San José Contreras (Santa María Peñoles, Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of San José Contreras (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 222 inhabitants?
The place of San José Contreras is inside the municipality of Santa María Peñoles (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 222 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality. San José Contreras is at 2,171 meters of altitude.
Data: In San José Contreras, 82% of the inhabitants are catholic and 2% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San José Contreras is located at 2.3 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of El Manzanito Tepantepec, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Peñoles) it is at 14.5 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 San José Contreras.
#1 Where is San José Contreras? How to go? Map
Online map of San José Contreras (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 San José Contreras (Oaxaca) is 222 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 115 | 107 | 222 |
| 2010 | 119 | 110 | 229 |
| 2005 | 106 | 101 | 207 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.65 | 6.36 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.45% | 1.75% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.46% | 12.66% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.80% | 6.36% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.66% | 18.49% |
| Schooling level: | 6.03 | 5.64 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.61 | 6.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.58 | 5.09 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 88.29% | 83.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 4.05% | 9.61% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 9.01% | 6.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 13.08% | 8.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.22% | 4.20% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 49 | 51 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.88% | 62.50% |
| Housing with piped water: | 95.92% | 57.50% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 4.08% | 100.00% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 24.49% | 37.50% |
| Housing with television: | 67.35% | 20.00% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 22.45% | 5.00% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 2.04% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 2.04% | 2.50% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.04% | 2.50% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 16.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.04% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San José Contreras
Amazing satellite GPS maps of San José Contreras, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Peñoles. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San José Contreras.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San José Contreras
Many people want to stay in the town of San José Contreras itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 26 km away, direction Northeast (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VALENTINA: 26 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LOMA RABO RATON: 25 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 23 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of San José Contreras (Oaxaca)
In San José Contreras 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 San José Contreras, 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) | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 24 | 33 | 57 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 60 | 46 | 106 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 13 | 30 |
#6 Photos of San José Contreras
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- Cerro de Águila Tepantepec (275 inhabitants)
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- Manzanito (921 inhabitants)
- Llano Verde (113 inhabitants)
- Los Sabinos (157 inhabitants)
- Mano de León Tepantepec (70 inhabitants)
- Pie del Cerro Pelón (Centro) (115 inhabitants)
- El Progreso Estetla (141 inhabitants)
- Río de Manzanita (270 inhabitants)
- Recibimiento (353 inhabitants)
- San Mateo Tepantepec (359 inhabitants)
- Santa María Peñoles (705 inhabitants)