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Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí)

Learn about medium-sized town of Agua Puerca through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 400 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The town of Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Tamasopo. There are 400 inhabitants and it is 1,065 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Agua Puerca, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 22% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Agua Puerca? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Agua Puerca is located at 20.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Tamasopo, 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 Agua Puerca.

#1 Where is Agua Puerca? How to go? Map

Online map of Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí) 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 Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí) is 400 inhabitants

Population data in Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	189	211	400
2010	170	205	375
2005	166	188	354

Evolution of the population in Agua Puerca: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Agua Puerca:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.6	16.59
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:	1.50%	0.53%
Illiterate population:	13.25%	20.00%
Illiterate population (men):	4.75%	16.59%
Illiterate population (women):	8.50%	24.12%
Schooling level:	6.26	4.52
Schooling level (men):	6.23	4.45
Schooling level (women):	6.29	4.60

Indigenous culture data in Agua Puerca:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	99.50%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	89.75%	85.60%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	2.50%	2.13%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Agua Puerca, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Agua Puerca:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	32.25%	32.00%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	52.61%	57.56%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	9.52%	1.18%
Number of inhabited private housings:	103	98
Homes with electricity:	89.32%	65.56%
Homes with piped water:	76.70%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	1.94%	74.44%
Homes with a radio:	31.07%	46.67%
Homes with a television:	61.17%	51.11%
Homes with a refrigerator:	16.50%	6.67%
Homes with a washing machine:	9.71%	4.44%
Homes with a car:	0.97%	4.44%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.97%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	22.33%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Agua Puerca (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Agua Puerca

With the satellite map of Agua Puerca 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 Tamasopo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Agua Puerca.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Agua Puerca

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Agua Puerca, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Agua Puerca so you can contact them:

• HOTEL EL SOTANO: 31 km away, direction Northeast (24 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA RIOS: 28 km away, direction Northeast (21 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA 6 HERMANAS: 27 km away, direction Northeast (18 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA PRIVADA: 32 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Agua Puerca

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Agua Puerca? The list of the best places to visit in Agua Puerca and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de Agua Puerca para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• La Santa Cruz (1234 meters): 2.2 km walk (27 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Los Burros (1159 meters): 4.7 km walk (79 minutes), heading North.
• El Ébano (1229 meters): 6.0 km walk (88 minutes), heading Northeast.
• El Chamal (1456 meters): 12.5 km walk (167 minutes), heading Northwest.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Agua Puerca?:

• La Manzanilla (462 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• El Divisadero (59 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• El Carrizo (41 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
• El Sabinito Quemado (269 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Agua Puerca (San Luis Potosí)

In Agua Puerca 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 Agua Puerca, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Agua Puerca (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	15	19	34
Youth (6-14 years)	41	43	84
Adults (15-59 years)	112	127	239
Elderly (60+ years)	21	22	43

#7 Pictures of Agua Puerca

In order for you to enjoy nature around Agua Puerca, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Agua Puerca, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in Agua Puerca

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