Las Pilas (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the large village of Las Pilas, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 647 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Las Pilas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos. There are 647 inhabitants and it is 181 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 39 minutes away by car (30 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In Las Pilas, 83% of the inhabitants are catholic and 4% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Las Pilas? You can find it at 4.3 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Santo Domingo de Morelos, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Las Pilas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Las Pilas? How to go? Map
Online map of Las Pilas 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 Pilas (Oaxaca) is 647 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 323 | 324 | 647 |
| 2010 | 286 | 271 | 557 |
| 2005 | 228 | 205 | 433 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.36 | 15.13 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.22% | 18.31% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.41% | 15.13% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.81% | 21.33% |
| Schooling level: | 5.05 | 4.01 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.31 | 4.14 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.79 | 3.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.45% | 98.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 77.59% | 80.79% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.09% | 15.26% |
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: | 3.71% | 15.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 5.86% | 30.63% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 1.55% | 2.10% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 129 | 118 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.80% | 99.06% |
| Homes with piped water: | 53.49% | 2.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 3.88% | 79.25% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.02% | 61.32% |
| Homes with a television: | 57.36% | 33.96% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 44.19% | 29.25% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.88% | 1.89% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.33% | 2.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.78% | 0.94% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.18% | 0.94% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 38.76% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.78% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Pilas
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Las Pilas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santo Domingo de Morelos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Las Pilas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Pilas
Do you want to stay in Las Pilas? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Las Pilas:- MOTEL EXPRESS: 12 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
- SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA EL SANTUARIO DE LA TORTUGA ESCOBIL: 15 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- EL SANTUARIO: 15 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 21 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Pilas
A weekend in Las Pilas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Las Pilas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Las Pilas for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Las Pilas (463 meters): 1.7 km walk (32 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 6.1 km walk (88 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro San Antonio (791 meters): 11.1 km walk (158 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 11.0 km walk (157 minutes), heading East.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Bermejita", 39 km, heading Southeast (30 minutes by car)
- Barranca Honda (93 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Yerba Santa (829 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Barrio del Río (366 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Yerba Santa (299 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Pilas (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Las Pilas by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Las Pilas there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 57 | 55 | 112 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 67 | 78 | 145 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 179 | 169 | 348 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 20 | 22 | 42 |
#7 Pictures of Las Pilas
In order for you to enjoy nature around Las Pilas, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Las Pilas, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of Las Pilas (Oaxaca) is 70908
Are you going to send a letter to Las Pilas? Do you have a friend in Las Pilas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Pilas 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 Pilas ("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 Pilas as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in Las Pilas
>>> 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 Alto (157 inhabitants)
- Barrio del Río (366 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo (553 inhabitants)
- Cañada Brava (1344 inhabitants)
- Cerro Campana (583 inhabitants)
- Cerro Campana Alto (120 inhabitants)
- Cerro Hermoso (- inhabitants)
- Las Cuevas (704 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (647 inhabitants)
- Piedra del Descanso (- inhabitants)
- Piedra del Sol (907 inhabitants)
- Río Grande (77 inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo de Morelos (1960 inhabitants)
- Yerba Santa (829 inhabitants)