Tierra Colorada - Oaxaca

Facts about Tierra Colorada

Location of Tierra Colorada

Tierra Colorada is located in the municipality of Santa María Zaniza in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.336944
Latitude (dec): 16.646389

Height over sea level of Tierra Colorada

The locations medium height over sea level is 1400 meters.

Population in Tierra Colorada

The over all population of Tierra Colorada is 235 persons, 112 of them are male and 123 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 140 minors and 95 adults, with 12 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Tierra Colorada

171 inhabitants of the location Tierra Colorada in Mexico live in indigenous households. 52 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 1 people, while 51 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 123 citizens of Tierra Colorada.

Economic situation

In Tierra Colorada exist about 45 households.

Of these households 45 are common houses or apartments, 36 are without floor and about 2 consist of one room only.

34 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 35 are connected to the public water supply, 38 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 11 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Tierra Colorada

Besides the 43 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

39 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 55 persons did not finish the school. 10 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.