La Sorpresa (San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz, Oaxaca)
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The place of La Sorpresa is inside the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 1,117 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. La Sorpresa is at 119 meters of altitude.
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 Díaz, 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
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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 Díaz (statistics, photos, 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 dwellings: | 296 | 422 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.66% | 97.16% |
| Housing with piped water: | 50.34% | 22.68% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 63.85% | 87.89% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 50.34% | 57.47% |
| Housing with television: | 77.70% | 76.29% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 66.55% | 47.68% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 21.96% | 7.73% |
| Housing with automobile: | 7.77% | 6.96% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.45% | 3.09% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.74% | 7.47% |
| Dwellings with cellular 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 Díaz. 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 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 |
#6 Photos of La Sorpresa
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Sorpresa.
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#7 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.
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#10 Schools in La Sorpresa
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