Santa María Candelaria
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The town of Santa María Candelaria belongs to the municipality of San Carlos Yautepec (State of Oaxaca). There are 378 inhabitants and it is 1,881 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #14 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Santa María Candelaria, there is a percentage of 84% of indigenous population and 52% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa María Candelaria? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Santa María Candelaria is located at 39.7 kilometers from Santiago Quiavicuzas, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. In addition, it is located at 78.2 kilometers from San Carlos Yautepec, which is the capital of the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Santa María Candelaria.
#1 Where is Santa María Candelaria? How to go? Map
Online map of Santa María Candelaria (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Santa María Candelaria (Oaxaca) is 378 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 178 | 200 | 378 |
2010 | 154 | 187 | 341 |
2005 | 142 | 138 | 280 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.99 | 6.95 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.79% | 0.88% |
Illiterate population: | 5.29% | 10.26% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.59% | 6.95% |
Illiterate population (women): | 3.70% | 14.29% |
Schooling level: | 6.31 | 5.20 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.5 | 5.22 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.07 | 5.19 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 84.39% | 91.20% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 32.01% | 36.66% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.26% | 0.29% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 28.57% | 32.55% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.00% | 52.94% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 2.25% | 7.79% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 81 | 83 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 92.65% |
Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.53% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.42% | 83.82% |
Homes with a radio: | 62.96% | 69.12% |
Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 60.29% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 39.51% | 8.82% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 25.93% | 5.88% |
Homes with a car: | 7.41% | 10.29% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.47% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.23% | 4.41% |
Homes with cell phones: | 51.85% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa María Candelaria
With the satellite map of Santa María Candelaria 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 San Carlos Yautepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa María Candelaria.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa María Candelaria
Many people want to stay in the town of Santa María Candelaria 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 HUÉSPEDES: 46 km away, direction Southeast (35 minutes by car)
- CUARTOS DE RENTA: 52 km away, direction Southeast (37 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 53 km away, direction Southeast (38 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JUANITA: 52 km away, direction Southeast (39 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa María Candelaria
A weekend in Santa María Candelaria and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Santa María Candelaria and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Santa María Candelaria for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Mecate (2253 meters): 4.1 km walk (53 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro de Mazorca (1696 meters): 5.4 km walk (95 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Petaga (1694 meters): 6.2 km walk (88 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Ocotal (1427 meters): 6.8 km walk (132 minutes), heading East.
- San Miguel Suchiltepec (210 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Lucía Mecaltepec (249 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
- San Matías Petacaltepec (667 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- San José Chiltepec (307 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the South (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa María Candelaria (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa María Candelaria 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 Santa María Candelaria there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 30 | 21 | 51 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 40 | 47 | 87 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 91 | 110 | 201 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 22 | 39 |
#7 Pictures of Santa María Candelaria
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa María Candelaria? 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 Santa María Candelaria.
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#8 The Postal Code of Santa María Candelaria (Oaxaca) is 70516
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santa María Candelaria 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: 70516. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santa María Candelaria ("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.
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#10 Schools in Santa María Candelaria
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Carlos Yautepec
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- San Pedro Leapi (576 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Tepalcatepec (354 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz la Reforma (- inhabitants)
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