Tierra Colorada (Santa María Chilchotla, Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 239 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The place of Tierra Colorada is inside the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 239 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #36 of the ranking. Tierra Colorada is at 142 meters of altitude.
Data: In Tierra Colorada, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 23% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tierra Colorada? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Tierra Colorada? You can find it at 14.9 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Santa María Chilchotla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Tierra Colorada through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Tierra Colorada? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Tierra Colorada, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) is 239 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 124 | 115 | 239 |
| 2010 | 90 | 108 | 198 |
| 2005 | 113 | 102 | 215 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.47 | 29.63 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 14.23% | 3.03% |
| Illiterate population: | 24.27% | 33.84% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.21% | 29.63% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 15.06% | 38.89% |
| Schooling level: | 3.78 | 2.80 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.73 | 3.19 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.82 | 2.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 78.24% | 88.38% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 17.99% | 40.40% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 26.36% | 27.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 45.22% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.87% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 52 | 52 |
| Homes with electricity: | 82.69% | 70.45% |
| Housing with piped water: | 0.00% | 13.64% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 3.85% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 34.62% | 36.36% |
| Housing with television: | 38.46% | 29.55% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 15.38% | 9.09% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 5.77% | 2.27% |
| Housing with automobile: | 1.92% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.92% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.69% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 23.08% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tierra Colorada
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tierra Colorada, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Chilchotla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tierra Colorada.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tierra Colorada
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Tierra Colorada, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Tierra Colorada so you can contact them.:- HOTEL DIAMANTE: 25 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JOSE"": 27 km away, direction South (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIAN: 31 km away, direction Northwest (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SEBASTIÁN: 32 km away, direction Northwest (22 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Tierra Colorada 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 Tierra Colorada there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 60 | 56 | 116 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 15 | 29 |
#6 Photos of Tierra Colorada
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Tierra Colorada? 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 Tierra Colorada.
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