Los Horcones (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the large village of Los Horcones (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 522 inhabitants?
The town of Los Horcones (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha. There are 522 inhabitants and it is 206 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 28 minutes away by car (26 km). It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Los Horcones, there is a percentage of 99% of indigenous population and 43% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Los Horcones? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Los Horcones is located at 13.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Candelaria Loxicha, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Los Horcones.
#1 Where is Los Horcones? How to go? Map
Location map of Los Horcones in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Los Horcones, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Los Horcones (Oaxaca) is 522 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 279 | 243 | 522 |
| 2010 | 395 | 353 | 748 |
| 2005 | 364 | 308 | 672 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.03 | 16.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.19% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.64% | 19.92% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.98% | 16.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.66% | 22.78% |
| Schooling level: | 5.98 | 4.10 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.37 | 4.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.57 | 3.84 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.23% | 98.93% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 74.33% | 78.88% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.94% | 12.17% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 22.03% | 21.93% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.33% | 42.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.09% | 3.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 98 | 173 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.84% | 84.51% |
| Homes with piped water: | 65.31% | 47.18% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 19.39% | 93.66% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 59.15% |
| Homes with a television: | 42.86% | 38.73% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 46.94% | 27.46% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 2.04% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 6.12% | 4.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.02% | 0.70% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 10.20% | 9.15% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 42.86% | 1.41% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.08% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Los Horcones
With the satellite map of Los Horcones 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 Candelaria Loxicha. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Los Horcones.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Horcones
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Los Horcones, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Los Horcones so you can contact them:- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 16 km away, direction South (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA GÜERA: 17 km away, direction South (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS CARACOLES: 20 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL TRABAJO: 17 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Los Horcones
A weekend in Los Horcones and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Los Horcones and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Los Horcones for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 2.3 km walk (32 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Sermón (579 meters): 3.0 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Campana (765 meters): 5.2 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Chilar (470 meters): 4.8 km walk (80 minutes), heading East.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", 28 km, heading South (26 minutes by car)
- Cerro Bilole (48 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- San José Piedras Negras (1248 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Piedra Horcones (194 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Barrio Nuevo Valencia (159 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Los Horcones (Oaxaca)
In Los Horcones 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 Los Horcones, 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 | 36 | 89 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 73 | 52 | 125 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 132 | 133 | 265 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 22 | 43 |
#7 Pictures of Los Horcones
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Los Horcones? 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 Los Horcones.
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#8 The Postal Code of Los Horcones (Oaxaca) is 70953
Are you going to send a letter to Los Horcones? Do you have a friend in Los Horcones and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Los Horcones consists of the following 5 digits: 70953. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Los Horcones ("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.
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#10 Schools in Los Horcones
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
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- Cerro Perico (124 inhabitants)
- Corozal Pacífico (53 inhabitants)
- El Alacrán (392 inhabitants)
- El Mirador (5 inhabitants)
- El Refugio (1 inhabitants)
- Juquilita (54 inhabitants)
- Linda Vista (2 inhabitants)
- Loma Cruz (8 inhabitants)
- Portillo Trinidad (2 inhabitants)
- Río Molino II (22 inhabitants)
- San Agustín Río Culebra (104 inhabitants)
- San Jacinto (1 inhabitants)
- Santiago la Galera (401 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (14 inhabitants)