Las Palmas (San Francisco Ixhuatán, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Las Palmas, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 499 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of Las Palmas is located in the Municipality of San Francisco Ixhuatán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 499 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality. Las Palmas is at 19 meters of altitude.

Data: In Las Palmas, 66% of the inhabitants are catholic and 80% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Las Palmas is located at 13.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of San Francisco Ixhuatán, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Las Palmas.

#1 Where is Las Palmas? How to get there? Map

Location map of Las Palmas in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Las Palmas, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Las Palmas (Oaxaca) is 499 inhabitants

Population data in Las Palmas (San Francisco Ixhuatán, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020246253499
2010214231445
2005235228463
Evolution of the population in Las Palmas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Las Palmas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.0611.26
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:3.41%0.67%
Illiterate population:13.43%13.48%
Illiterate population (men):6.21%11.26%
Illiterate population (women):7.21%15.89%
Schooling level:6.095.22
Schooling level (men):6.375.17
Schooling level (women):5.795.27
Indigenous culture data in Las Palmas:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:12.83%4.27%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:4.41%0.90%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Las Palmas, 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 Palmas:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.26%29.89%
Employed population over 12 years (men):50.59%54.55%
Employed population over 12 years (women):13.41%3.27%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:156148
Homes with electricity:100.00%98.35%
Housing with piped water:82.69%84.30%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:92.95%88.43%
Dwellings with radio:71.15%62.81%
Housing with television:85.26%87.60%
Housing with refrigerator:89.74%68.60%
Housing with washing machine:80.13%58.68%
Housing with automobile:23.72%7.44%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.41%1.65%
Homes with landline telephone:37.18%14.05%
Dwellings with cellular phones:63.46%28.10%
Homes with Internet:29.49%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Las Palmas (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 Palmas

With the satellite map of Las Palmas 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 Francisco Ixhuatán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Palmas.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Palmas

Do you want to stay in Las Palmas? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Las Palmas:

#5 Population pyramid of Las Palmas (Oaxaca)

In Las Palmas 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 Palmas, 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 Palmas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Las Palmas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)331851
Youth (6-14 years)324072
Adults (15-59 years)142154296
Elderly (60+ years)394180

#6 Photos of Las Palmas

In order for you to enjoy nature around Las Palmas, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Las Palmas, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Las Palmas (Oaxaca) is 70178

Are you going to send a letter to Las Palmas? Do you have a friend in Las Palmas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Palmas consists of the following 5 digits: 70178. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Palmas ("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.

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

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  2. Cerro Grande (278 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia El Privilegio (61 inhabitants)
  4. Colonia Primero de Mayo (195 inhabitants)
  5. El Mango (- inhabitants)
  6. El Milagro (- inhabitants)
  7. El Porvenir (7 inhabitants)
  8. Hermanos Nibón (2 inhabitants)
  9. La Herradura (9 inhabitants)
  10. La Mora (- inhabitants)
  11. Paniagua (- inhabitants)
  12. Paso Mico (- inhabitants)
  13. Río Viejo (316 inhabitants)
  14. San Francisco Ixhuatán (5433 inhabitants)
  15. 20 de Noviembre (1119 inhabitants)