Río Grande (Santiago Matatlán, Oaxaca)
Maps, photos and statistics of Río Grande, a beautiful small village of 193 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of Río Grande is inside the municipality of Santiago Matatlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 193 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #6 in terms of number of inhabitants. Río Grande is at 1,813 meters of altitude.
Data: In Río Grande, 16% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Río Grande is located at 12.3 kilometers from San Pablo Guilá, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. In addition, it is located at 6.7 kilometers from Santiago Matatlán, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Río Grande.
#1 Where is Río Grande? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Río Grande (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 Río Grande (Oaxaca) is 193 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 106 | 87 | 193 |
| 2010 | 93 | 80 | 173 |
| 2005 | 128 | 108 | 236 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.76 | 21.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.83% | 32.95% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.22% | 21.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 17.62% | 43.01% |
| Schooling level: | 4.62 | 3.27 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.5 | 4.09 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.9 | 2.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 89.64% | 91.33% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 27.98% | 46.82% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.38% | 24.86% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.47% | 42.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 24.53% | 9.68% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 40 | 44 |
| Homes with electricity: | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Housing with piped water: | 65.00% | 35.29% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 65.00% | 41.18% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 47.50% | 41.18% |
| Housing with television: | 60.00% | 32.35% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 12.50% | 2.94% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 5.00% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 7.50% | 8.82% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.50% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 52.50% | 5.88% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Grande
With the satellite map of Río Grande will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Santiago Matatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Grande.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Grande
Many people want to stay in the town of Río Grande 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 QUIALANA: 11 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PEDREGAL: 21 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 20 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT GUISH BAC: 22 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Río Grande (Oaxaca)
In Río Grande 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 Río Grande, 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) | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 50 | 114 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 16 | 32 |
#6 Photos of Río Grande
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Río Grande? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Río Grande.
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Matatlán
- Dainzu (Correcaminos) (- inhabitants)
- El Calvario (- inhabitants)
- Guieuzareni (- inhabitants)
- Guiuxhalaxhe (Camino a la Presa) (- inhabitants)
- La Colorada (- inhabitants)
- La Cruz del Milagro (2 inhabitants)
- Las Flores (- inhabitants)
- Loma de la Cruz (- inhabitants)
- Rancho 3 de Mayo (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Blanco (319 inhabitants)
- Rancho Colorado (132 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Felipe (797 inhabitants)
- Río Blanco (Rancho de Panal) (42 inhabitants)
- Santiago Matatlán (3687 inhabitants)
- Tierra Blanca (126 inhabitants)