Las Peñas (Villa Sola de Vega, Oaxaca)

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

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 65 inhabitants?

Its former name was Barrio las Peñas.

The place of Las Peñas is inside the municipality of Villa Sola de Vega (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 65 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #47 of the whole municipality. Las Peñas is at 1,034 meters of altitude.

This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Barrio las Peñas. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.

Data: In Las Peñas, there is a percentage of 2% of indigenous population and 52% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Las Peñas? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Las Peñas is located at 17.8 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Villa Sola de Vega, 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 Las Peñas.

#1 Where is Las Peñas? How to go? Map

Online map of Las Peñas in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Las Peñas (Oaxaca) is 65 inhabitants

Population data in Las Peñas (Villa Sola de Vega, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020343165
2010333972
2005333669
Evolution of the population in Las Peñas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Las Peñas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.215.38
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:12.31%12.50%
Illiterate population (men):6.15%15.38%
Illiterate population (women):6.15%9.09%
Schooling level:4.783.94
Schooling level (men):4.323.67
Schooling level (women):5.224.26
Indigenous culture data in Las Peñas:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.54%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:1.54%0.00%
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 Las Peñas, 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 Las Peñas:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:70.77%40.28%
Employed population over 12 years (men):70.97%71.79%
Employed population over 12 years (women):70.59%3.03%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2120
Homes with electricity:100.00%72.22%
Housing with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:42.86%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:0.00%50.00%
Housing with television:66.67%44.44%
Housing with refrigerator:76.19%55.56%
Housing with washing machine:57.14%38.89%
Housing with automobile:19.05%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:19.05%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:52.38%0.00%
Homes with Internet:4.76%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Las Peñas (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 Las Peñas

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Las Peñas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Villa Sola de Vega. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Las Peñas.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Peñas

Many people want to stay in the town of Las Peñas 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Las Peñas (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Las Peñas 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 Las Peñas there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Las Peñas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Las Peñas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)549
Youth (6-14 years)6511
Adults (15-59 years)171633
Elderly (60+ years)6612

#6 Photos of Las Peñas

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Las Peñas? 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 Las Peñas.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Villa Sola de Vega

  1. El Anís (101 inhabitants)
  2. El Progreso (San Juan Elotepec) (246 inhabitants)
  3. San Ignacio de Loyola el Sargento (42 inhabitants)
  4. La Labor (Gulera) (- inhabitants)
  5. Barrio La Soledad Santa Ana (77 inhabitants)
  6. Las Trancas (San Juan Elotepec) (58 inhabitants)
  7. Llano Mazorca (San Juan Elotepec) (1 inhabitants)
  8. Rancho de Vacas (1 inhabitants)
  9. Rancho del Cura (Cuarta Sección) (103 inhabitants)
  10. San Juan Bautista (266 inhabitants)
  11. San Juan Viejo ( San Juan Elotepec) (48 inhabitants)
  12. Santos Reyes Sola (347 inhabitants)
  13. Villa Sola de Vega (2439 inhabitants)
  14. Yogorente (193 inhabitants)
  15. Zacamatle (- inhabitants)