Why visit Río Grande
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Río Grande
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About Río Grande
Río Grande is a city in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. It serves as the municipal seat of the eponymous Río Grande Municipality. It is the fifth most populous city in the state, it is located in the north-central region of the state and has a population of 35,050 inhabitants, according to the 2020 Census. Río Grande is known as "El Granero de la Nación" for being one of the largest bean producers nationwide and also the largest trader of this legume in the country's predominant bean growing area.
From the Wikipedia article Río Grande, Zacatecas (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship5
History
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Río Grande area was inhabited by Chichimeca peoples such as the Guachichil and Irritila. Oral history holds that a Spanish settlement was founded at Río Grande on 18 August 1562. The town was recognized by the Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara on 5 March 1689 under the name Santa Elena de Río Grande.
Río Grande became the seat of its own namesake municipality, which was first incorporated as an ayuntamiento in the partido of Nieves in Zacatecas on 29 October 1833, and it became a free municipality on 19 August 1916.
From the History section of Río Grande, Zacatecas on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare1
Map of Río Grande
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 110 km away.
- Los Ramírez 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- Loreto 3 km northeast, about 3 min by car
- Ignacio López Rayón (Los Delgado) 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Las Piedras 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Tierra Blanca 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Los Condes 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- La Florida 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Ciénega y Mancilla 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- San Felipe 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Fresnillo 75 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 100 2335, Víctor Alfonso Guzmán Cervantes ( @FossyNet ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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