Río Platanar (Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca)

The most complete information about the small village of Río Platanar (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 41 inhabitants?

The town of Río Platanar is located in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 41 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #38 of the whole municipality. Río Platanar is at 631 meters of altitude.

Data: In Río Platanar, 15% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Río Platanar is located at 7.3 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Candelaria Loxicha, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Río Platanar.

Where is Río Platanar? How to get there? Map

Location map of Río Platanar in Oaxaca: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Río Platanar, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker


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The population of Río Platanar (Oaxaca) is 41 inhabitants

Population data in Río Platanar (Candelaria Loxicha, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020251641
2010291443
2005342357
Evolution of the population in Río Platanar: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Río Platanar:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.187.14
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:0.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:26.83%13.95%
Illiterate population (men):7.32%7.14%
Illiterate population (women):19.51%17.24%
Schooling level:3.674.63
Schooling level (men):4.455.30
Schooling level (women):3.134.14
Indigenous culture data in Río Platanar:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:82.93%76.74%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:19.51%9.30%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Río Platanar, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Candelaria Loxicha (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Río Platanar:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:26.83%13.95%
Employed population over 12 years (men):68.75%35.71%
Employed population over 12 years (women):0.00%3.45%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1117
Homes with electricity:81.82%88.89%
Housing with piped water:100.00%88.89%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:9.09%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:18.18%77.78%
Housing with television:27.27%22.22%
Housing with refrigerator:27.27%22.22%
Housing with washing machine:0.00%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:9.09%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Río Platanar (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of Río Platanar

With the satellite map of Río Platanar 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 Candelaria Loxicha. Get free live access to satellite views of 2023 of Río Platanar.


Population pyramid of Río Platanar (Oaxaca)

In Río Platanar 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 Platanar, 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.

Population pyramid of Río Platanar
Data of the age pyramid of the town Río Platanar (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)235
Youth (6-14 years)729
Adults (15-59 years)13821
Elderly (60+ years)336

Photos of Río Platanar

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