Santa Sofía (Santa María Jacatepec, Oaxaca)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 191 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of Santa Sofía is located in the Municipality of Santa María Jacatepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 191 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #11 in terms of number of inhabitants. Santa Sofía is at 39 meters of altitude.

Data: In Santa Sofía, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 7% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of Santa Sofía is located at 6.9 kilometers from La Joya de Santa María Jacatepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. In addition, it is located at 15.7 kilometers from Santa María Jacatepec, which is the capital of the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Santa Sofía.

#1 Where is Santa Sofía? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Santa Sofía (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Santa Sofía (Oaxaca) is 191 inhabitants

Population data in Santa Sofía (Santa María Jacatepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209992191
2010107109216
20059895193
Evolution of the population in Santa Sofía: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa Sofía:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.3312.84
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:7.85%7.41%
Illiterate population:8.90%16.20%
Illiterate population (men):4.19%12.84%
Illiterate population (women):4.71%19.63%
Schooling level:6.695.25
Schooling level (men):6.465.45
Schooling level (women):6.885.06
Indigenous culture data in Santa Sofía:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:57.07%57.87%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:21.99%24.07%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.46%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa Sofía, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa Sofía:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:35.60%31.02%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.70%53.21%
Employed population over 12 years (women):14.14%8.41%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5862
Homes with electricity:100.00%94.83%
Housing with piped water:98.28%91.38%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:82.76%96.55%
Dwellings with radio:67.24%74.14%
Housing with television:82.76%74.14%
Housing with refrigerator:77.59%79.31%
Housing with washing machine:60.34%46.55%
Housing with automobile:32.76%39.66%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.90%3.45%
Homes with landline telephone:29.31%3.45%
Dwellings with cellular phones:65.52%15.52%
Homes with Internet:1.72%1.72%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa Sofía (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Santa Sofía

With the satellite map of Santa Sofía 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 Santa María Jacatepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santa Sofía.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Sofía

Do you want to stay in Santa Sofía? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Santa Sofía:

#5 Population pyramid of Santa Sofía (Oaxaca)

In Santa Sofía 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 Santa Sofía, 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.

Population pyramid of Santa Sofía
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa Sofía (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)257
Youth (6-14 years)111324
Adults (15-59 years)6450114
Elderly (60+ years)222446

#6 Photos of Santa Sofía

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Jacatepec

  1. Ampliación Colonia Villa Nueva (29 inhabitants)
  2. Cerro Caballo (36 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia Emiliano Zapata (423 inhabitants)
  4. El Diamante (11 inhabitants)
  5. El Fortín II (65 inhabitants)
  6. El Paraíso (29 inhabitants)
  7. La Nueva Esperanza (77 inhabitants)
  8. La Soledad (76 inhabitants)
  9. Las Torres (8 inhabitants)
  10. Nuevo Faisán (186 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Málzaga (519 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Gavilán (140 inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Manantial (185 inhabitants)
  14. San Lorenzo (3 inhabitants)
  15. Santa María Jacatepec (1401 inhabitants)