San Salvador (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of San Salvador, a beautiful small village of 26 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of San Salvador (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha. There are 26 inhabitants and it is 1,291 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 48 minutes away by car (48 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #35 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In San Salvador, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 17% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of San Salvador is located at 5.4 kilometers from Candelaria Loxicha, 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 Salvador.
#1 Where is San Salvador? How to go? Map
Location map of San Salvador in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in San Salvador, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Salvador (Oaxaca) is 26 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2010 | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.89 | 8.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.08% | 14.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.69% | 8.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 15.38% | 20.83% |
| Schooling level: | 3.93 | 4.08 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 4.27 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.22 | 3.93 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 93.88% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 69.23% | 65.31% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 15.38% | 10.20% |
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: | 15.38% | 20.41% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 26.67% | 32.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 8.33% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 11 |
| Homes with electricity: | 83.33% | 90.91% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 16.67% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 63.64% |
| Homes with a television: | 33.33% | 45.45% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 16.67% | 18.18% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 16.67% | 9.09% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Salvador
With the satellite map of San Salvador 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 San Salvador.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Salvador
Do you want to stay in San Salvador? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Salvador:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES Y RESTAURANTE MACRY: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HERMANOS VÁSQUEZ: 16 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOXICHA: 18 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LÓPEZ: 16 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Salvador
A weekend in San Salvador and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Salvador and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in San Salvador for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Perico (2049 meters): 4.9 km walk (69 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Miramar (1136 meters): 7.0 km walk (89 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Gavilán (2080 meters): 7.9 km walk (128 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Las Nubes (824 meters): 7.5 km walk (155 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga", 48 km, heading South (48 minutes by car)
- Rancho Juquila (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- La Primavera (178 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Portillo Monte Cristo (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Santa Cecilia Buenavista (15 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Salvador (Oaxaca)
In San Salvador 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 Salvador, 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) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of San Salvador
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Salvador? 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 Salvador.
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#8 Vote for San Salvador 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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha
- Arroyo Piedra Horcones (194 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo Valencia (159 inhabitants)
- Cerro Sollamiche (33 inhabitants)
- Cuajinicuil (85 inhabitants)
- Los Caulote (352 inhabitants)
- El Iris (3 inhabitants)
- El Trapiche (91 inhabitants)
- Llano Frío (27 inhabitants)
- Loma Cruz (8 inhabitants)
- Los Horcones (522 inhabitants)
- Rancho Escondido (4 inhabitants)
- San Isidro del Camino (260 inhabitants)
- San Jacinto (1 inhabitants)
- San Lucas (162 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (14 inhabitants)