San Francisco (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of San Francisco, a beautiful small village of 139 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of San Francisco (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Lachao. There are 139 inhabitants and it is 736 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 39 minutes away by car (26 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In San Francisco, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 16% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of San Francisco? You can find it at 1.2 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of San Juan Lachao, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of San Francisco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is San Francisco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Francisco (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of San Francisco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Francisco (Oaxaca) is 139 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70 | 69 | 139 |
| 2010 | 53 | 51 | 104 |
| 2005 | 42 | 46 | 88 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.51 | 15.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.72% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 18.71% | 21.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.19% | 15.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.51% | 26.42% |
| Schooling level: | 5.46 | 3.97 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.24 | 4.04 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.65 | 3.92 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 89.93% | 98.08% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 61.15% | 84.62% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.04% | 3.85% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.65% | 31.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.72% | 50.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.86% | 13.21% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 32 | 18 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.75% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 65.62% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 71.88% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 37.50% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.25% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 15.62% | 5.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.12% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.62% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.62% | 16.67% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 5.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 28.12% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Francisco
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Francisco, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Juan Lachao. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Francisco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Francisco
Many people want to stay in the town of San Francisco 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:- CASA DE HUESPEDES JUANITA: 10 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MI SOL: 9 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL INDIO: 11 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALACIO CHATINO: 9 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Francisco
Want to know what to see in San Francisco if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Francisco.Mountains in San Francisco for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Aire (954 meters): 1.7 km walk (30 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Iglesia (1364 meters): 6.5 km walk (95 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Porvenir (1897 meters): 7.8 km walk (120 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Verde (2293 meters): 6.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading North.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Nicolas", 39 km, heading Northwest (26 minutes by car)
- Santa Lucía Tierra Blanca (163 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- San Martín (53 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Unión (143 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Francisco (Oaxaca)
In San Francisco 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 San Francisco, 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) | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 4 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of San Francisco
In order for you to enjoy nature around San Francisco, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of San Francisco, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de San Francisco en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of San Francisco (Oaxaca) is 71940
Do you want to know the Postal Code of San Francisco so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71940. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Francisco ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for San Francisco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like San Francisco or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for San Francisco to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#10 Schools in San Francisco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Lachao
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Lachao
- San José el Corozal (66 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (16 inhabitants)
- L3 (6 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (80 inhabitants)
- Los Jiménez (20 inhabitants)
- Santa María Rancho Nuevo (115 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (139 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (- inhabitants)
- San José Costa Rica (15 inhabitants)
- San Juan Lachao (1402 inhabitants)
- San Juan Lachao Pueblo Viejo (692 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Cerro del Vidrio (185 inhabitants)
- San Martín (16 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (51 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (46 inhabitants)