Las Cuevas (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Las Cuevas (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 392 inhabitants?
The town of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec. There are 392 inhabitants and it is 1,153 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Las Cuevas, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Las Cuevas is located at 8.5 kilometers from Santiago Amoltepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Las Cuevas.
#1 Where is Las Cuevas? How to go? Map
Online map of Las Cuevas in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 392 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 196 | 196 | 392 |
| 2010 | 223 | 215 | 438 |
| 2005 | 187 | 186 | 373 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.13 | 11.63 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.51% | 1.37% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.58% | 17.58% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.36% | 11.63% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.22% | 23.32% |
| Schooling level: | 5.32 | 3.84 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.84 | 4.25 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.79 | 3.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 88.27% | 95.89% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 48.47% | 54.79% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.30% | 5.25% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 6.38% | 20.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 12.76% | 40.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 1.79% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 91 | 106 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.80% | 91.57% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 77.11% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 1.10% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 12.09% | 30.12% |
| Homes with a television: | 26.37% | 36.14% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 19.78% | 21.69% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 5.49% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 1.10% | 1.20% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.10% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.49% | 1.20% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 16.48% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.09% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Cuevas
With the satellite map of Las Cuevas 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 Santiago Amoltepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Cuevas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cuevas
Many people want to stay in the town of Las Cuevas 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 SANTIAGO IXTAYUTLA: 17 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 38 km away, direction North (26 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 36 km away, direction North (27 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 40 km away, direction North (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Cuevas
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Las Cuevas? The list of the best places to visit in Las Cuevas and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Las Cuevas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Bandera (1603 meters): 2.2 km walk (30 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Yucucaza (2672 meters): 8.7 km walk (116 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Las Flores (2042 meters): 9.8 km walk (150 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Abuelo (1867 meters): 11.7 km walk (226 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Llano Conejo (El Macahuite) (51 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Llano Tigre (376 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Laurel (425 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- El Limoncillo (243 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca)
In Las Cuevas 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 Las Cuevas, 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) | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 56 | 58 | 114 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 99 | 102 | 201 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
#7 Pictures of Las Cuevas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Cuevas? 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 Las Cuevas.
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#8 The Postal Code of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 71388
Are you going to send a letter to Las Cuevas? Do you have a friend in Las Cuevas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Cuevas consists of the following 5 digits: 71388. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Cuevas ("71") 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 Las Cuevas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec
- El Cocal (206 inhabitants)
- El Huamúchil (423 inhabitants)
- La Huichicata (4 inhabitants)
- La Lucerna (64 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
- Las Barrancas (106 inhabitants)
- Llano Conejo (El Macahuite) (51 inhabitants)
- Piedra del Tambor (1046 inhabitants)
- Recibimiento (80 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (107 inhabitants)
- San Juanito (139 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Río Verde (La Tortuga) (106 inhabitants)
- Santa María Naranjo (73 inhabitants)
- Santiago Amoltepec (1444 inhabitants)
- Unión Linda Vista (235 inhabitants)