San Miguel (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of San Miguel, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 484 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of San Miguel (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri. There are 484 inhabitants and it is 476 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Miguel, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 13% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Miguel is located at 22.2 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Santiago Lachiguiri, 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 San Miguel.
#1 Where is San Miguel? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Miguel (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of San Miguel (Oaxaca) is 484 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 254 | 230 | 484 |
| 2010 | 291 | 276 | 567 |
| 2005 | 317 | 294 | 611 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.95 | 10.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.69% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.53% | 16.05% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.37% | 10.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.16% | 21.31% |
| Schooling level: | 5.88 | 5.72 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.14 | 5.97 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.66 | 5.49 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 59.30% | 69.14% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 33.88% | 39.86% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.37% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.30% | 32.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.70% | 59.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.15% | 7.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 175 | 224 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.29% | 95.27% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 99.43% | 97.04% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.86% | 49.11% |
| Homes with a television: | 49.71% | 52.66% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 48.57% | 37.87% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.00% | 9.47% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.00% | 2.37% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.71% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.71% | 0.59% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 15.43% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.57% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Miguel
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Miguel, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Miguel.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Miguel
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of San Miguel, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to San Miguel so you can contact them:- HOTEL JARDÍN DE JUQUILITA: 61 km away, direction East (50 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES SAN MIGUEL QUETZALTEPEC: 60 km away, direction West (43 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DOS MIL: 53 km away, direction West (45 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LAOLLAGA: 64 km away, direction Southeast (45 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Miguel
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in San Miguel? The list of the best places to visit in San Miguel and nearby locations.Mountains in San Miguel for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Comadreja (626 meters): 1.6 km walk (20 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Candelero (751 meters): 3.0 km walk (40 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Cal (883 meters): 5.1 km walk (88 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Colorado (1190 meters): 7.7 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Porvenir (89 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Progreso (338 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Xadani (425 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- Buena Vista (18 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Miguel (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of San Miguel 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 San Miguel there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 33 | 40 | 73 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 144 | 128 | 272 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 61 | 51 | 112 |
#7 Pictures of San Miguel
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Miguel? 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 San Miguel.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Miguel (Oaxaca) is 70707
Do you want to know the Postal Code of San Miguel 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: 70707. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Miguel ("70") 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 Miguel 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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#10 Schools in San Miguel
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Lachiguiri
- Arroyo Obscuro (61 inhabitants)
- Buena Vista (42 inhabitants)
- Cerro Siete (- inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (24 inhabitants)
- El Trapiche (2 inhabitants)
- Guigueza Lachiguiri (- inhabitants)
- La Ceiba (- inhabitants)
- La Nueva Esperanza (Huanacastle) (- inhabitants)
- Lachiguini (8 inhabitants)
- Las Llamadas (2 inhabitants)
- Llano de Lumbre (12 inhabitants)
- Llano Huisache I (4 inhabitants)
- Peña Blanca (70 inhabitants)
- Rancho Alegre (- inhabitants)
- Santo Domingo la Reforma (46 inhabitants)