Cerro Alto (San José Tenango, Oaxaca)

Maps, photos and statistics of Cerro Alto, a beautiful medium-sized town of 214 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca

The town of Cerro Alto is located in the Municipality of San José Tenango (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 214 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #24 in terms of number of inhabitants. Cerro Alto is at 1,078 meters of altitude.

Data: In Cerro Alto, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of Cerro Alto is located at 8.1 kilometers from San José Tenango, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Cerro Alto.

#1 Where is Cerro Alto? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Cerro Alto (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 Cerro Alto (Oaxaca) is 214 inhabitants

Population data in Cerro Alto (San José Tenango, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202011599214
2010120117237
2005128129257
Evolution of the population in Cerro Alto: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Cerro Alto:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.5225.64
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:3.74%0.00%
Illiterate population:30.84%33.33%
Illiterate population (men):9.81%25.64%
Illiterate population (women):21.03%40.83%
Schooling level:3.762.95
Schooling level (men):4.353.18
Schooling level (women):3.272.77
Indigenous culture data in Cerro Alto:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:86.92%91.56%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:27.10%32.91%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Cerro Alto, 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 Cerro Alto:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:39.25%19.83%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.59%32.48%
Employed population over 12 years (women):22.61%7.50%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7262
Homes with electricity:88.89%74.58%
Housing with piped water:2.78%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:44.44%94.92%
Dwellings with radio:37.50%54.24%
Housing with television:40.28%40.68%
Housing with refrigerator:6.94%8.47%
Housing with washing machine:5.56%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%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:25.00%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.39%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Cerro Alto (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 Cerro Alto

With the satellite map of Cerro Alto 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 José Tenango. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro Alto.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Alto

Many people want to stay in the town of Cerro Alto 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 Cerro Alto (Oaxaca)

In Cerro Alto 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 Cerro Alto, 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 Cerro Alto
Data of the age pyramid of the town Cerro Alto (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)171532
Youth (6-14 years)201838
Adults (15-59 years)5949108
Elderly (60+ years)191736

#6 Photos of Cerro Alto

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San José Tenango

  1. Agua Caballo (41 inhabitants)
  2. Agua Canoa (31 inhabitants)
  3. Agua Cuchara (69 inhabitants)
  4. Agua de Cedro (369 inhabitants)
  5. Agua de Golondrina (134 inhabitants)
  6. Agua de Rayo (165 inhabitants)
  7. Agua Platanillo (89 inhabitants)
  8. Altamira (257 inhabitants)
  9. Camino de Yeso (293 inhabitants)
  10. Cerro Central (463 inhabitants)
  11. Cerro de Cueva (9 inhabitants)
  12. Cerro Negro (106 inhabitants)
  13. Llano de Naranjo (35 inhabitants)
  14. Patio Viejo (40 inhabitants)
  15. Rancho Martínez Central (82 inhabitants)