San Juan Palantla
Maps, pictures and statistics of San Juan Palantla, a beautiful medium-sized town of 468 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of San Juan Palantla belongs to the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional (State of Oaxaca). There are 468 inhabitants and it is 496 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #14 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Juan Palantla, 21% of the population over 12 years is single and 43% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of San Juan Palantla is located at 12.9 kilometers from San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San Juan Palantla.
#1 Where is San Juan Palantla? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to San Juan Palantla (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 Juan Palantla, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Juan Palantla (Oaxaca) is 468 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 251 | 217 | 468 |
| 2010 | 219 | 191 | 410 |
| 2005 | 228 | 186 | 414 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.93 | 7.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.50% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.62% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.63% | 7.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.98% | 12.33% |
| Schooling level: | 6.87 | 5.34 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.81 | 5.64 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.91 | 5.07 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.97% | 92.93% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.91% | 10.73% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.68% | 41.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.12% | 58.12% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.39% | 26.94% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 129 | 104 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.45% | 98.92% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.67% | 93.55% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 44.96% | 97.85% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.84% | 54.84% |
| Homes with a television: | 52.71% | 69.89% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.27% | 78.49% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.93% | 11.83% |
| Homes with a car: | 8.53% | 10.75% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.33% | 1.08% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.10% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.39% | 1.08% |
| Homes with Internet: | 42.64% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Juan Palantla
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Juan Palantla, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Juan Palantla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Juan Palantla
Do you want to stay in San Juan Palantla? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Juan Palantla:- AUTO HOTEL BAMBU: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL YANELI ITZEL: 16 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CONTRERAS: 18 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Juan Palantla
A weekend in San Juan Palantla and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Juan Palantla and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in San Juan Palantla for hiking and trails:
- San Miguel (963 meters): 1.9 km walk (24 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Ocote (1164 meters): 4.0 km walk (49 minutes), heading West.
- San Eulogio (1348 meters): 4.1 km walk (79 minutes), heading North.
- Tigre (782 meters): 4.3 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Santo Domingo (43 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- San Antonio Ocote (425 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- San Lucas Arroyo Palomo (410 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- San Isidro Laguna (150 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Juan Palantla (Oaxaca)
In San Juan Palantla 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 Juan Palantla, 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) | 38 | 35 | 73 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 40 | 29 | 69 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 146 | 123 | 269 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 27 | 30 | 57 |
#7 Pictures of San Juan Palantla
In order for you to enjoy nature around San Juan Palantla, 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 Juan Palantla, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Juan Palantla (Oaxaca) is 68486
Do you want to know the Postal Code of San Juan Palantla 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: 68486. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Juan Palantla ("68") 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.
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#10 Schools in San Juan Palantla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional
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- Cafetal (59 inhabitants)
- Carrizal (13 inhabitants)
- Cerro Mirador Chico (10 inhabitants)
- Hondura de Nanche (35 inhabitants)
- La Joya (36 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Palantla (86 inhabitants)
- Paso del Jobo (61 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Cantil (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho Grande (144 inhabitants)
- Rancho Pérez (22 inhabitants)
- San Bartolo (13 inhabitants)
- San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional (5812 inhabitants)
- San Mateo Yetla (644 inhabitants)
- Santiago Progreso (415 inhabitants)