La Sorpresa (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Sorpresa, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,117 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of La Sorpresa (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de DÃaz. There are 1,117 inhabitants and it is 119 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 82 minutes away by car (64 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.
Data: In La Sorpresa, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Sorpresa? You can find it at 8.2 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Felipe Jalapa de DÃaz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Sorpresa through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Sorpresa? How to go? Map
Online map of La Sorpresa 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 Sorpresa (Oaxaca) is 1,117 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 620 | 497 | 1117 |
| 2010 | 935 | 852 | 1787 |
| 2005 | 893 | 848 | 1741 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.73 | 10.56 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 6.09% | 1.73% |
| Illiterate population: | 15.22% | 13.60% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.28% | 10.56% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.94% | 16.36% |
| Schooling level: | 6.89 | 6.04 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.09 | 6.36 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.74 | 5.74 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 94.09% | 98.21% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 67.23% | 71.68% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 9.76% | 8.90% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de DÃaz (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 59.18% | 30.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.40% | 53.64% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.39% | 9.63% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 296 | 422 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.66% | 97.16% |
| Homes with piped water: | 50.34% | 22.68% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 63.85% | 87.89% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.34% | 57.47% |
| Homes with a television: | 77.70% | 76.29% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 66.55% | 47.68% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 21.96% | 7.73% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.77% | 6.96% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.45% | 3.09% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.74% | 7.47% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 72.30% | 14.18% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.49% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Sorpresa
With the satellite map of La Sorpresa 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 Felipe Jalapa de DÃaz. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Sorpresa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Sorpresa
Do you want to stay in La Sorpresa? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Sorpresa:- CABAÑAS LOS CARRILES: 9 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DEL LAGO: 11 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RUPE: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA AZUL: 12 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Sorpresa
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Sorpresa? The list of the best places to visit in La Sorpresa and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Sorpresa para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Visor (179 meters): 1.7 km walk (33 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Colorado (238 meters): 9.2 km walk (131 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Bolsón (330 meters): 10.0 km walk (167 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Platanal (240 meters): 15.1 km walk (233 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Templo Casa de Cultura", 82 km, heading West (64 minutes by car)
- El Crucero (650 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Sección los Palacios (247 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Culebra (560 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- La Permuta (821 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Sorpresa (Oaxaca)
In La Sorpresa 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 Sorpresa, 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) | 59 | 54 | 113 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 100 | 93 | 193 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 374 | 283 | 657 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 87 | 67 | 154 |
#7 Pictures of La Sorpresa
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Sorpresa? 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 Sorpresa.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Sorpresa (Oaxaca) is 68461
Are you going to send a letter to La Sorpresa? Do you have a friend in La Sorpresa and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Sorpresa consists of the following 5 digits: 68461. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Sorpresa ("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 Sorpresa as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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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- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in La Sorpresa
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de DÃaz
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- Paso del Toro (359 inhabitants)
- Playa Chica (1135 inhabitants)
- Rancho de la Playa (7 inhabitants)
- Sección Arroyo Crecido (258 inhabitants)
- Sección Calixto (63 inhabitants)
- Sección Los Bibiano (196 inhabitants)
- Los Palacios (Sección los Palacios) (247 inhabitants)