El Terrero (San Juan Colorado, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the small village of El Terrero (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 157 inhabitants?

The place of El Terrero is inside the municipality of San Juan Colorado (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 157 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Terrero is at 307 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Terrero, there is a percentage of 21% of indigenous population and 15% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Terrero? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Terrero is located at 5.2 kilometers from San Juan Colorado, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Terrero.

#1 Where is El Terrero? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of El Terrero in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Terrero.

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#2 The population of El Terrero (Oaxaca) is 157 inhabitants

Population data in El Terrero (San Juan Colorado, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207285157
20108698184
20059292184
Evolution of the population in El Terrero: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Terrero:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.0619.39
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:2.55%2.17%
Illiterate population:11.46%19.02%
Illiterate population (men):6.37%19.39%
Illiterate population (women):5.10%18.60%
Schooling level:6.484.80
Schooling level (men):6.774.75
Schooling level (women):6.184.86
Indigenous culture data in El Terrero:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:21.02%14.67%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:8.28%6.52%
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 El Terrero, 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 El Terrero:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:31.21%34.24%
Employed population over 12 years (men):50.59%61.22%
Employed population over 12 years (women):8.33%3.49%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5355
Homes with electricity:98.11%93.62%
Housing with piped water:100.00%93.62%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:83.02%93.62%
Dwellings with radio:7.55%40.43%
Housing with television:30.19%55.32%
Housing with refrigerator:58.49%53.19%
Housing with washing machine:16.98%12.77%
Housing with automobile:1.89%6.38%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%2.13%
Homes with landline telephone:5.66%2.13%
Dwellings with cellular phones:15.09%8.51%
Homes with Internet:1.89%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Terrero (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 El Terrero

With the satellite map of El Terrero 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 Juan Colorado. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Terrero.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Terrero

Do you want to stay in El Terrero? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Terrero:

#5 Population pyramid of El Terrero (Oaxaca)

In El Terrero 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 El Terrero, 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 El Terrero
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Terrero (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)4711
Youth (6-14 years)81624
Adults (15-59 years)434487
Elderly (60+ years)171835

#6 Photos of El Terrero

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Terrero, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Terrero, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Terrero (Oaxaca) is 71721

Are you going to send a letter to El Terrero? Do you have a friend in El Terrero and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Terrero consists of the following 5 digits: 71721. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Terrero ("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 Juan Colorado

  1. Agua Fría (498 inhabitants)
  2. Arroyo del Platanar (156 inhabitants)
  3. El Terrero (157 inhabitants)
  4. La Soledad (396 inhabitants)
  5. Nuevo Progreso (862 inhabitants)
  6. Peñas Negras (453 inhabitants)
  7. Rancho Hernández Tapia (- inhabitants)
  8. San Juan Colorado (5679 inhabitants)
  9. San Pedro Siniyuvi (607 inhabitants)
  10. Santa María Nutío (799 inhabitants)
  11. Yucusabi (- inhabitants)
  12. Yukusukun (2 inhabitants)
  13. Yuu Lasanka (- inhabitants)