Sección los Roques
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Sección los Roques, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 496 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Sección los Roques belongs to the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz (State of Oaxaca). There are 496 inhabitants and it is 100 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huautla de Jiménez is 59 minutes away by car (47 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking.
Data: In Sección los Roques, 81% of the inhabitants are catholic and 3% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Sección los Roques? You can find it at 5.0 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Sección los Roques through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Sección los Roques? How to go? Map
Online map of Sección los Roques in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Sección los Roques (Oaxaca) is 496 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 270 | 226 | 496 |
| 2010 | 254 | 258 | 512 |
| 2005 | 384 | 384 | 768 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.62 | 15.50 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.62% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.36% | 20.51% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.06% | 15.50% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.31% | 25.59% |
| Schooling level: | 4.69 | 3.97 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.05 | 4.18 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.42 | 3.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 97.18% | 98.05% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.88% | 81.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 11.69% | 17.58% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.13% | 27.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.72% | 49.22% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 68.15% | 5.91% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 127 | 108 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.43% | 86.87% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.91% | 2.02% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 74.02% | 86.87% |
| Homes with a radio: | 39.37% | 38.38% |
| Homes with a television: | 46.46% | 48.48% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 47.24% | 27.27% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.15% | 3.03% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 37.80% | 1.01% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.09% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Sección los Roques
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Sección los Roques, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Sección los Roques.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Sección los Roques
Do you want to stay in Sección los Roques? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Sección los Roques:- CABAÑAS LOS CARRILES: 6 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RUPE: 5 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA AZUL: 7 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DEL LAGO: 8 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Sección los Roques
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Sección los Roques? The list of the best places to visit in Sección los Roques and nearby locations.Mountains in Sección los Roques for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Visor (179 meters): 4.5 km walk (82 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Colorado (238 meters): 12.9 km walk (267 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Bolsón (330 meters): 13.9 km walk (194 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Huautla de Jiménez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Torre de reloj", 59 km, heading West (47 minutes by car)
- Los Zárates (620 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Grande (944 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Sección Calixto (63 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Desviación Cerro Quemado (26 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Sección los Roques (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Sección los Roques 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 Sección los Roques there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 31 | 25 | 56 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 56 | 61 | 117 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 157 | 110 | 267 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 30 | 56 |
#7 Pictures of Sección los Roques
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Sección los Roques? 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 Sección los Roques.
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#9 Schools in Sección los Roques
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz
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- Arroyo Grande (944 inhabitants)
- Arroyo Seco (San José Arroyo Seco) (61 inhabitants)
- Colonia la Central (1287 inhabitants)
- Desviación Cerro Quemado (26 inhabitants)
- Desviación Paso Carretero (26 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (395 inhabitants)
- Llano Grande Uluápam (207 inhabitants)
- Loma Cafetal (219 inhabitants)
- Los Zarates (620 inhabitants)
- Paso Carretero (373 inhabitants)
- Paso del Toro (359 inhabitants)
- Santo Tomás (1478 inhabitants)
- Sección Arroyo Crecido (258 inhabitants)
- Sección Los Castro (114 inhabitants)