La Paz (Santa María Petapa, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of La Paz (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 316 inhabitants?
The place of La Paz is inside the municipality of Santa María Petapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 316 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking. La Paz is at 201 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Paz, there is a percentage of 70% of indigenous population and 65% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Paz? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Paz? You can find it at 6.0 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Llano Suchiapa, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Petapa, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at West, at 2.9 kilometers. To enjoy the town of La Paz through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Paz? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Paz (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 Paz, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Paz (Oaxaca) is 316 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 169 | 147 | 316 |
| 2010 | 145 | 119 | 264 |
| 2005 | 164 | 132 | 296 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.44 | 7.56 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 8.86% | 1.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.59% | 14.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.58% | 7.56% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.01% | 20.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.21 | 6.04 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.43 | 6.47 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.02 | 5.65 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 70.25% | 70.83% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 35.44% | 36.36% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.32% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Petapa (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 56.01% | 30.68% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.03% | 59.66% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 45.56% | 6.90% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 91 | 99 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.70% | 98.59% |
| Housing with piped water: | 93.41% | 91.55% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.80% | 94.37% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 54.95% | 88.73% |
| Housing with television: | 83.52% | 87.32% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 82.42% | 70.42% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 48.35% | 21.13% |
| Housing with automobile: | 13.19% | 9.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.69% | 8.45% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.89% | 1.41% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 64.84% | 40.85% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.40% | 4.23% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Paz
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Paz, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Petapa. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Paz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Paz
Do you want to stay in La Paz? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Paz:- HOTEL DON GUSTAVO CASA: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASTILLEJOS: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARY: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- RENTAN CUARTOS: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Paz (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Paz by age and sex, 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 Paz there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 25 | 47 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 105 | 82 | 187 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 25 | 46 |
#6 Photos of La Paz
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Paz? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Paz.
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#7 The Postal Code of La Paz (Oaxaca) is 70372
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Paz so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 70372. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Paz ("70") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Petapa
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- Barrio Nuevo (208 inhabitants)
- El Paraíso (425 inhabitants)
- Guetehuine (4 inhabitants)
- Guivisía (974 inhabitants)
- Hidalgo Sur (278 inhabitants)
- La Paz (316 inhabitants)
- La Princesa (7 inhabitants)
- Las Lomitas (194 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (436 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso (223 inhabitants)
- Rincón Viejo (2638 inhabitants)
- San Bartolo (244 inhabitants)
- Santa María Petapa (2391 inhabitants)
- Septune (313 inhabitants)