Loma Alta (Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca)

Learn about medium-sized town of Loma Alta through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 296 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of Loma Alta is located in the Municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 296 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality. Loma Alta is at 120 meters of altitude.

Data: In Loma Alta, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 3% 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 Loma Alta is located at 20.9 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Santa María Chilchotla, 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 Loma Alta.

#1 Where is Loma Alta? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Loma Alta (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Loma Alta, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Loma Alta (Oaxaca) is 296 inhabitants

Population data in Loma Alta (Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020158138296
2010251215466
2005279237516
Evolution of the population in Loma Alta: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Loma Alta:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.6716.74
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:6.42%3.43%
Illiterate population:25.34%20.82%
Illiterate population (men):8.78%16.74%
Illiterate population (women):16.55%24.30%
Schooling level:4.433.72
Schooling level (men):4.963.85
Schooling level (women):3.983.62
Indigenous culture data in Loma Alta:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.65%99.36%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.50%89.27%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:19.93%20.82%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Loma Alta, 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 Loma Alta:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:22.64%21.46%
Employed population over 12 years (men):45.65%39.07%
Employed population over 12 years (women):2.53%6.37%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:108130
Homes with electricity:95.37%47.11%
Housing with piped water:14.81%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:11.11%98.35%
Dwellings with radio:59.26%51.24%
Housing with television:62.96%40.50%
Housing with refrigerator:29.63%11.57%
Housing with washing machine:2.78%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.93%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.85%0.83%
Homes with landline telephone:5.56%6.61%
Dwellings with cellular phones:23.15%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.93%0.83%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Loma Alta (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 Loma Alta

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Loma Alta, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Loma Alta.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Loma Alta

Many people want to stay in the town of Loma Alta 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 Loma Alta (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Loma Alta by age and sex, 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 Loma Alta there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Loma Alta
Data of the age pyramid of the town Loma Alta (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)111324
Youth (6-14 years)252348
Adults (15-59 years)9176167
Elderly (60+ years)312657

#6 Photos of Loma Alta

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

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Chilchotla

  1. Agua de Cueva (166 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio Santa Lucía (44 inhabitants)
  3. Congregación Xochitlalpam (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Nuevo Pacífico (38 inhabitants)
  5. El Vergel (176 inhabitants)
  6. Joya María (240 inhabitants)
  7. Loma Estrella (70 inhabitants)
  8. Loma Larga (132 inhabitants)
  9. Loma Limón (172 inhabitants)
  10. Loma Palma (53 inhabitants)
  11. Loma Verde (103 inhabitants)
  12. Monte Cristo (139 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Cecilia (33 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Eustolia (353 inhabitants)
  15. Santa María Chilchotla (1988 inhabitants)