Recibimiento (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Recibimiento, a beautiful medium-sized town of 353 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Recibimiento (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Peñoles. There are 353 inhabitants and it is 2,469 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #9 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Recibimiento, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 35% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Recibimiento? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Recibimiento is located at 6.3 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of El Manzanito Tepantepec, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa María Peñoles) it is at 17.0 kilometers in direction Southesast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Recibimiento.
#1 Where is Recibimiento? How to go? Map
Online map of Recibimiento in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
Find out the most popular and common surnames in the Oaxaca State
#2 The population of Recibimiento (Oaxaca) is 353 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 181 | 172 | 353 |
| 2010 | 140 | 148 | 288 |
| 2005 | 140 | 139 | 279 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.5 | 4.05 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.85% | 0.69% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.65% | 10.07% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.13% | 4.05% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.52% | 16.43% |
| Schooling level: | 6.25 | 4.68 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.3 | 5.82 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.24 | 3.61 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.72% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.15% | 86.11% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.40% | 3.12% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa María Peñoles (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 11.33% | 6.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 20.35% | 12.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 2.76% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 68 | 89 |
| Homes with electricity: | 92.65% | 73.68% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.06% | 77.19% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 19.12% | 98.25% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.53% | 50.88% |
| Homes with a television: | 63.24% | 31.58% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 13.24% | 5.26% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 5.88% | 1.75% |
| Homes with a car: | 5.88% | 3.51% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.41% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.41% | 5.26% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 35.29% | 7.02% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.41% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Recibimiento
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Recibimiento, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Peñoles. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Recibimiento.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Recibimiento
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Recibimiento, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Recibimiento so you can contact them:- HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 19 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VALENTINA: 22 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LOMA RABO RATON: 19 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SOLEDAD: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Recibimiento
Want to know what to see in Recibimiento if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Recibimiento.Mountains in Recibimiento for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Otate (2336 meters): 2.0 km walk (36 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Algodón (2277 meters): 3.3 km walk (47 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Chane (2595 meters): 5.5 km walk (95 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Colorado (Mogote Colorado) (2077 meters): 6.8 km walk (91 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Carrizal (219 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- Cañada de Hielo (375 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- San José Contreras (222 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Río de Manzanita (270 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Recibimiento (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Recibimiento by age and gender, 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 Recibimiento there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 39 | 35 | 74 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 88 | 91 | 179 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 20 | 13 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of Recibimiento
In order for you to enjoy nature around Recibimiento, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Recibimiento, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de Recibimiento en este enlace
#8 Vote for Recibimiento as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Recibimiento or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Recibimiento to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
#9 Schools in Recibimiento
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Peñoles
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Peñoles
- Cañada de Espina (121 inhabitants)
- Corral de Piedra (152 inhabitants)
- Duraznal (520 inhabitants)
- Manzanito (921 inhabitants)
- Llano Verde (113 inhabitants)
- Los Sabinos (157 inhabitants)
- Mano de León Tepantepec (70 inhabitants)
- Peña de Letra Tepantepec (255 inhabitants)
- El Progreso Estetla (141 inhabitants)
- Río de Manzanita (270 inhabitants)
- Río V (218 inhabitants)
- Rosario (190 inhabitants)
- San José Contreras (316 inhabitants)
- San Mateo Tepantepec (359 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Cholula (189 inhabitants)