Peñas Negras (Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo, Oaxaca)
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The place of Peñas Negras is inside the municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 573 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality. Peñas Negras is at 876 meters of altitude.
Data: In Peñas Negras, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% 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 Peñas Negras is located at 16.6 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Río Grande o Piedra Parada, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villa de Tututepec (Cab.)) it is at 24.1 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Peñas Negras.
#1 Where is Peñas Negras? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Peñas Negras (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Peñas Negras, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca) is 573 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 298 | 275 | 573 |
| 2010 | 287 | 253 | 540 |
| 2005 | 275 | 255 | 530 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.05 | 13.04 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 5.24% | 3.89% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.60% | 14.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.36% | 13.04% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.24% | 15.33% |
| Schooling level: | 7.12 | 5.98 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.11 | 6.01 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.14 | 5.95 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 20.07% | 15.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 11.34% | 8.15% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.17% | 0.19% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.64% | 33.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.73% | 58.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.40% | 11.15% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 181 | 156 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.79% | 96.48% |
| Housing with piped water: | 99.45% | 76.76% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.64% | 95.07% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 45.30% | 47.18% |
| Housing with television: | 72.93% | 83.10% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 65.19% | 66.20% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 38.12% | 23.94% |
| Housing with automobile: | 12.71% | 9.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.87% | 2.82% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 20.99% | 19.01% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 50.83% | 9.86% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.08% | 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 Villa de Tututepec de Melchor Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Peñas Negras.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Peñas Negras
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Peñas Negras, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Peñas Negras so you can contact them.:- HOTEL LA TROJA DE SAN MIGUEL: 19 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL QUIAHIJE: 30 km away, direction Northeast (25 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PARAISO DE JESUS: 29 km away, direction East (20 minutes by car)
- POSADA SANTA MARIA: 31 km away, direction East (22 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Peñas Negras 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 Peñas Negras there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 54 | 36 | 90 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 174 | 170 | 344 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 51 | 46 | 97 |
#6 Photos of Peñas Negras
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Peñas Negras.
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#7 The Postal Code of Peñas Negras (Oaxaca) is 71821
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Peñas Negras so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71821. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Peñas Negras ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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