Cerro Prieto (San Miguel Chicahua, Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of Cerro Prieto through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 162 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Cerro Prieto is located in the Municipality of San Miguel Chicahua (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 162 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality. Cerro Prieto is at 2,407 meters of altitude.
Data: In Cerro Prieto, 34% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Cerro Prieto is located at 2.6 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of El Fortín Alto, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (San Miguel Chicahua) it is at 5.6 kilometers in direction South. 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 Cerro Prieto.
#1 Where is Cerro Prieto? How to get there? Map
Online map of Cerro Prieto in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on
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#2 The population of Cerro Prieto (Oaxaca) is 162 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 89 | 73 | 162 |
2010 | 126 | 98 | 224 |
2005 | 66 | 51 | 117 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.28 | 10.20 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.23% | 5.36% |
Illiterate population: | 19.75% | 18.75% |
Illiterate population (men): | 4.94% | 10.20% |
Illiterate population (women): | 14.81% | 25.40% |
Schooling level: | 6.32 | 5.48 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.04 | 6.53 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.75 | 4.73 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 98.77% | 99.11% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 62.96% | 65.62% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.85% | 7.14% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 23.46% | 12.05% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 36.99% | 16.33% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.36% | 8.73% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 48 | 74 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 92.73% |
Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 30.91% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 2.08% | 94.55% |
Dwellings with radio: | 62.50% | 80.00% |
Housing with television: | 39.58% | 65.45% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 35.42% | 10.91% |
Housing with washing machine: | 39.58% | 12.73% |
Housing with automobile: | 29.17% | 18.18% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.08% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 6.25% | 5.45% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 22.92% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 10.42% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cerro Prieto
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Cerro Prieto, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Miguel Chicahua. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Cerro Prieto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Prieto
Many people want to stay in the town of Cerro Prieto itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- CABAÑAS DE SANTIAGO APOALA: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTIAGO APOALA: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- PARADOR TURISTICO VEE TURISTA YUTSA TOON: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SOL MIXTECO SPA Y RESORT: 24 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Cerro Prieto (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Cerro Prieto by age and sex, 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 Cerro Prieto there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 12 | 31 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 47 | 38 | 85 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 13 | 30 |
#6 Photos of Cerro Prieto
In order for you to enjoy nature around Cerro Prieto, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Cerro Prieto, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Chicahua
- Agua Negra (12 inhabitants)
- Antiguo Barrio San Isidro (12 inhabitants)
- Barrio Santa Cruz (68 inhabitants)
- Cerro Prieto (162 inhabitants)
- El Fortín Alto (796 inhabitants)
- El Puente (5 inhabitants)
- Llano Prieto (20 inhabitants)
- Llano Seco (26 inhabitants)
- Monte Obscuro (46 inhabitants)
- Monte Obscuro (8 inhabitants)
- Peña Azul (12 inhabitants)
- Poza Azul (Zaacaba) (35 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Chicahua (284 inhabitants)
- Yucuticuu (22 inhabitants)
- Yutzateta (26 inhabitants)