Palo Colorado (San Miguel Chimalapa, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Palo Colorado (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 214 inhabitants?
The place of Palo Colorado is inside the municipality of San Miguel Chimalapa (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 214 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality. Palo Colorado is at 292 meters of altitude.
Data: In Palo Colorado, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Palo Colorado is located at 7.4 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Miguel Chimalapa, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Palo Colorado.
#1 Where is Palo Colorado? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Palo Colorado (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Palo Colorado (Oaxaca) is 214 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 106 | 108 | 214 |
| 2010 | 130 | 133 | 263 |
| 2005 | 109 | 106 | 215 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.05 | 11.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.93% | 1.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.55% | 15.21% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.14% | 11.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.41% | 19.23% |
| Schooling level: | 6.23 | 4.96 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.55 | 5.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.92 | 4.61 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 75.23% | 75.29% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 45.79% | 36.50% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.93% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Chimalapa (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.91% | 27.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.07% | 44.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.38% | 9.23% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 57 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.25% | 96.61% |
| Housing with piped water: | 96.49% | 81.36% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.74% | 88.14% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 52.63% | 47.46% |
| Housing with television: | 56.14% | 71.19% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 75.44% | 45.76% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 8.77% | 1.69% |
| Housing with automobile: | 5.26% | 1.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 1.69% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.77% | 11.86% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 38.60% | 1.69% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Palo Colorado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Palo Colorado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Miguel Chimalapa. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Palo Colorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Palo Colorado
Many people want to stay in the town of Palo Colorado 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.:- HOTEL POSADA: 15 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALEX: 16 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARSI: 16 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALMA REAL: 22 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Palo Colorado (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Palo Colorado by age and sex, 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 Palo Colorado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 63 | 56 | 119 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 15 | 23 |
#6 Photos of Palo Colorado
In order for you to enjoy nature around Palo Colorado, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Palo Colorado, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/47188952.jpg "Escuela Telesecundaria \Luis de la Rosa Gómez\")
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