El Río Hilo
Learn about medium-sized town of El Río Hilo through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 217 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of El Río Hilo belongs to the municipality of San Antonino el Alto (State of Oaxaca). There are 217 inhabitants and it is 2,232 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Río Hilo, 75% of the inhabitants are catholic and 31% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Río Hilo is located at 3.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Antonino el Alto, 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 El Río Hilo.
#1 Where is El Río Hilo? How to go? Map
Location map of El Río Hilo in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Río Hilo, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Río Hilo (Oaxaca) is 217 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 101 | 116 | 217 |
| 2010 | 93 | 97 | 190 |
| 2005 | 83 | 91 | 174 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 2.06 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.90% | 9.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.69% | 2.06% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.22% | 17.20% |
| Schooling level: | 6.79 | 5.82 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.33 | 6.70 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.25 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 82.95% | 93.16% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 44.24% | 63.16% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.53% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.87% | 22.63% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.97% | 38.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.71% | 6.45% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 52 | 59 |
| Homes with electricity: | 88.46% | 78.72% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.08% | 63.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 95.74% |
| Homes with a radio: | 40.38% | 46.81% |
| Homes with a television: | 40.38% | 27.66% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 21.15% | 8.51% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 30.77% | 12.77% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.46% | 14.89% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.62% | 8.51% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.85% | 2.13% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 30.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 17.31% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Río Hilo
With the satellite map of El Río Hilo 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 San Antonino el Alto. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Río Hilo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Río Hilo
Do you want to stay in El Río Hilo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Río Hilo:- POSADA SAN BERNARDO: 16 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 26 km away, direction North (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LUPITA: 28 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZAZIL: 29 km away, direction East (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Río Hilo
A weekend in El Río Hilo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Río Hilo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Río Hilo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Trampa de León (2778 meters): 5.5 km walk (75 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Manzanal (2603 meters): 6.4 km walk (80 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro la Ardilla (2408 meters): 8.3 km walk (111 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Jarro Chico (2723 meters): 9.3 km walk (180 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Llano San Juan (21 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- La Mariposa (11 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- San Antonino Viejo (8 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- Río Concha (11 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Río Hilo (Oaxaca)
In El Río Hilo 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 El Río Hilo, 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) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 62 | 64 | 126 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 12 | 26 |
#7 Pictures of El Río Hilo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Río Hilo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Río Hilo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Río Hilo (Oaxaca) is 71345
Are you going to send a letter to El Río Hilo? Do you have a friend in El Río Hilo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Río Hilo consists of the following 5 digits: 71345. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Río Hilo ("71") 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Antonino el Alto
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Antonino el Alto
- El Machín (1 inhabitants)
- El Manzanito (48 inhabitants)
- El Peral (161 inhabitants)
- El Río Hilo (217 inhabitants)
- La Carbonera (54 inhabitants)
- La Cruz Yaguche (2 inhabitants)
- La Mariposa (11 inhabitants)
- La Mina (48 inhabitants)
- Llano San Juan (21 inhabitants)
- Los Maizales Tempraneros (28 inhabitants)
- Río Concha (11 inhabitants)
- San Andrés el Alto (368 inhabitants)
- San Antonino el Alto (1450 inhabitants)
- San Fernando de Matamoros (285 inhabitants)