Río Minas (Oaxaca)
Learn about small village of Río Minas through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 158 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The town of Río Minas (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Piedras. There are 158 inhabitants and it is 1,356 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Río Minas, there is a percentage of 44% of indigenous population and 22% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Río Minas? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Río Minas is located at 7.6 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Miguel Piedras, 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 Minas.
#1 Where is Río Minas? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Río Minas (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 Minas, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Río Minas (Oaxaca) is 158 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 | 84 | 158 |
| 2010 | 76 | 100 | 176 |
| 2005 | 77 | 103 | 180 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.64 | 3.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.06% | 7.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.90% | 3.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.16% | 13.16% |
| Schooling level: | 6.44 | 6.13 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.79 | 6.45 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.04 | 5.78 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 44.30% | 39.20% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 22.78% | 20.45% |
| 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 San Miguel Piedras (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.44% | 15.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.52% | 28.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.11% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 45 | 45 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.56% | 94.44% |
| Homes with piped water: | 91.11% | 61.11% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 35.56% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 20.00% | 52.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 42.22% | 16.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 40.00% | 13.89% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 2.22% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.44% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.67% | 2.78% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 22.22% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.44% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Río Minas
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Río Minas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Miguel Piedras. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Río Minas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Río Minas
Do you want to stay in Río Minas? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Río Minas:- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 15 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 14 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 34 km away, direction East (24 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS SANTO DOMINGO IXCATLÁN: 52 km away, direction West (40 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Río Minas
A weekend in Río Minas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Río Minas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Río Minas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Tambor (1568 meters): 1.5 km walk (21 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Colorado (1898 meters): 3.4 km walk (43 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Pico Real (2102 meters): 4.0 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Muralla (2095 meters): 8.0 km walk (133 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Yucuatoto (132 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- San José Río Minas (201 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- Buena Vista (San Isidro el Potrero) (216 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
- San Isidro el Potrero (271 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Río Minas (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Río Minas 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 Minas there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 38 | 48 | 86 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 11 | 9 | 20 |
#7 Pictures of Río Minas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Río Minas? 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 Minas.
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#9 Schools in Río Minas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Piedras
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Piedras
- Barranca de Uvas (3 inhabitants)
- Chidoco (303 inhabitants)
- Colorado (113 inhabitants)
- El Fresno (49 inhabitants)
- El Potrerito (83 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (146 inhabitants)
- Río Minas (158 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Piedras (408 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Tierra Blanca (65 inhabitants)