La Palma (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Palma, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 712 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Palma (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa. There are 712 inhabitants and it is 80 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #19 of the ranking.
Data: In La Palma, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 85% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Palma? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Palma? You can find it at 19.7 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Vicente, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 10.9 kilometers. To enjoy the town of La Palma through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Palma? How to go? Map
Online map of La Palma in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on
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#2 The population of La Palma (Oaxaca) is 712 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 357 | 355 | 712 |
2010 | 353 | 359 | 712 |
2005 | 358 | 344 | 702 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.24 | 10.58 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 56.60% | 54.35% |
Illiterate population: | 7.16% | 11.66% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.81% | 10.58% |
Illiterate population (women): | 4.35% | 12.75% |
Schooling level: | 6.81 | 5.57 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.74 | 5.69 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.87 | 5.46 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.54% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.42% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 52.39% | 35.96% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.86% | 58.50% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.01% | 13.03% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 223 | 214 |
Homes with electricity: | 96.41% | 97.42% |
Homes with piped water: | 98.65% | 96.39% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.00% | 83.51% |
Homes with a radio: | 66.82% | 69.07% |
Homes with a television: | 83.41% | 94.33% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.55% | 82.47% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 66.37% | 58.76% |
Homes with a car: | 31.39% | 33.51% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.04% | 4.12% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.90% | 6.19% |
Homes with cell phones: | 84.75% | 62.37% |
Homes with Internet: | 26.46% | 0.52% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Palma
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Palma, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Palma.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Palma
Do you want to stay in La Palma? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Palma:- HOTEL EL DESCANSO: 12 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA DEL SOL: 11 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS ARCOS: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- ESTACIONAMIENTO DEL HOTEL NIÑA BONITA: 13 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Palma
Want to know what to see in La Palma if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Palma.Mountains in La Palma for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Palma (261 meters): 6.3 km walk (92 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Pedregosa (205 meters): 10.8 km walk (147 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Chuzo (580 meters): 15.8 km walk (231 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Isleta (35 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Primera Ampliación la Palma (El Viejo) (53 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Palo Solo (40 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- El Carmen (41 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Palma (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Palma by age and gender, 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 Palma there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 28 | 39 | 67 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 43 | 55 | 98 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 240 | 215 | 455 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 46 | 46 | 92 |
#7 Pictures of La Palma
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Palma, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Palma, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Palma en este enlace
#8 Vote for La Palma as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Palma or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Palma 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.
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- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#9 Schools in La Palma
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
- Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa (6341 inhabitants)
- Bonito (4 inhabitants)
- Colonia Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (211 inhabitants)
- Comitancillo Libre (- inhabitants)
- El Borrego (16 inhabitants)
- El Nacimiento (42 inhabitants)
- Julián González Soriano (10 inhabitants)
- La Isleta (35 inhabitants)
- La Raya (622 inhabitants)
- Rancho Cortez Lozano (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Grande (935 inhabitants)
- Rancho Hernández (7 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (5 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Uno (29 inhabitants)
- Santa Elena (26 inhabitants)