Río Grande (Oaxaca)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Río Grande, a beautiful small village of 23 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Río Grande (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina Zapoquila. There are 23 inhabitants and it is 2,137 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Río Grande, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Río Grande is located at 3.2 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Santa Catarina Zapoquila, 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 Grande.
#1 Where is Río Grande? How to go? Map
Online map of Río Grande 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 Grande (Oaxaca) is 23 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2010 | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| 2005 | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.27 | 10.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 6.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.70% | 22.22% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.35% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.35% | 32.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.24 | 4.15 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.38 | 5.06 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.11 | 3.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Zapoquila (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 17.39% | 55.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 40.00% | 75.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 40.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 7 | 31 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.71% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 57.14% | 58.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.71% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 42.86% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 57.14% | 8.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 28.57% | 16.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 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 Santa Catarina Zapoquila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Grande.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Grande
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Río Grande, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Río Grande so you can contact them:- HOTEL YODOQUIXI: 26 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL YODOQUIXI: 27 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS MEZQUITES: 40 km away, direction Southeast (31 minutes by car)
- CENTRO VACACIONAL KRISTAL: 46 km away, direction Southwest (36 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Río Grande
A weekend in Río Grande and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Río Grande and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Río Grande para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Maguey Chino (2376 meters): 2.5 km walk (39 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Encino (2735 meters): 4.5 km walk (80 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Chicamole (2750 meters): 4.1 km walk (66 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Pobre (2382 meters): 5.6 km walk (89 minutes), heading North.
- Rancho Ramírez (Barrio de Jesús Ramírez) (49 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Santa Catarina Zapoquila (287 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Membrillos (43 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- Rancho Arco (15 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northwest (9 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) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
#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.
Disfrute con las fotos de Río Grande en este enlace
#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 Santa Catarina Zapoquila
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina Zapoquila
- Camino al Platanar (- inhabitants)
- Nemesio Rosas (1 inhabitants)
- Membrillos (43 inhabitants)
- Rancho Ramírez (Barrio de Jesús Ramírez) (49 inhabitants)
- Río Grande (23 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Zapoquila (287 inhabitants)