Río Grande (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the small village of Río Grande, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 170 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of Río Grande (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Agustín Loxicha. There are 170 inhabitants and it is 359 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mazunte is 75 minutes away by car (51 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #44 of the ranking.
Data: In Río Grande, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Río Grande? You can find it at 14.1 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of San Agustín Loxicha, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Río Grande through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Río Grande? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Río Grande (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Río Grande (Oaxaca) is 170 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95 | 75 | 170 |
| 2010 | 61 | 55 | 116 |
| 2005 | 39 | 38 | 77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 9.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.59% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.06% | 19.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.88% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 11.18% | 29.51% |
| Schooling level: | 3.92 | 3.37 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.05 | 4.34 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.81 | 2.49 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 81.76% | 82.76% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 24.71% | 17.24% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Agustín Loxicha (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 14.12% | 7.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 32.00% | 16.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 32 | 23 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.88% | 4.35% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 82.61% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 9.38% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 17.39% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 40.62% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 3.12% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 43.75% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 31.25% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Grande
With the satellite map of Río Grande 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 Agustín Loxicha. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Grande.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Grande
Do you want to stay in Río Grande? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Río Grande:- MOTEL EXPRESS: 19 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LÓPEZ: 18 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOXICHA: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HERMANOS VÁSQUEZ: 21 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Río Grande
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Río Grande? The list of the best places to visit in Río Grande and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Río Grande para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro San Antonio (791 meters): 4.3 km walk (63 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Gavilán (908 meters): 4.9 km walk (99 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Tepehuaje (1152 meters): 4.7 km walk (83 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Gachupín (1220 meters): 5.1 km walk (81 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Mazunte (Oaxaca): Don't miss "La Ventanilla", 75 km, heading Southeast (51 minutes by car)
- Magdalena Loxicha (997 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Cerro Ciego Segunda Seccin (50 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Cerro Ciego (280 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Río Guayabal (186 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Río Grande (Oaxaca)
In Río Grande 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 Grande, 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) | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 20 | 50 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 41 | 29 | 70 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of Río Grande
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Río Grande? 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 Grande.
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#8 Vote for Río Grande as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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 Río Grande
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Agustín Loxicha
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Agustín Loxicha
- Barrio San Pedro (238 inhabitants)
- Barrio Tres Cruces (73 inhabitants)
- Cerro Clanes Magdalena (140 inhabitants)
- La Central (72 inhabitants)
- Barrio Estrella (56 inhabitants)
- Ampliación Tres Cruces (170 inhabitants)
- Llano Palmar (160 inhabitants)
- Magdalena Loxicha (997 inhabitants)
- Piedra Virgen (714 inhabitants)
- San Francisco Loxicha (918 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Miramar (261 inhabitants)
- San Martín (29 inhabitants)
- San Martín Cerro Zopilote (114 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (424 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Miramar (120 inhabitants)