Tierra Colorada (Santa María Zaniza, Oaxaca)

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The place of Tierra Colorada is inside the municipality of Santa María Zaniza (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 350 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality. Tierra Colorada is at 1,365 meters of altitude.

Data: In Tierra Colorada, there is a percentage of 53% of indigenous population and 24% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tierra Colorada? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Tierra Colorada is located at 0.9 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa María Zaniza, 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 Tierra Colorada.

#1 Where is Tierra Colorada? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Tierra Colorada (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 Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) is 350 inhabitants

Population data in Tierra Colorada (Santa María Zaniza, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020170180350
2010120115235
2005123112235
Evolution of the population in Tierra Colorada: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Tierra Colorada:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7813.91
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:7.43%14.47%
Illiterate population (men):2.29%13.91%
Illiterate population (women):5.14%15.00%
Schooling level:6.734.87
Schooling level (men):6.524.93
Schooling level (women):6.924.81
Indigenous culture data in Tierra Colorada:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:53.43%74.04%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:16.29%21.70%
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 Tierra Colorada, 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 Tierra Colorada:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:28.29%22.98%
Employed population over 12 years (men):49.44%43.48%
Employed population over 12 years (women):5.88%3.33%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7650
Homes with electricity:97.37%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%92.50%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:7.89%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:47.37%57.50%
Housing with television:51.32%55.00%
Housing with refrigerator:9.21%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:9.21%0.00%
Housing with automobile:3.95%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:23.68%0.00%
Homes with Internet:6.58%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tierra Colorada (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 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 Zaniza. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tierra Colorada.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tierra Colorada

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#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.

Population pyramid of Tierra Colorada
Data of the age pyramid of the town Tierra Colorada (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)303767
Youth (6-14 years)315081
Adults (15-59 years)10081181
Elderly (60+ years)91221

#6 Photos of Tierra Colorada

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#7 The Postal Code of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) is 71393

Are you going to send a letter to Tierra Colorada? Do you have a friend in Tierra Colorada and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tierra Colorada consists of the following 5 digits: 71393. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tierra Colorada ("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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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Zaniza

  1. Atotonilco (293 inhabitants)
  2. Liborio López Anaya (- inhabitants)
  3. Loma de Tlacuache (47 inhabitants)
  4. Rincón de León (3 inhabitants)
  5. San Cristóbal Barrio Alto (3 inhabitants)
  6. San Isidro (46 inhabitants)
  7. San Ramón (133 inhabitants)
  8. Santa María Zaniza (1594 inhabitants)
  9. Tierra Colorada (350 inhabitants)