Santa María del Oro (El Oro, Durango)

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The town of Santa María del Oro is located in the Municipality of El Oro (in the State of Durango). There are 6,342 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Santa María del Oro is at 1,700 meters of altitude.

Data: In Santa María del Oro, there is a percentage of 1% of indigenous population and 91% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Santa María del Oro? They are at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Santa María del Oro? How to get there? Map

Online map of Santa María del Oro (Durango) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of Santa María del Oro (Durango) is 6,342 inhabitants

Population data in Santa María del Oro (El Oro, Durango)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020326630766342
2010301528635878
2005273025325262
Evolution of the population in Santa María del Oro: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Santa María del Oro:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.431.92
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:17.03%12.15%
Illiterate population:1.40%1.68%
Illiterate population (men):0.85%1.92%
Illiterate population (women):0.55%1.46%
Schooling level:10.069.06
Schooling level (men):9.778.95
Schooling level (women):10.329.16
Indigenous culture data in Santa María del Oro:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.06%1.33%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.35%0.68%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.02%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Santa María del Oro, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Santa María del Oro:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:46.94%37.39%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.05%49.07%
Employed population over 12 years (women):38.36%26.30%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1,8872,386
Homes with electricity:99.21%98.85%
Housing with piped water:98.25%96.55%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.52%96.36%
Dwellings with radio:38.31%54.44%
Housing with television:93.80%96.93%
Housing with refrigerator:95.76%95.40%
Housing with washing machine:83.78%81.98%
Housing with automobile:69.95%70.10%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:41.92%39.42%
Homes with landline telephone:33.86%53.16%
Dwellings with cellular phones:91.41%72.01%
Homes with Internet:48.60%28.95%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Santa María del Oro (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Durango, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Santa María del Oro

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa María del Oro, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of El Oro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa María del Oro.


#4 Population pyramid of Santa María del Oro (Durango)

In Santa María del Oro 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 Santa María del Oro, 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 Santa María del Oro
Data of the age pyramid of the town Santa María del Oro (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)361345706
Youth (6-14 years)4915241,015
Adults (15-59 years)1,9671,8133,780
Elderly (60+ years)447394841

#5 Photos of Santa María del Oro

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of El Oro

  1. Campo Agrario (El Bronco) (69 inhabitants)
  2. El Tanque (5 inhabitants)
  3. General Escobedo (552 inhabitants)
  4. General Hermenegildo Galeana (Galeana) (220 inhabitants)
  5. General Mariano Matamoros (194 inhabitants)
  6. Jesús Díaz García (3 inhabitants)
  7. La Palma (8 inhabitants)
  8. La Posta del Vergel (3 inhabitants)
  9. Magistral del Oro (Magistral) (155 inhabitants)
  10. Portales (17 inhabitants)
  11. Ramón Carrillo Pérez (3 inhabitants)
  12. San Isidro de Morillos (Morillos) (- inhabitants)
  13. San Vicente (42 inhabitants)
  14. Santa María del Oro (6342 inhabitants)
  15. Sauces de Abajo (6 inhabitants)