La Mesilla? Do you have a friend in La Mesilla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Mesilla consists of the following 5 digits: 71388. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Mesilla ("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.
#9 Vote for La Mesilla as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Mesilla or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Mesilla to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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:
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#10 Schools in La Mesilla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
- Barranca Nueva (178 inhabitants)
- Colonia de Jesús (La Cucaracha) (600 inhabitants)
- El Huamúchil (423 inhabitants)
- El Platanar (104 inhabitants)
- La Cofradía (196 inhabitants)
- La Independencia (138 inhabitants)
- La Mesilla (525 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
- Llano Nuevo (984 inhabitants)
- Loma Larga (San Miguelito) (95 inhabitants)
- Piedra del Tambor (1046 inhabitants)
- Piedra Liza (139 inhabitants)
- Río Ciruelo (492 inhabitants)
- San Lorenzo el Zapote (248 inhabitants)
- Xiniyuco (51 inhabitants)