Piedra Ancha (Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of Piedra Ancha through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 136 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Piedra Ancha (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Tonameca. There are 136 inhabitants and it is 74 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa La Ventanilla is 16 km away. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 26 minutes away by car (21 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #57 of the ranking.
Data: In Piedra Ancha, there is a percentage of 74% of indigenous population and 38% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Piedra Ancha? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Piedra Ancha? You can find it at 11.7 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of San Francisco Cozoaltepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Tonameca, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northeast, at 10.5 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Piedra Ancha through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Piedra Ancha? How to go? Map
Location map of Piedra Ancha in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Piedra Ancha, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Piedra Ancha (Oaxaca) is 136 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | 74 | 136 |
| 2010 | 60 | 65 | 125 |
| 2005 | 55 | 59 | 114 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.62 | 24.62 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.53% | 31.20% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.09% | 24.62% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 15.44% | 38.33% |
| Schooling level: | 4.14 | 3.14 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.76 | 3.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.4 | 2.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 74.26% | 72.80% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 49.26% | 44.80% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 5.88% | 5.60% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 68.38% | 32.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.86% | 58.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 72.58% | 5.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 29 | 28 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.55% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 31.03% | 96.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 41.38% | 76.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 68.97% | 72.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 55.17% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 6.90% | 4.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.79% | 4.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 37.93% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Piedra Ancha
With the satellite map of Piedra Ancha 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 Santa María Tonameca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Piedra Ancha.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Piedra Ancha
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Piedra Ancha, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Piedra Ancha so you can contact them:- SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA EL SANTUARIO DE LA TORTUGA ESCOBIL: 14 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- EL SANTUARIO: 14 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL LUNA LLENA: 14 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EXPRESS: 15 km away, direction Northwest (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Piedra Ancha
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Piedra Ancha? The list of the best places to visit in Piedra Ancha and nearby locations.The best beaches in Piedra Ancha to enjoy water sports:
- Playa La Ventanilla: A 16 km walk (150 minutes) or 16 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Playa Mermejita: A 20 km walk (176 minutes) or 22 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Convento (398 meters): 6.6 km walk (137 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Las Pilas (463 meters): 9.6 km walk (131 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Faisán (392 meters): 14.3 km walk (285 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro San Antonio (791 meters): 20.0 km walk (375 minutes), heading North.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Playa Rinconcito", 26 km, heading Southeast (21 minutes by car)
- Piedra Sepultura Miramar (180 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Chelia (53 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Juan Piedras Negras (372 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Lagartero (95 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Piedra Ancha (Oaxaca)
In Piedra Ancha 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 Piedra Ancha, 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) | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 37 | 43 | 80 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of Piedra Ancha
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Piedra Ancha? 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 Piedra Ancha.
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#8 The Postal Code of Piedra Ancha (Oaxaca) is 70949
Are you going to send a letter to Piedra Ancha? Do you have a friend in Piedra Ancha and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Piedra Ancha consists of the following 5 digits: 70949. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Piedra Ancha ("70") correspond to the state code of Oaxaca, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#10 Schools in Piedra Ancha
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Tonameca
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Tonameca
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- Cerro la Cruz (174 inhabitants)
- Chaluco (- inhabitants)
- El Mangal (- inhabitants)
- El Nanchal (San José el Nanchal) (91 inhabitants)
- El Samaritan Tonameca (169 inhabitants)
- El Tecomate (160 inhabitants)
- La Barra del Potrero (335 inhabitants)
- La Laguna del Palmar (130 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (150 inhabitants)
- Paso Zanate (125 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- San Francisco Cozoaltepec (2645 inhabitants)
- Villa Nueva (92 inhabitants)