Cerro de Águila (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 275 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Cerro de Águila (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Peñoles. There are 275 inhabitants and it is 2,444 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Cerro de Águila, 62% of the inhabitants are catholic and 14% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Cerro de Águila is located at 8.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of El Manzanito Tepantepec, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Peñoles) it is at 4.9 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Cerro de Águila.
#1 Where is Cerro de Águila? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Cerro de Águila 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 Cerro de Águila.
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#2 The population of Cerro de Águila (Oaxaca) is 275 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 150 | 125 | 275 |
| 2010 | 144 | 123 | 267 |
| 2005 | 77 | 83 | 160 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.93 | 10.57 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.45% | 3.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.00% | 17.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.00% | 10.57% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.00% | 22.92% |
| Schooling level: | 6.39 | 4.90 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.88 | 5.66 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.93 | 4.16 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 74.18% | 78.65% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.82% | 8.24% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Peñoles (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 17.82% | 8.24% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 35.20% | 16.26% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.33% | 1.39% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 44 | 48 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.91% | 97.50% |
| Homes with piped water: | 88.64% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 6.82% | 97.50% |
| Homes with a radio: | 38.64% | 45.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 52.27% | 32.50% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 6.82% | 10.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 13.64% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 7.50% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 18.18% | 2.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.27% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cerro de Águila
With the satellite map of Cerro de Águila 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 Santa María Peñoles. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro de Águila.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro de Águila
Many people want to stay in the town of Cerro de Águila 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:- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 15 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 23 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 19 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN BERNARDO: 43 km away, direction Southeast (30 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cerro de Águila
A weekend in Cerro de Águila and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Cerro de Águila and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Cerro de Águila para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Mano de León (2650 meters): 4.9 km walk (65 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Frio (2462 meters): 4.4 km walk (56 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Corona (2617 meters): 8.0 km walk (111 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Aguila (2584 meters): 8.5 km walk (138 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Tierra Caliente Tepantepec (251 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Morelos Uno Tepantepec (222 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- San Mateo Tepantepec (359 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- El Mamey Tepantepec (171 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cerro de Águila (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Cerro de Águila by age and gender, 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 Cerro de Águila there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 43 | 23 | 66 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 74 | 68 | 142 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 15 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of Cerro de Águila
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Cerro de Águila? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Cerro de Águila.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Peñoles
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Peñoles
- Buena Vista Estetla (81 inhabitants)
- Cañada de Espina (121 inhabitants)
- Cerro de Águila Tepantepec (275 inhabitants)
- Duraznal (520 inhabitants)
- El Carrizal (219 inhabitants)
- El Carrizal Tepantepec (491 inhabitants)
- Manzanito (921 inhabitants)
- Mano de León Tepantepec (70 inhabitants)
- Morelos Uno Tepantepec (222 inhabitants)
- Pie del Cerro Pelón (Centro) (115 inhabitants)
- Río V (218 inhabitants)
- Recibimiento (353 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Buenavista (361 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Estetla (214 inhabitants)
- Santa María Peñoles (705 inhabitants)