Mexico → Oaxaca → San Juan Mazatlán → Tierra Negra

Tierra Negra (Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the large village of Tierra Negra, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 611 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of Tierra Negra (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Juan Mazatlán. There are 611 inhabitants and it is 263 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #13 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Tierra Negra, 27% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Tierra Negra is located at 20.9 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of San Juan Mazatlán, 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 Negra.

#1 Where is Tierra Negra? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Tierra Negra (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Tierra Negra, which has the following symbol

MORE MAPS OF TIERRA NEGRA - PICTURES OF TIERRA NEGRA

Meet all the magical towns of the Oaxaca State and discover their cultural essence

#2 The population of Tierra Negra (Oaxaca) is 611 inhabitants

Population data in Tierra Negra (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	312	299	611
2010	313	316	629
2005	322	348	670

Evolution of the population in Tierra Negra: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Tierra Negra:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.36	11.71
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	4.09%	0.64%
Illiterate population:	12.27%	14.79%
Illiterate population (men):	4.75%	11.71%
Illiterate population (women):	7.53%	17.89%
Schooling level:	6.04	4.98
Schooling level (men):	6.44	5.24
Schooling level (women):	5.63	4.70

Indigenous culture data in Tierra Negra:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	99.02%	99.36%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	74.47%	85.85%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	6.55%	14.94%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tierra Negra, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Juan Mazatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Tierra Negra:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	37.97%	29.41%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.55%	53.80%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	12.50%	4.79%
Number of inhabited private housings:	155	151
Homes with electricity:	98.06%	90.78%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	9.68%	97.87%
Homes with a radio:	30.97%	48.94%
Homes with a television:	56.77%	42.55%
Homes with a refrigerator:	61.29%	16.31%
Homes with a washing machine:	17.42%	2.84%
Homes with a car:	5.81%	2.84%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.94%	0.71%
Homes with landline telephone:	3.87%	1.42%
Homes with cell phones:	35.48%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	2.58%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tierra Negra (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.

#3 Satellite photo of Tierra Negra

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tierra Negra, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Juan Mazatlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tierra Negra.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tierra Negra

Do you want to stay in Tierra Negra? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Tierra Negra:

• HOTEL VILLAREAL: 39 km away, direction North (29 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES RÍOS: 42 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
• POSADA DEL ANGEL: 41 km away, direction North (32 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REGIS: 35 km away, direction North (23 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Tierra Negra

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Tierra Negra? The list of the best places to visit in Tierra Negra and nearby locations.
Mountains in Tierra Negra for hiking and trails:

• Ochenta (940 meters): 18.5 km walk (259 minutes), heading South.
• Xocatz’cab (1057 meters): 14.6 km walk (220 minutes), heading Southwest.

Other towns near Tierra Negra:

• Santiago Tutla (1093 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the East (13 minutes by car)
• Los Fresnos (1005 inhabitants): Located 18 km to the East (20 minutes by car)
• Santa María Villa Hermosa (16 inhabitants): Located 18 km to the Southwest (27 minutes by car)
• San Antonio Tutla (321 inhabitants): Located 24 km to the East (33 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Tierra Negra (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Tierra Negra 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 Negra there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Tierra Negra (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	57	37	94
Youth (6-14 years)	59	57	116
Adults (15-59 years)	159	169	328
Elderly (60+ years)	37	36	73

#7 Pictures of Tierra Negra

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tierra Negra? 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 Negra.
See more pictures ►

Disfrute con las fotos de Tierra Negra en este enlace

#8 The Postal Code of Tierra Negra (Oaxaca) is 70242

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Tierra Negra 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: 70242. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Tierra Negra ("70") 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.

#9 Vote for Tierra Negra as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Tierra Negra or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Tierra Negra to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca

#10 Schools in Tierra Negra

• Schools in Tierra Negra

>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Juan Mazatlán

>>> Click here to see more towns in the State of Oaxaca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants, hotels,...) <<<

#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Juan Mazatlán