Viguera (Oaxaca)

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Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 8,506 inhabitants?

The town of Viguera is located in the Municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 8,506 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality. Viguera is at 1,623 meters of altitude.

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 within 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 within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Viguera.

#1 Where is Viguera? How to get there? 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 Map marker

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#2 The population of Viguera (Oaxaca) is 8,506 inhabitants

Population data in Viguera (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020441940878506
2010238922194608
2005204019774017
Evolution of the population in Viguera: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Viguera:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.91.89
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:9.628.54
Schooling level (men):9.638.71
Schooling level (women):9.618.39
Indigenous culture data in Viguera:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Viguera, 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 Viguera:
20202010
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 dwellings:2,1321,364
Homes with electricity:97.61%97.61%
Housing with piped water:60.83%50.23%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:80.11%99.17%
Dwellings with radio:62.38%82.52%
Housing with television:82.50%91.08%
Housing with refrigerator:82.04%77.74%
Housing with washing machine:58.58%59.25%
Housing with automobile:32.97%33.03%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:31.05%20.52%
Homes with landline telephone:19.89%25.94%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.34%75.07%
Homes with Internet:38.09%7.27%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Viguera (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 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 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.

Population pyramid of Viguera
Data of the age pyramid of the town Viguera (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)5205121,032
Youth (6-14 years)6947581,452
Adults (15-59 years)2,8892,5375,426
Elderly (60+ years)316280596

#5 Photos of Viguera

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Viguera.

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#6 Vote for Viguera as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Viguera or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Viguera to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez

  1. Colonia 17 de Marzo (212 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia José López Alavés (62 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia Niño Artillero (156 inhabitants)
  4. Ejido Guadalupe Victoria (18 inhabitants)
  5. El Silencio (- inhabitants)
  6. Entrada de el Silencio (- inhabitants)
  7. Lomas Panorámicas (178 inhabitants)
  8. Los Ángeles (- inhabitants)
  9. Los Ángeles Uno (- inhabitants)
  10. Miravalle (- inhabitants)
  11. Paraje el Cerrito (- inhabitants)
  12. Paraje la Mina (- inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Los Girasoles (8 inhabitants)
  14. San Bernardo (- inhabitants)
  15. Viguera (8506 inhabitants)