Río Metates
Learn about large village of Río Metates through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 725 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Río Metates belongs to the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (State of Oaxaca). There are 725 inhabitants and it is 1,103 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Río Metates, 25% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% 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 Metates is located at 24.4 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 Metates.
#1 Where is Río Metates? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Río Metates (Oaxaca) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Río Metates, which has the following symbol
Meet all the magical towns of the Oaxaca State and discover their cultural essence
#2 The population of Río Metates (Oaxaca) is 725 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | 372 | 353 | 725 |
2010 | 273 | 246 | 519 |
2005 | 280 | 277 | 557 |
2020 | 2010 | |
---|---|---|
Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.56 | 13.82 |
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 1.24% | 0.58% |
Illiterate population: | 13.52% | 19.85% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.86% | 13.82% |
Illiterate population (women): | 9.66% | 25.27% |
Schooling level: | 6.29 | 4.33 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.06 | 5.08 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.49 | 3.65 |
2020 | 2010 | |
---|---|---|
Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.90% | 82.66% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 12.14% | 36.61% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
---|---|---|
Employed population over 12 years: | 20.83% | 2.70% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 26.06% | 4.47% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.86% | 1.10% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 94 | 116 |
Homes with electricity: | 96.81% | 49.45% |
Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 25.53% | 18.68% |
Homes with a radio: | 21.28% | 28.57% |
Homes with a television: | 56.38% | 18.68% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 36.17% | 10.99% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 5.32% | 1.10% |
Homes with a car: | 8.51% | 1.10% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.13% | 1.10% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 4.26% | 7.69% |
Homes with cell phones: | 44.68% | 6.59% |
Homes with Internet: | 5.32% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Metates
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Río Metates, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Río Metates.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Metates
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Río Metates, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Río Metates so you can contact them:- AUTO HOTEL PLEASURES: 15 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES: 15 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA CASONA DE LA BICHE: 16 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BEYAFREY: 18 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Río Metates
A weekend in Río Metates and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Río Metates and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Río Metates for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Cruz Chiquita (2112 meters): 6.4 km walk (109 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Metate (2078 meters): 8.0 km walk (151 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Mirador (2212 meters): 8.2 km walk (159 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Cumbre (2152 meters): 9.9 km walk (170 minutes), heading North.
- La Luz Cpala (27 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Río Santiago (La Capilla) (33 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Cuyuchi (508 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- Lázaro Cárdenas Copala (530 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Río Metates (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Río Metates by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Río Metates there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
---|---|---|---|
Infants (0-5 years) | 60 | 54 | 114 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 94 | 76 | 170 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 192 | 203 | 395 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 20 | 46 |
#7 Pictures of Río Metates
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Río Metates? 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 Metates.
Disfrute con las fotos de Río Metates en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Río Metates (Oaxaca) is 69718
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Río Metates so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 69718. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Río Metates ("69") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for Río Metates as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Río Metates or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Río Metates to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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
#10 Schools in Río Metates
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca
- Colonia Santa Cecilia Itayuyu (132 inhabitants)
- Joya Sabana (37 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas Copala (530 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas Yucunicoco (529 inhabitants)
- Llano de Juárez Copala (101 inhabitants)
- Nicán (137 inhabitants)
- Paso de Águila Copala (556 inhabitants)
- Rancho Albino (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Filadelfo Beristáin Rivera (14 inhabitants)
- Río Humo (289 inhabitants)
- San Florencio Mártir (51 inhabitants)
- San Marcos Zochiquilazala (84 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina Noltepec (617 inhabitants)
- Unión de Cárdenas (515 inhabitants)
- Unidad Habitacional Noventa y Cinco (115 inhabitants)