Río Alumbrado
Learn about medium-sized town of Río Alumbrado through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 253 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Río Alumbrado belongs to the municipality of Coicoyán de las Flores (State of Oaxaca). There are 253 inhabitants and it is 1,243 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In Río Alumbrado, 42% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Río Alumbrado? You can find it at 11.8 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Coicoyán de las Flores, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Río Alumbrado through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Río Alumbrado? How to go? Map
Online map of Río Alumbrado in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Río Alumbrado (Oaxaca) is 253 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 139 | 114 | 253 |
| 2010 | 114 | 106 | 220 |
| 2005 | 168 | 155 | 323 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.51 | 29.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.19% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 26.48% | 31.82% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 11.46% | 29.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 15.02% | 34.21% |
| Schooling level: | 3.19 | 1.59 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.4 | 1.53 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3 | 1.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 87.35% | 83.64% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 40.32% | 63.18% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 10.67% | 26.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 22.81% | 40.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.72% | 13.16% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 41 | 56 |
| Homes with electricity: | 87.80% | 97.30% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.56% | 81.08% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 9.76% | 43.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 12.20% | 51.35% |
| Homes with a television: | 12.20% | 18.92% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 24.39% | 5.41% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 7.32% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 14.63% | 5.41% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.44% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.88% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 17.07% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.44% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Alumbrado
With the satellite map of Río Alumbrado 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 Coicoyán de las Flores. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Alumbrado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Alumbrado
Do you want to stay in Río Alumbrado? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Río Alumbrado:- HOTEL SANTA FE: 33 km away, direction West (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CANTABRIA: 34 km away, direction Northeast (25 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RÍO SABI: 35 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)
- HOTEL YOSOCUIYA: 40 km away, direction Northeast (31 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Río Alumbrado
Want to know what to see in Río Alumbrado if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Río Alumbrado.Las mejores montes de Río Alumbrado para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro del Aire (1978 meters): 2.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Yucuchiño (1376 meters): 7.7 km walk (94 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Grande (2397 meters): 9.1 km walk (188 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cictia Doo (2516 meters): 8.2 km walk (145 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Barrio Copala Ro Alumbrado (45 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Barrio Laguna Ro Alumbrado (29 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Cerro de Aire (Yucutachi) (177 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Yutiotoso (116 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Río Alumbrado (Oaxaca)
In Río Alumbrado 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 Alumbrado, 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) | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 48 | 33 | 81 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 54 | 118 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 9 | 17 |
#7 Pictures of Río Alumbrado
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Río Alumbrado? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Río Alumbrado.
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#8 The Postal Code of Río Alumbrado (Oaxaca) is 69794
Are you going to send a letter to Río Alumbrado? Do you have a friend in Río Alumbrado and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Río Alumbrado consists of the following 5 digits: 69794. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Río Alumbrado ("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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#10 Schools in Río Alumbrado
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Coicoyán de las Flores
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Coicoyán de las Flores
- Barrio Copala Río Alumbrado (45 inhabitants)
- Barrio Laguna Río Alumbrado (29 inhabitants)
- Barrio San José (88 inhabitants)
- Cerro de Aire (Yucutachi) (177 inhabitants)
- Coicoyán de las Flores (2293 inhabitants)
- Coyul (1055 inhabitants)
- El Arenal (14 inhabitants)
- El Jicaral (1378 inhabitants)
- La Trinidad (469 inhabitants)
- Llano de Lodo (93 inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (155 inhabitants)
- Rancho Pastor (406 inhabitants)
- Río Alumbrado (253 inhabitants)
- Santiago Tilapa (828 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (869 inhabitants)