El Peñasco (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Peñasco, a beautiful small village of 53 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Peñasco (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. There are 53 inhabitants and it is 159 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Ventanilla is 22 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 24 minutes away by car (24 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #91 in terms of number of inhabitants.
The town of El Peñasco is located at 7.7 kilometers from San Francisco Cozoaltepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. In addition, it is located at 13.1 kilometers from Santa María Tonameca, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Peñasco.
#1 Where is El Peñasco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Peñasco (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Peñasco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Peñasco (Oaxaca) is 53 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| 2005 | 39 | 36 | 75 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 28 males and 25 females. The female/male ratio is 0.893, and the birth rate is 3.18 children per woman. Of the total population, 0.00% comes from outside the State of Oaxaca. 16.98% of the population is illiterate (7.14% of men and 28.00% of women). The education level is 5.13 (5.12 in men and 5.14 in women).
Indigenous culture in El Peñasco86.79% of the population is indigenous, and 47.17% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 3.77% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in El Peñasco
26.42% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (50.00% of the men, and 0.00% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in El Peñasco
In El Peñasco there are 13 housings. 100.00% of the housings have electricity, 0.00% have piped water, 91.67% have toilet or restroom, 83.33% have a radio receiver, 91.67% a television, 58.33% a fridge, 8.33% a washing-machine, 0.00% a car or a van, 8.33% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 41.67% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of El Peñasco
With the satellite map of El Peñasco 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 Tonameca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Peñasco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Peñasco
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Peñasco, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Peñasco so you can contact them:- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 12 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA GÜERA: 16 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS CARACOLES: 17 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL TRABAJO: 17 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Peñasco
Want to know what to see in El Peñasco if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Peñasco.Beaches in El Peñasco for sunbathing:
- Playa La Ventanilla: A 22 km walk (217 minutes) or 29 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Mermejita: A 24 km walk (174 minutes) or 27 minutes by car, heading South.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 3.5 km walk (63 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 5.6 km walk (73 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Las Pilas (463 meters): 8.9 km walk (108 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Sermón (579 meters): 9.1 km walk (123 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Rinconcito", 24 km, heading South (24 minutes by car)
- Cerro Gordo (563 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Las Cuevas (704 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Taraguntin (16 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
- Taraguntín (106 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Yerba Santa (299 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Peñasco (Oaxaca)
In El Peñasco 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 El Peñasco, 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.
#7 Pictures of El Peñasco
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Peñasco? 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 El Peñasco.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Peñasco (Oaxaca) is 70947
Are you going to send a letter to El Peñasco? Do you have a friend in El Peñasco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Peñasco consists of the following 5 digits: 70947. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Peñasco ("70") 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tonameca
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