Peña Colorada (Santa Lucía Monteverde, Oaxaca)

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The place of Peña Colorada is inside the municipality of Santa Lucía Monteverde (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 83 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality. Peña Colorada is at 2,376 meters of altitude.

Data: In Peña Colorada, 13% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Peña Colorada is located at 3.9 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Sebastián Nopalera, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa Lucía Monteverde) it is at 14.0 kilometers in direction East. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Peña Colorada.

#1 Where is Peña Colorada? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Peña Colorada (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Peña Colorada (Oaxaca) is 83 inhabitants

Population data in Peña Colorada (Santa Lucía Monteverde, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020414283
2010403676
2005404181
Evolution of the population in Peña Colorada: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Peña Colorada:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.428.33
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.20%1.32%
Illiterate population:12.05%14.47%
Illiterate population (men):0.00%8.33%
Illiterate population (women):12.05%20.00%
Schooling level:5.564.83
Schooling level (men):6.815
Schooling level (women):4.34.69
Indigenous culture data in Peña Colorada:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:49.40%48.68%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:18.07%17.11%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Peña Colorada, 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 Peña Colorada:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:36.14%28.95%
Employed population over 12 years (men):52.38%50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):19.51%10.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2327
Homes with electricity:91.30%88.24%
Housing with piped water:95.65%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:4.35%94.12%
Dwellings with radio:73.91%82.35%
Housing with television:30.43%17.65%
Housing with refrigerator:8.70%0.00%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:8.70%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:47.83%0.00%
Homes with Internet:21.74%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Peña Colorada (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 Peña Colorada

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Peña Colorada, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa Lucía Monteverde. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Peña Colorada.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Peña Colorada

Many people want to stay in the town of Peña Colorada 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Peña Colorada (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Peña Colorada 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 Peña Colorada there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Peña Colorada
Data of the age pyramid of the town Peña Colorada (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)246
Youth (6-14 years)121123
Adults (15-59 years)202141
Elderly (60+ years)7613

#6 Photos of Peña Colorada

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Lucía Monteverde

  1. Cabeza de Río (100 inhabitants)
  2. Yutecoso Cuauhtémoc (675 inhabitants)
  3. El Guayabo (Nopalera) (111 inhabitants)
  4. La Paz (262 inhabitants)
  5. La Unión Altamira (97 inhabitants)
  6. Laguna Seca (107 inhabitants)
  7. Laguna Verde (139 inhabitants)
  8. Peña Colorada (83 inhabitants)
  9. Peña de Jícara (46 inhabitants)
  10. Peña Negra Nopalera (327 inhabitants)
  11. San José el Porvenir (316 inhabitants)
  12. San Sebastián Nopalera (1269 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Lucía Monteverde (474 inhabitants)
  14. Torralba de Juárez (126 inhabitants)
  15. Yucunitoso (La Paz) (25 inhabitants)