Peña Prieta (Oaxaca)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 72 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Peña Prieta (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca. There are 72 inhabitants and it is 2,104 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #29 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Peña Prieta, 21% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Peña Prieta is located at 7.2 kilometers from San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Peña Prieta.
#1 Where is Peña Prieta? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Peña Prieta (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Peña Prieta, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Peña Prieta (Oaxaca) is 72 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 34 | 72 |
| 2010 | 36 | 27 | 63 |
| 2005 | 43 | 30 | 73 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.03 | 18.52 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 2.78% | 4.76% |
| Illiterate population: | 36.11% | 25.40% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 13.89% | 18.52% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 22.22% | 30.56% |
| Schooling level: | 3.87 | 3.84 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.48 | 4.70 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.36 | 3.08 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 72.22% | 71.43% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 41.67% | 34.92% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.39% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 51.39% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.88% | 51.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 47.37% | 19.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 29 | 43 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 84.21% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 55.17% | 78.95% |
| Homes with a radio: | 37.93% | 63.16% |
| Homes with a television: | 37.93% | 73.68% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 58.62% | 36.84% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 31.03% | 26.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 24.14% | 15.79% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 5.26% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 41.38% | 36.84% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.45% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Peña Prieta
With the satellite map of Peña Prieta 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 San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Peña Prieta.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Peña Prieta
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Peña Prieta, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Peña Prieta so you can contact them:- HOTEL CANTABRIA: 10 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LAS ESTRELLAS: 15 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RÍO SABI: 14 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS BRISAS: 15 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Peña Prieta
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Peña Prieta? The list of the best places to visit in Peña Prieta and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Peña Prieta para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Baño (2361 meters): 2.0 km walk (34 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Marciano (2357 meters): 2.9 km walk (39 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Yucuniciasi (2102 meters): 5.9 km walk (78 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Mogote (Tia Aleja) (2013 meters): 7.8 km walk (100 minutes), heading East.
- San Mateo Tunuchi (282 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (82 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Yosocú (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- La Tortolita (35 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Peña Prieta (Oaxaca)
In Peña Prieta 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 Peña Prieta, 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) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 13 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of Peña Prieta
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Peña Prieta? 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 Peña Prieta.
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#9 Schools in Peña Prieta
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca
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- Buenavista (82 inhabitants)
- Cahuayá (39 inhabitants)
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- El Portezuelo (200 inhabitants)
- Los Alvarado (48 inhabitants)
- Los Silva (La Sabinera los Silva) (42 inhabitants)
- San José Peña Prieta (72 inhabitants)
- Rancho de los Colores (46 inhabitants)
- Sabino Solo (196 inhabitants)
- San Antonio el Mogote (El Mogote) (87 inhabitants)
- San Sebastián Tecomaxtlahuaca (2708 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Rancho Viejo (167 inhabitants)
- Yosocú (11 inhabitants)
- Yucundívi (77 inhabitants)