Viguera
The most complete information about the city of Viguera (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 8,506 inhabitants?
The town of Viguera belongs to the municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez (State of Oaxaca). There are 8,506 inhabitants and it is 1,623 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Capulálpam de Méndez is 86 minutes away by car (59 km). It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Viguera, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 38% 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 Viguera is located at 7.5 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Oaxaca de Juárez, 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 Viguera.
#1 Where is Viguera? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Viguera (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Viguera (Oaxaca) is 8,506 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4419 | 4087 | 8506 |
| 2010 | 2389 | 2219 | 4608 |
| 2005 | 2040 | 1977 | 4017 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.9 | 1.89 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 7.83% | 8.20% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.10% | 2.99% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.65% | 1.89% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.46% | 4.02% |
| Schooling level: | 9.62 | 8.54 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.63 | 8.71 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.61 | 8.39 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 25.21% | 18.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 10.95% | 8.14% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.21% | 0.02% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.29% | 40.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.03% | 53.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 44.06% | 28.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 2,132 | 1,364 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.61% | 97.61% |
| Homes with piped water: | 60.83% | 50.23% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.11% | 99.17% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.38% | 82.52% |
| Homes with a television: | 82.50% | 91.08% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 82.04% | 77.74% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 58.58% | 59.25% |
| Homes with a car: | 32.97% | 33.03% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 31.05% | 20.52% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 19.89% | 25.94% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 93.34% | 75.07% |
| Homes with Internet: | 38.09% | 7.27% |
#3 Satellite photo of Viguera
With the satellite map of Viguera 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 Oaxaca de Juárez. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Viguera.
#4 What to do in Viguera
A weekend in Viguera and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Viguera and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Viguera for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Bonete (1901 meters): 7.4 km walk (94 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Peña de San Felipe (3086 meters): 10.3 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Gallo (1798 meters): 9.6 km walk (137 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Carcamo (3042 meters): 12.1 km walk (169 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Capulálpam de Méndez (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Mirador de la Cruz", 86 km, heading Northeast (59 minutes by car)
- Colonia 17 de Marzo (212 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Camino al Seminario (Tercera Sección) (15 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Pueblo Nuevo Parte Alta (268 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia Buena Vista (76 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Viguera (Oaxaca)
In Viguera 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 Viguera, 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) | 520 | 512 | 1,032 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 694 | 758 | 1,452 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2,889 | 2,537 | 5,426 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 316 | 280 | 596 |
#6 Pictures of Viguera
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Viguera? 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 Viguera.
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#7 Vote for Viguera as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez
- Colonia Buena Vista (76 inhabitants)
- Colonia José López Alavés (62 inhabitants)
- Colonia San Rafael (97 inhabitants)
- Parque H2A (Reserva Ecológica) (- inhabitants)
- Paraje Los Cerritos (5 inhabitants)
- Loma Bonita (245 inhabitants)
- Paraje la Canoa (- inhabitants)
- Paraje Pio V (Ojito de Agua) (- inhabitants)
- Paraje Tierra Colorada (- inhabitants)
- Pueblo Nuevo Parte Alta (268 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Chilar (4 inhabitants)
- RÃo Dulce (Parte Alta) (- inhabitants)
- RÃo Dulce (Parte Baja) (- inhabitants)
- Solidaridad (105 inhabitants)
- Viguera (8506 inhabitants)