La Palma (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of La Palma, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 226 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Palma (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez. There are 226 inhabitants and it is 680 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #11 of the ranking.
Data: In La Palma, 58% of the inhabitants are catholic and 49% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of La Palma? You can find it at 44.7 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Ixtlán de Juárez, which has the largest population within the municipality. 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
Map to know how to get to La Palma (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Palma, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Palma (Oaxaca) is 226 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112 | 114 | 226 |
| 2010 | 107 | 119 | 226 |
| 2005 | 111 | 118 | 229 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.95 | 5.88 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.44% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.87% | 8.41% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.77% | 5.88% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.10% | 11.21% |
| Schooling level: | 6.79 | 5.62 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.66 | 5.68 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.91 | 5.56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 98.67% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.30% | 84.96% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.42% | 17.70% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.30% | 19.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.53% | 35.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.57% | 1.87% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 57 | 62 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 94.34% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.11% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.72% | 98.11% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.39% | 50.94% |
| Homes with a television: | 59.65% | 43.40% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 78.95% | 32.08% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 49.12% | 9.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 17.54% | 5.66% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.51% | 5.66% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 85.96% | 15.09% |
| Homes with Internet: | 70.18% | 0.00% |
#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 Ixtlán de Juárez. 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:- POSADA MARINA: 15 km away, direction Northeast (11 minutes by car)
- HOTELES SIN OTROS SERVICIOS INTEGRADOS: 15 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VALLE REAL: 35 km away, direction Northwest (27 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 31 km away, direction Northwest (21 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Palma
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Palma? The list of the best places to visit in La Palma and nearby locations.Mountains in La Palma for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Cielo (1340 meters): 3.9 km walk (56 minutes), heading West.
- Gavilán (525 meters): 4.1 km walk (63 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Selva (972 meters): 7.3 km walk (145 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Colorado (521 meters): 9.1 km walk (176 minutes), heading North.
- San Gaspar Yagalaxi (323 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Macho (183 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the East (9 minutes by car)
- La Chachalaca (295 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northeast (11 minutes by car)
- Asunción Lachixila (567 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the South (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 13 | 19 | 32 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 24 | 54 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 59 | 120 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 12 | 20 |
#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 The Postal Code of La Palma (Oaxaca) is 68726
Are you going to send a letter to La Palma? Do you have a friend in La Palma and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Palma consists of the following 5 digits: 68726. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Palma ("68") 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 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.
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 Palma
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Ixtlán de Juárez
- La Josefina (683 inhabitants)
- La Luciérnaga (54 inhabitants)
- La Luz (356 inhabitants)
- La Palma (226 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Calvario (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Laachiraá (Llano Grande) (19 inhabitants)
- Rancho Quemado (11 inhabitants)
- Rancho Texas (1 inhabitants)
- San Gaspar Yagalaxi (323 inhabitants)
- San Juan Yagila (323 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Yagavila (608 inhabitants)
- Santa María Zoogochi (593 inhabitants)
- Santiago Teotlasco (671 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo Cacalotepec (466 inhabitants)
- Universidad de la Sierra Juárez (- inhabitants)