Cerro Prieto (Santa Cruz Tacahua, Oaxaca)

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The town of Cerro Prieto is located in the Municipality of Santa Cruz Tacahua (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 281 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality. Cerro Prieto is at 1,464 meters of altitude.

Data: In Cerro Prieto, there is a percentage of 29% of indigenous population and 49% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Cerro Prieto? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Cerro Prieto is located at 5.8 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Santa Cruz Tacahua, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Cerro Prieto.

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

How to get to the town of Cerro Prieto 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 Prieto.

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#2 The population of Cerro Prieto (Oaxaca) is 281 inhabitants

Population data in Cerro Prieto (Santa Cruz Tacahua, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020140141281
2010174162336
2005175162337
Evolution of the population in Cerro Prieto: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Cerro Prieto:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.168.02
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.07%1.49%
Illiterate population:8.54%13.10%
Illiterate population (men):3.91%8.02%
Illiterate population (women):4.63%17.82%
Schooling level:6.154.99
Schooling level (men):6.135.34
Schooling level (women):6.174.69
Indigenous culture data in Cerro Prieto:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:28.83%52.08%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:10.68%25.30%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.30%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Cerro Prieto, 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 Prieto:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:18.15%24.40%
Employed population over 12 years (men):26.95%30.86%
Employed population over 12 years (women):9.29%18.39%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:75114
Homes with electricity:98.67%54.17%
Housing with piped water:96.00%9.72%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:21.33%95.83%
Dwellings with radio:49.33%40.28%
Housing with television:32.00%30.56%
Housing with refrigerator:21.33%4.17%
Housing with washing machine:8.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:24.00%2.78%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.33%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%1.39%
Dwellings with cellular phones:49.33%0.00%
Homes with Internet:21.33%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Cerro Prieto (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 Prieto

With the satellite map of Cerro Prieto 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 Cruz Tacahua. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro Prieto.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Prieto

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#5 Population pyramid of Cerro Prieto (Oaxaca)

In Cerro Prieto 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 Prieto, 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 Prieto
Data of the age pyramid of the town Cerro Prieto (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)91221
Youth (6-14 years)292554
Adults (15-59 years)8181162
Elderly (60+ years)212344

#6 Photos of Cerro Prieto

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#7 The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto (Oaxaca) is 71157

Are you going to send a letter to Cerro Prieto? Do you have a friend in Cerro Prieto and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto consists of the following 5 digits: 71157. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cerro Prieto ("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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Cruz Tacahua

  1. Cerro Prieto (281 inhabitants)
  2. El Inococo (37 inhabitants)
  3. Juquila (9 inhabitants)
  4. Moctezuma (Stuma) (133 inhabitants)
  5. Santa Cruz Tacahua (629 inhabitants)
  6. Scotuche (- inhabitants)
  7. Shandi (69 inhabitants)
  8. Stiñu (2 inhabitants)
  9. Yatacaba (3 inhabitants)
  10. Yuñuu (10 inhabitants)
  11. Yuyavi (9 inhabitants)