Las Cuevas (Oaxaca)
Learn about large village of Las Cuevas through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 704 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos. There are 704 inhabitants and it is 209 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 28 minutes away by car (22 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #8 of the ranking.
Data: In Las Cuevas, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Las Cuevas? You can find it at 6.9 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Santo Domingo de Morelos, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Las Cuevas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Las Cuevas? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Las Cuevas (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Las Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 704 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 361 | 343 | 704 |
| 2010 | 310 | 304 | 614 |
| 2005 | 312 | 299 | 611 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.19 | 20.07 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.76% | 23.62% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.81% | 20.07% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.94% | 27.10% |
| Schooling level: | 5.2 | 3.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.53 | 3.82 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.88 | 3.04 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.29% | 99.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 81.39% | 85.34% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 14.20% | 25.41% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 23.15% | 11.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.52% | 23.68% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.65% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 158 | 132 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.94% | 93.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 5.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 11.39% | 94.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.39% | 51.61% |
| Homes with a television: | 36.08% | 21.77% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 50.00% | 31.45% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.80% | 1.61% |
| Homes with a car: | 8.86% | 3.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.27% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.19% | 4.84% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 37.34% | 0.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.53% | 0.81% |
#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 Santo Domingo de Morelos. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Cuevas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cuevas
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Las Cuevas, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Las Cuevas so you can contact them:- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 17 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA GÜERA: 16 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS CARACOLES: 20 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL TRABAJO: 18 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Cuevas
Want to know what to see in Las Cuevas if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Las Cuevas.Las mejores montes de Las Cuevas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 4.4 km walk (59 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 3.7 km walk (69 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Pilas (463 meters): 6.6 km walk (86 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Campana (765 meters): 6.7 km walk (96 minutes), heading North.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Rinconcito", 28 km, heading South (22 minutes by car)
- Cerro Gordo (563 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Macahuitera (567 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Taraguntín (106 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- San José Piedras Negras (1248 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (7 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) | 53 | 64 | 117 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 77 | 59 | 136 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 196 | 180 | 376 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 35 | 40 | 75 |
#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 70908
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: 70908. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Cuevas ("70") 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 Las Cuevas as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in Las Cuevas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos
- Bajos de Santo Domingo (658 inhabitants)
- Barrio del Río (366 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo (553 inhabitants)
- Cañada Brava (1344 inhabitants)
- Cerro Campana Alto (120 inhabitants)
- Las Cuevas (704 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (647 inhabitants)
- Los Sebastianes (- inhabitants)
- Macahuitera (567 inhabitants)
- Paso San Antonio (314 inhabitants)
- Piedra del Descanso (- inhabitants)
- Río Grande (77 inhabitants)
- San José Piedras Negras (1248 inhabitants)
- Taraguntín (106 inhabitants)
- Yerba Santa (829 inhabitants)