Piedras Altas (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Piedras Altas, a beautiful small village of 20 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Piedras Altas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Cruz Itundujia. There are 20 inhabitants and it is 2,372 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #57 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Piedras Altas, there is a percentage of 10% of indigenous population and 38% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Piedras Altas? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Piedras Altas is located at 17.9 kilometers from Zaragoza, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 20.7 kilometers from Santa Cruz Itundujia, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Piedras Altas.
#1 Where is Piedras Altas? How to go? Map
Online map of Piedras Altas (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Piedras Altas (Oaxaca) is 20 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2010 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| 2005 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.88 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.00% | 20.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 15.00% | 31.25% |
| Schooling level: | 6.69 | 3.29 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.4 | 4 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.88 | 2.89 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 10.00% | 36.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.00% | 12.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.00% | 24.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | 55.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 54.55% | 6.25% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 8 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 12.50% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.50% | 42.86% |
| Homes with a television: | 62.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 37.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Piedras Altas
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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Piedras Altas
Do you want to stay in Piedras Altas? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Piedras Altas:- HOTEL SANTIAGO IXTAYUTLA: 26 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 25 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FERNANDO: 29 km away, direction North (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 26 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Piedras Altas
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Piedras Altas? The list of the best places to visit in Piedras Altas and nearby locations.Mountains in Piedras Altas for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Yucucaza (2672 meters): 1.8 km walk (25 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Misión (1628 meters): 4.6 km walk (96 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Sol (2780 meters): 8.6 km walk (110 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Azufre (1828 meters): 9.8 km walk (137 minutes), heading East.
- Laguna del Tejocote (17 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Pie del Cerro de Yucucasa (57 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Aguacatal (32 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Buenavista de Juárez (193 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Piedras Altas (Oaxaca)
In Piedras Altas 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 Piedras Altas, 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) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of Piedras Altas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Piedras Altas? 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 Piedras Altas.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/44064188.jpg "CERRO \YUCUCASA\")
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Cruz Itundujia
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- Agua de la Paloma (3 inhabitants)
- Bugambilia Buenavista (32 inhabitants)
- Bugambilia de Morelos (12 inhabitants)
- Cañada Cerro del Sol (76 inhabitants)
- Los Mogotitos (Colonia los Mogotitos) (7 inhabitants)
- La Cruz de Estrella (27 inhabitants)
- Lomas del Pedregal (158 inhabitants)
- Mirador (9 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Allende (435 inhabitants)
- Piedras Altas (20 inhabitants)
- Providencia (127 inhabitants)
- San José Hidalgo (87 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Itundujia (965 inhabitants)
- Sinaya (- inhabitants)