Peñas Negras (Oaxaca)
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The town of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Colorado. There are 453 inhabitants and it is 295 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #5 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Peñas Negras, 22% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Peñas Negras is located at 7.6 kilometers from San Juan Colorado, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Peñas Negras.
#1 Where is Peñas Negras? How to go? Map
Online map of Peñas Negras in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca) is 453 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 226 | 227 | 453 |
| 2010 | 228 | 267 | 495 |
| 2005 | 253 | 258 | 511 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.02 | 9.36 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 4.86% | 5.05% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.14% | 10.71% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.84% | 9.36% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.30% | 12.28% |
| Schooling level: | 6.51 | 5.97 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.31 | 6.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.72 | 5.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 20.53% | 12.73% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 6.84% | 5.25% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.22% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.02% | 27.68% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 41.41% | 42.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.58% | 10.53% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 112 | 129 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.54% | 89.38% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.32% | 92.04% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.39% | 91.15% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.89% | 27.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 61.61% | 42.48% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 82.14% | 42.48% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 58.04% | 26.55% |
| Homes with a car: | 9.82% | 6.19% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.25% | 6.19% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.29% | 1.77% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 49.11% | 2.65% |
| Homes with Internet: | 23.21% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Peñas Negras
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Peñas Negras, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Juan Colorado. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Peñas Negras.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Peñas Negras
Do you want to stay in Peñas Negras? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Peñas Negras:- HOTEL POSADA DE BELÉN: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- MOTEL PINOTEPA DE DON LUIS: 16 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAMINO REAL: 19 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LA PLAYITA: 24 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Peñas Negras
A weekend in Peñas Negras and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Peñas Negras and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Peñas Negras for hiking and trails:
- Cerro de Culebra (741 meters): 4.1 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Yucusabi (777 meters): 4.0 km walk (69 minutes), heading West.
- Tecoco (779 meters): 5.6 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Pelón (765 meters): 6.0 km walk (83 minutes), heading East.
- San Juan Yosocani (605 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- Santa María Yosocani (770 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- San Cristóbal (713 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Guadalupe Yosocani (383 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Peñas Negras by age and gender, 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 Peñas Negras there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 119 | 111 | 230 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 43 | 76 |
#7 Pictures of Peñas Negras
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Peñas Negras? 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 Peñas Negras.
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#9 Schools in Peñas Negras
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Colorado
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Colorado
- Agua Fría (498 inhabitants)
- Arroyo del Platanar (156 inhabitants)
- El Terrero (157 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (396 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Progreso (862 inhabitants)
- Peñas Negras (453 inhabitants)
- Rancho Hernández Tapia (- inhabitants)
- San Juan Colorado (5679 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Siniyuvi (607 inhabitants)
- Santa María Nutío (799 inhabitants)
- Yucusabi (- inhabitants)
- Yukusukun (2 inhabitants)
- Yuu Lasanka (- inhabitants)