El Potrero (Santa María Huazolotitlán, Oaxaca)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Potrero through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 331 inhabitants of the State of Oaxaca
The place of El Potrero is inside the municipality of Santa María Huazolotitlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 331 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #7 of the whole municipality. El Potrero is at 8 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Potrero, 32% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Potrero is located at 22.7 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santa María Huazolotitlán, 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 El Potrero.
#1 Where is El Potrero? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Potrero (Oaxaca)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Potrero (Oaxaca) is 331 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 153 | 178 | 331 |
| 2010 | 112 | 136 | 248 |
| 2005 | 125 | 126 | 251 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.55 | 20.59 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 9.06% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.48% | 20.97% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.65% | 20.59% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.83% | 21.43% |
| Schooling level: | 6.18 | 5.32 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.76 | 5.27 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.61 | 5.39 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 23.56% | 23.79% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 13.60% | 11.29% |
| 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 Santa María Huazolotitlán (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 28.40% | 40.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.88% | 64.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 4.58% | 11.61% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 90 | 72 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.89% | 88.52% |
| Housing with piped water: | 95.56% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.89% | 83.61% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 31.11% | 31.15% |
| Housing with television: | 65.56% | 67.21% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 71.11% | 63.93% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 50.00% | 32.79% |
| Housing with automobile: | 21.11% | 16.39% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.56% | 3.28% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 36.67% | 24.59% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 64.44% | 1.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.11% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Potrero
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Potrero, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Huazolotitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Potrero.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrero
Do you want to stay in El Potrero? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Potrero:- AUTOMOTEL HERNANDEZ: 38 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LA AVIACION: 35 km away, direction Northeast (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PIRATA: 35 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)
- AUTOMOTEL AMANECER DOS MIL: 32 km away, direction Northeast (24 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Potrero by age and sex, 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 El Potrero there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 94 | 100 | 194 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 14 | 29 |
#6 Photos of El Potrero
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Potrero? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Potrero.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Potrero (Oaxaca) is 71799
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Potrero so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 71799. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Potrero ("71") correspond to the State of Oaxaca, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Potrero
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