Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca)
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The town of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Zaniza. There are 350 inhabitants and it is 1,365 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Tierra Colorada, there is a percentage of 53% of indigenous population and 24% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tierra Colorada? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Tierra Colorada is located at 0.9 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa María Zaniza, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Tierra Colorada.
#1 Where is Tierra Colorada? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) is 350 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 170 | 180 | 350 |
| 2010 | 120 | 115 | 235 |
| 2005 | 123 | 112 | 235 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.78 | 13.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.43% | 14.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.29% | 13.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.14% | 15.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.73 | 4.87 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.52 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.92 | 4.81 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 53.43% | 74.04% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 16.29% | 21.70% |
| 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: | 28.29% | 22.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.44% | 43.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.88% | 3.33% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 76 | 50 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.37% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 92.50% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 7.89% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 47.37% | 57.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 51.32% | 55.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 9.21% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 9.21% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.95% | 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: | 23.68% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.58% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tierra Colorada
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tierra Colorada, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Zaniza. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tierra Colorada.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tierra Colorada
Do you want to stay in Tierra Colorada? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Tierra Colorada:- HOTEL LOS PRIMOS: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- PARADOR FAMILIAR FLOR DE CAFE: 22 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES: 20 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 52 km away, direction Northwest (39 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Tierra Colorada
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Tierra Colorada? The list of the best places to visit in Tierra Colorada and nearby locations.Mountains in Tierra Colorada for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Mosquito (1767 meters): 3.9 km walk (50 minutes), heading West.
- El Alacrán (1652 meters): 5.5 km walk (83 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Hollín (2449 meters): 8.1 km walk (104 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Tabano (2057 meters): 10.2 km walk (166 minutes), heading North.
- Santa María Zaniza (1594 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Atotonilco (293 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- San Isidro (46 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- San Ramón (133 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Tierra Colorada 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 Tierra Colorada there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 30 | 37 | 67 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 31 | 50 | 81 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 100 | 81 | 181 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 12 | 21 |
#7 Pictures of Tierra Colorada
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tierra Colorada? 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 Tierra Colorada.
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#8 The Postal Code of Tierra Colorada (Oaxaca) is 71393
Are you going to send a letter to Tierra Colorada? Do you have a friend in Tierra Colorada and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tierra Colorada consists of the following 5 digits: 71393. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tierra Colorada ("71") 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Zaniza
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Zaniza
- Atotonilco (293 inhabitants)
- Liborio López Anaya (- inhabitants)
- Loma de Tlacuache (47 inhabitants)
- Rincón de León (3 inhabitants)
- San Cristóbal Barrio Alto (3 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (46 inhabitants)
- San Ramón (133 inhabitants)
- Santa María Zaniza (1594 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (350 inhabitants)