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Río Humo (Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Río Humo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 289 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of Río Humo (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca. There are 289 inhabitants and it is 1,001 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #37 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Río Humo, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Río Humo is located at 31.8 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca, 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 Humo.

#1 Where is Río Humo? How to go? Map

How to get to the town of Río Humo in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Río Humo.

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#2 The population of Río Humo (Oaxaca) is 289 inhabitants

Population data in Río Humo (Oaxaca)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	153	136	289
2010	105	104	209
2005	108	114	222

Evolution of the population in Río Humo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Río Humo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.11	10.58
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.11%	20.10%
Illiterate population (men):	3.11%	10.58%
Illiterate population (women):	9.00%	29.52%
Schooling level:	6.37	4.44
Schooling level (men):	6.86	5.38
Schooling level (women):	5.9	3.58

Indigenous culture data in Río Humo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	92.73%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	80.97%	86.60%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	5.88%	29.19%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Río Humo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Río Humo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	68.51%	18.18%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	69.85%	35.58%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	67.32%	0.95%
Number of inhabited private housings:	33	39
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	94.12%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	14.71%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	96.97%	50.00%
Homes with a radio:	42.42%	41.18%
Homes with a television:	75.76%	35.29%
Homes with a refrigerator:	57.58%	20.59%
Homes with a washing machine:	6.06%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	12.12%	2.94%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	9.09%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	42.42%	8.82%
Homes with cell phones:	72.73%	11.76%
Homes with Internet:	3.03%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Río Humo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Río Humo

With the satellite map of Río Humo 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 Santiago Juxtlahuaca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Río Humo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Humo

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Río Humo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Río Humo so you can contact them:

• HOTEL LA CASONA DE LA BICHE: 16 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BEYAFREY: 14 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES: 16 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• AUTO HOTEL PLEASURES: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Río Humo

A weekend in Río Humo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Río Humo and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de Río Humo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Las Tres Cruces (2299 meters): 6.6 km walk (95 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Eichcuxuntu (2071 meters): 7.6 km walk (101 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Negro (1174 meters): 9.8 km walk (178 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro El Mirador (2212 meters): 11.4 km walk (152 minutes), heading North.

Other towns near Río Humo:

• Loma Ancha (15 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• La Cacica (39 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• Santa Cruz Río Venado (648 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
• Río Verde (8 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Río Humo (Oaxaca)

In Río Humo 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 Humo, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Río Humo (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	29	22	51
Youth (6-14 years)	31	27	58
Adults (15-59 years)	80	79	159
Elderly (60+ years)	13	8	21

#7 Pictures of Río Humo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Río Humo? 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 Humo.
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#9 Schools in Río Humo

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