Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of Monte Obscuro (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 126 inhabitants?
The town of Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila. There are 126 inhabitants and it is 32 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Catarina Juquila is 41 minutes away by car (41 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #21 of the ranking.
Data: In Monte Obscuro, there is a percentage of 18% of indigenous population and 56% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Monte Obscuro? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Monte Obscuro? You can find it at 28.8 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Santa Catarina Juquila, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Monte Obscuro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Monte Obscuro? How to go? Map
Online map of Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca) is 126 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59 | 67 | 126 |
| 2010 | 51 | 46 | 97 |
| 2005 | 56 | 54 | 110 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.21 | 10.87 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.90% | 11.34% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.56% | 10.87% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.35% | 11.76% |
| Schooling level: | 6.12 | 5.55 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.33 | 5.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.9 | 5.79 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 18.25% | 3.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.56% | 3.09% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.21% | 29.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.19% | 54.35% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.59% | 7.84% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 32 | 21 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.88% | 95.24% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 18.75% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.38% | 80.95% |
| Homes with a television: | 53.12% | 61.90% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 65.62% | 47.62% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 37.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 15.62% | 14.29% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.12% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 4.76% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 56.25% | 23.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Monte Obscuro
With the satellite map of Monte Obscuro 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 Catarina Juquila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Monte Obscuro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Monte Obscuro
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Monte Obscuro, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Monte Obscuro so you can contact them:- CABAÑAS ROCA MAR: 5 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS LAS PALMAS: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL ECLIPSE: 8 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS ROCAS: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Monte Obscuro
Want to know what to see in Monte Obscuro if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Monte Obscuro.Mountains in Monte Obscuro for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Peñas Negras (51 meters): 5.4 km walk (66 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Del Rey (701 meters): 6.5 km walk (80 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Tecolote (699 meters): 10.0 km walk (143 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Portillo (721 meters): 12.0 km walk (150 minutes), heading North.
- Santa Catarina Juquila (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Nicolas", 41 km, heading North (41 minutes by car)
- El Cacalote (987 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
- San Antonio (12 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- Roca Blanca (10 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca)
In Monte Obscuro 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 Monte Obscuro, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 34 | 34 | 68 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 9 | 16 |
#7 Pictures of Monte Obscuro
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Monte Obscuro? 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 Monte Obscuro.
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#8 The Postal Code of Monte Obscuro (Oaxaca) is 71916
Are you going to send a letter to Monte Obscuro? Do you have a friend in Monte Obscuro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Monte Obscuro consists of the following 5 digits: 71916. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Monte Obscuro ("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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#10 Schools in Monte Obscuro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Juquila
- Cruz de Palo (- inhabitants)
- El Cangrejo (5 inhabitants)
- El Obispo (38 inhabitants)
- El Platanar (19 inhabitants)
- El Salar (70 inhabitants)
- Junta de los Ríos (198 inhabitants)
- La Asunción (- inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (28 inhabitants)
- La Guadalupe (34 inhabitants)
- Loma Bonita (8 inhabitants)
- Paso Hondo (49 inhabitants)
- San Lucas (168 inhabitants)
- San Marcos Zacatepec (1098 inhabitants)
- Santa María (- inhabitants)
- Santa María Amialtepec (492 inhabitants)