San Miguel Cuevas
We have collected many facts about the large village of San Miguel Cuevas, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 595 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of San Miguel Cuevas belongs to the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (State of Oaxaca). There are 595 inhabitants and it is 2,246 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #16 of the ranking.
Data: In San Miguel Cuevas, 15% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% 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 Miguel Cuevas? You can find it at 11.3 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of San Miguel Cuevas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is San Miguel Cuevas? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Miguel Cuevas (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 Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 595 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 300 | 295 | 595 |
| 2010 | 280 | 242 | 522 |
| 2005 | 385 | 306 | 691 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.53 | 33.06 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.85% | 1.92% |
| Illiterate population: | 28.07% | 42.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 10.59% | 33.06% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 17.48% | 50.00% |
| Schooling level: | 3.75 | 2.33 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.01 | 2.52 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.51 | 2.18 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 95.13% | 87.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 73.28% | 83.91% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 6.89% | 16.09% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 53.45% | 28.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.07% | 57.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 43.00% | 3.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 188 | 402 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.87% | 94.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 94.55% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.83% | 92.12% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.28% | 61.21% |
| Homes with a television: | 55.32% | 58.79% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 46.81% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 38.30% | 28.48% |
| Homes with a car: | 20.21% | 18.18% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.53% | 0.61% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 18.09% | 15.15% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 48.94% | 8.48% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.06% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Miguel Cuevas
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Miguel Cuevas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Miguel Cuevas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Miguel Cuevas
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of San Miguel Cuevas, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to San Miguel Cuevas so you can contact them:- HOTEL YOSOCUIYA: 15 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA BLANCA: 15 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RÍO SABI: 16 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN MIGUEL: 17 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Miguel Cuevas
Want to know what to see in San Miguel Cuevas if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy San Miguel Cuevas.Mountains in San Miguel Cuevas for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Piedra el Baño (2379 meters): 2.6 km walk (36 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Peña Hueca (2577 meters): 3.8 km walk (65 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Silla (2639 meters): 4.6 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Calvario (2083 meters): 7.3 km walk (141 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Guadalupe Yuchío (81 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Yucho el Alto (99 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Banco del Coyote (16 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Lorenzo Manzanal (16 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Miguel Cuevas (Oaxaca)
In San Miguel Cuevas 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 Miguel Cuevas, 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) | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 37 | 54 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 151 | 138 | 289 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 101 | 98 | 199 |
#7 Pictures of San Miguel Cuevas
In order for you to enjoy nature around San Miguel Cuevas, 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 Miguel Cuevas, 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 Miguel Cuevas (Oaxaca) is 69706
Do you want to know the Postal Code of San Miguel Cuevas 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: 69706. The first two digits of the ZIP code of San Miguel Cuevas ("69") 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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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 Miguel Cuevas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca
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- San Lorenzo Manzanal (16 inhabitants)
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- Santa María Yucunicoco (1738 inhabitants)
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