Las Cuevas (Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Las Cuevas (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 392 inhabitants?

The place of Las Cuevas is inside the municipality of Santiago Amoltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 392 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants. Las Cuevas is at 1,153 meters of altitude.

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 Map marker

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#2 The population of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 392 inhabitants

Population data in Las Cuevas (Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020196196392
2010223215438
2005187186373
Evolution of the population in Las Cuevas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Las Cuevas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.1311.63
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:5.323.84
Schooling level (men):5.844.25
Schooling level (women):4.793.47
Indigenous culture data in Las Cuevas:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Las Cuevas, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Las Cuevas:
20202010
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 dwellings:91106
Homes with electricity:97.80%91.57%
Housing with piped water:100.00%77.11%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:1.10%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:12.09%30.12%
Housing with television:26.37%36.14%
Housing with refrigerator:19.78%21.69%
Housing with washing machine:5.49%0.00%
Housing with automobile:1.10%1.20%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.10%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:5.49%1.20%
Dwellings with cellular phones:16.48%0.00%
Homes with Internet:12.09%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Las Cuevas (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#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.:

#5 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.

Population pyramid of Las Cuevas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Las Cuevas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)322658
Youth (6-14 years)5658114
Adults (15-59 years)99102201
Elderly (60+ years)91019

#6 Photos of Las Cuevas

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Las Cuevas.

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#7 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.

#8 Vote for Las Cuevas as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Amoltepec

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  2. Barranca Nueva (178 inhabitants)
  3. Barranca Obscura (490 inhabitants)
  4. El Limoncillo (243 inhabitants)
  5. El Mamey (470 inhabitants)
  6. El Naranjo (82 inhabitants)
  7. La Mesilla (525 inhabitants)
  8. La Soledad (384 inhabitants)
  9. Llano Metate (44 inhabitants)
  10. Llano Nuevo (984 inhabitants)
  11. Recibimiento (80 inhabitants)
  12. San Isidro (195 inhabitants)
  13. San Juanito (139 inhabitants)
  14. San Lorenzo el Zapote (248 inhabitants)
  15. Unión Linda Vista (235 inhabitants)