Río Hondo (Santa María Peñoles, Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of Río Hondo through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 186 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of Río Hondo is inside the municipality of Santa María Peñoles (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 186 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking. Río Hondo is at 1,747 meters of altitude.
Data: In Río Hondo, 81% of the inhabitants are catholic and 4% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Río Hondo? You can find it at 8.5 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of El Manzanito Tepantepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Santa María Peñoles, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Southwest, at 11.2 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Río Hondo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Río Hondo? How to go? Map
Online map of Río Hondo (Oaxaca) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Río Hondo (Oaxaca) is 186 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 97 | 89 | 186 |
| 2010 | 102 | 103 | 205 |
| 2005 | 89 | 115 | 204 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.91 | 2.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.08% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.38% | 8.78% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.54% | 2.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.84% | 14.71% |
| Schooling level: | 7 | 6.37 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.9 | 6.82 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.28 | 5.94 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.46% | 98.05% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 76.34% | 79.51% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.23% | 8.29% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 59.68% | 8.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.92% | 16.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 56.70% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 47 | 47 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.74% | 92.50% |
| Housing with piped water: | 87.23% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.11% | 97.50% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 25.53% | 67.50% |
| Housing with television: | 34.04% | 22.50% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 27.66% | 7.50% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 4.26% | 5.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 10.64% | 10.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.38% | 2.50% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 2.50% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 44.68% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.64% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Hondo
With the satellite map of Río Hondo 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 María Peñoles. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Hondo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Hondo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Río Hondo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Río Hondo so you can contact them.:- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 24 km away, direction Southeast (20 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 28 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 27 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN ANTONIO: 40 km away, direction Northeast (31 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Río Hondo (Oaxaca)
In Río Hondo 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 Hondo, 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) | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 51 | 43 | 94 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 15 | 36 |
#6 Photos of Río Hondo
In order for you to enjoy nature around Río Hondo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Río Hondo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Río Hondo (Oaxaca) is 68266
Are you going to send a letter to Río Hondo? Do you have a friend in Río Hondo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Río Hondo consists of the following 5 digits: 68266. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Río Hondo ("68") 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Peñoles
- Cañada de Espina (121 inhabitants)
- Cerro de Águila (126 inhabitants)
- Cerro de Águila Tepantepec (275 inhabitants)
- Duraznal (520 inhabitants)
- El Mamey Tepantepec (171 inhabitants)
- Manzanito (921 inhabitants)
- Llano Verde (113 inhabitants)
- Morelos Uno Tepantepec (222 inhabitants)
- Peña de Letra Tepantepec (255 inhabitants)
- Río de Manzanita (270 inhabitants)
- Rosario (190 inhabitants)
- Río Contreras (222 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Cholula (189 inhabitants)
- Santa María Peñoles (705 inhabitants)
- Tierra Caliente Tepantepec (251 inhabitants)