Río Viejo (Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca)

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The place of Río Viejo is inside the municipality of Santiago Jamiltepec (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 449 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #9 of the whole municipality. Río Viejo is at 21 meters of altitude.

Data: In Río Viejo, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% 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 Río Viejo is located at 20.6 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Santiago Jamiltepec, 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 Viejo.

#1 Where is Río Viejo? How to go? Map

Online map of Río Viejo in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Río Viejo (Oaxaca) is 449 inhabitants

Population data in Río Viejo (Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020220229449
2010186177363
2005176151327
Evolution of the population in Río Viejo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Río Viejo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.2323.16
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:7.57%4.68%
Illiterate population:12.47%24.52%
Illiterate population (men):6.68%23.16%
Illiterate population (women):5.79%25.81%
Schooling level:5.84.25
Schooling level (men):6.084.30
Schooling level (women):5.534.21
Indigenous culture data in Río Viejo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:10.91%10.19%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:4.68%3.31%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Río Viejo, 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 Viejo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:54.12%38.02%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.38%58.19%
Employed population over 12 years (women):41.36%18.82%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:126135
Homes with electricity:99.21%99.10%
Housing with piped water:96.83%0.90%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:82.54%78.38%
Dwellings with radio:35.71%29.73%
Housing with television:76.19%75.68%
Housing with refrigerator:76.19%72.97%
Housing with washing machine:46.03%24.32%
Housing with automobile:20.63%18.02%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.56%0.90%
Homes with landline telephone:34.13%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:58.73%46.85%
Homes with Internet:2.38%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Río Viejo (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 Viejo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Río Viejo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Jamiltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Río Viejo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Viejo

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Río Viejo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Río Viejo so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of Río Viejo (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Río Viejo by age and sex, 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 Río Viejo there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Río Viejo
Data of the age pyramid of the town Río Viejo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)354277
Youth (6-14 years)303363
Adults (15-59 years)127129256
Elderly (60+ years)282553

#6 Photos of Río Viejo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Río Viejo? 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 Viejo.

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#7 The Postal Code of Río Viejo (Oaxaca) is 71708

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Río Viejo 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: 71708. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Río Viejo ("71") 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.

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  2. Cuyuche (375 inhabitants)
  3. El Añil (66 inhabitants)
  4. El Platanillo (101 inhabitants)
  5. La Palmera (6 inhabitants)
  6. La Tuza (298 inhabitants)
  7. Las Palmitas (1 inhabitants)
  8. Miniyúa (9 inhabitants)
  9. Ojo de Agua (3 inhabitants)
  10. Piedra Ancha (440 inhabitants)
  11. Piedra Blanca (72 inhabitants)
  12. Piedra Parada (12 inhabitants)
  13. Plan de los Amates (44 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho San Antonio (3 inhabitants)
  15. Santiago Jamiltepec (10387 inhabitants)