Río Lagarto (Oaxaca)

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The place of Río Lagarto is inside the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 56 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #39 of the whole municipality. Río Lagarto is at 1,427 meters of altitude.

Data: In Río Lagarto, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 45% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Río Lagarto? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Río Lagarto is located at 30.7 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, 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 Río Lagarto.

#1 Where is Río Lagarto? How to go? Map

Online map of Río Lagarto (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 Río Lagarto (Oaxaca) is 56 inhabitants

Population data in Río Lagarto (Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020253156
201011687203
2005217207424
Evolution of the population in Río Lagarto: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Río Lagarto:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.1920.69
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%1.48%
Illiterate population:26.79%28.08%
Illiterate population (men):8.93%20.69%
Illiterate population (women):17.86%33.62%
Schooling level:4.862.11
Schooling level (men):6.442.53
Schooling level (women):2.671.84
Indigenous culture data in Río Lagarto:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.50%85.22%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:28.57%47.78%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Río Lagarto, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Río Lagarto:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:67.86%0.00%
Employed population over 12 years (men):74.19%0.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):60.00%0.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1150
Homes with electricity:100.00%87.80%
Housing with piped water:100.00%92.68%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:18.18%29.27%
Dwellings with radio:27.27%41.46%
Housing with television:54.55%29.27%
Housing with refrigerator:45.45%19.51%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%7.32%
Housing with automobile:0.00%4.88%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:45.45%21.95%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Río Lagarto (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Río Lagarto

With the satellite map of Río Lagarto 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 Juxtlahuaca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Lagarto.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Lagarto

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

#5 Population pyramid of Río Lagarto (Oaxaca)

In Río Lagarto 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 Lagarto, 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.

Population pyramid of Río Lagarto
Data of the age pyramid of the town Río Lagarto (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)325
Youth (6-14 years)448
Adults (15-59 years)132437
Elderly (60+ years)516

#6 Photos of Río Lagarto

In order for you to enjoy nature around Río Lagarto, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Río Lagarto, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Río Lagarto (Oaxaca) is 69725

Are you going to send a letter to Río Lagarto? Do you have a friend in Río Lagarto and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Río Lagarto consists of the following 5 digits: 69725. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Río Lagarto ("69") 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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