La Pochota (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of La Pochota (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 241 inhabitants?
The town of La Pochota (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Pedro Ixcatlán. There are 241 inhabitants and it is 68 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 49 minutes away by car (40 km). It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Pochota, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Pochota is located at 10.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of San Pedro Ixcatlán, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Pochota.
#1 Where is La Pochota? How to go? Map
Online map of La Pochota 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 Pochota (Oaxaca) is 241 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | 116 | 241 |
| 2010 | 163 | 142 | 305 |
| 2005 | 145 | 143 | 288 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 11.97 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 2.95% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.60% | 16.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.98% | 11.97% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.62% | 20.25% |
| Schooling level: | 5.82 | 4.44 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.38 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.29 | 4.19 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.06% | 85.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 18.26% | 16.72% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Ixcatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 18.67% | 27.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 34.48% | 52.82% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 4.00% | 6.13% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 75 | 87 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.67% | 83.54% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 7.59% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 26.67% | 96.20% |
| Homes with a radio: | 49.33% | 43.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.67% | 59.49% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 46.67% | 34.18% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 53.33% | 2.53% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Pochota
With the satellite map of La Pochota 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 San Pedro Ixcatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Pochota.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Pochota
Many people want to stay in the town of La Pochota itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL VILLA DEL LAGO: 13 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS LOS CARRILES: 16 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA AZUL: 23 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RUPE: 26 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Pochota
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Pochota? The list of the best places to visit in La Pochota and nearby locations.Magical Towns near La Pochota to discover the Mexican culture:
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Cosmovisión", 49 km, heading West (40 minutes by car)
- San Felipe Tílpam (1326 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- Isla la Patria Vieja (27 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (11 minutes by car)
- La Cabeza de Tílpam (469 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (10 minutes by car)
- Emiliano Zapata (240 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Pochota (Oaxaca)
In La Pochota 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 Pochota, 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) | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 66 | 64 | 130 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 17 | 38 |
#7 Pictures of La Pochota
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Pochota? 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 Pochota.
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#9 Schools in La Pochota
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Pedro Ixcatlán
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Pedro Ixcatlán
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- Cerro Camarón (200 inhabitants)
- Cerro Quemado (1243 inhabitants)
- Colonia Buena Vista (72 inhabitants)
- El Progreso (872 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (240 inhabitants)
- La Cabeza de Tílpam (469 inhabitants)
- La Laguna (267 inhabitants)
- La Pochota (241 inhabitants)
- La Vega (28 inhabitants)
- Loma Coyol San MartÃn (- inhabitants)
- Loma San Juan (113 inhabitants)
- Paso Naranjo (- inhabitants)
- San Fernando (98 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Ixcatlán (3440 inhabitants)