Santo Niño (Oaxaca)

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The town of Santo Niño (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Gabriel Mixtepec. There are 58 inhabitants and it is 663 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 61 minutes away by car (46 km). It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Santo Niño, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 18% 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 Santo Niño is located at 1.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Gabriel Mixtepec, 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 Santo Niño.

#1 Where is Santo Niño? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Santo Niño (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Santo Niño, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Santo Niño (Oaxaca) is 58 inhabitants

Population data in Santo Niño (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020302858
2010273461
2005162036
Evolution of the population in Santo Niño: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santo Niño:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.228.82
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.72%1.64%
Illiterate population:8.62%9.84%
Illiterate population (men):5.17%8.82%
Illiterate population (women):3.45%11.11%
Schooling level:8.298.03
Schooling level (men):8.558.19
Schooling level (women):87.84
Indigenous culture data in Santo Niño:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:12.07%6.56%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:3.45%1.64%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santo Niño, 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 housing data in Santo Niño:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:25.86%26.23%
Employed population over 12 years (men):46.43%41.18%
Employed population over 12 years (women):6.67%7.41%
Number of inhabited private housings:1713
Homes with electricity:100.00%76.92%
Homes with piped water:94.12%69.23%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:64.71%100.00%
Homes with a radio:82.35%61.54%
Homes with a television:52.94%38.46%
Homes with a refrigerator:47.06%53.85%
Homes with a washing machine:17.65%15.38%
Homes with a car:11.76%23.08%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.88%7.69%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Homes with cell phones:82.35%38.46%
Homes with Internet:17.65%7.69%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santo Niño (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Santo Niño

With the satellite map of Santo Niño 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 Gabriel Mixtepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Santo Niño.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santo Niño

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santo Niño, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santo Niño so you can contact them:

#5 What to do in Santo Niño

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santo Niño? The list of the best places to visit in Santo Niño and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de Santo Niño para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro La Olla (1364 meters): 4.8 km walk (69 minutes), heading Northwest.
  • Cerro La Araña (1393 meters): 5.7 km walk (87 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • Cerro El Terrero (915 meters): 5.2 km walk (89 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro El Pajarito (896 meters): 5.4 km walk (70 minutes), heading West.
Magical Towns near Santo Niño to discover the Mexican culture:Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Santo Niño?:
  • Las Acacias (46 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (0 minutes by car)
  • San Pablo (La Mielera) (16 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
  • Pueblo Viejo (60 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
  • Yegalán (30 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Santo Niño (Oaxaca)

In Santo Niño 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 Santo Niño, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Santo Niño (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)448
Youth (6-14 years)8412
Adults (15-59 years)151732
Elderly (60+ years)336

#7 Pictures of Santo Niño

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santo Niño? 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 Santo Niño.

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#8 The Postal Code of Santo Niño (Oaxaca) is 71973

Are you going to send a letter to Santo Niño? Do you have a friend in Santo Niño and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santo Niño consists of the following 5 digits: 71973. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santo Niño ("71") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Gabriel Mixtepec

  1. Arroyo Tigre (64 inhabitants)
  2. Barrio Hidalgo (56 inhabitants)
  3. Cañada las Palmas (11 inhabitants)
  4. El Jordán (51 inhabitants)
  5. El Platanillo (- inhabitants)
  6. El Sargento (Tierra Colorada) (9 inhabitants)
  7. La Cañada San Miguelito (28 inhabitants)
  8. La Esmeralda (42 inhabitants)
  9. Las Acacias (46 inhabitants)
  10. Latín Yule (- inhabitants)
  11. Rancho David (2 inhabitants)
  12. San Antonio (- inhabitants)
  13. San Gabriel Mixtepec (3673 inhabitants)
  14. Santa María (306 inhabitants)
  15. Yegalán (30 inhabitants)