What is the population of Potrerillo (Chiapas)?

Potrerillo (Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas)

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

Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 2,559 inhabitants?

The place of Potrerillo is inside the municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera (in the State of Chiapas). There are 2,559 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality. Potrerillo is at 713 meters of altitude.

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Data: In Potrerillo, there is a percentage of 2% of indigenous population and 74% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Potrerillo? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Potrerillo is located at 211.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of El Pacayal, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Amatenango de la Frontera) it is at 4.0 kilometers in direction Southesast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Potrerillo.

#1 Where is Potrerillo? How to go? Map

Online map of Potrerillo in Chiapas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of Potrerillo (Chiapas) is 2,559 inhabitants

Population data in Potrerillo (Amatenango de la Frontera, Chiapas)
Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	1327	1232	2559
2010	1059	1003	2062
2005	920	834	1754

Evolution of the population in Potrerillo: Total Men Women

Other demographic data in Potrerillo:
	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.47	10.47
Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas:	1.45%	0.92%
Illiterate population:	10.90%	12.61%
Illiterate population (men):	4.53%	10.47%
Illiterate population (women):	6.37%	14.64%
Schooling level:	6.63	5.20
Schooling level (men):	6.77	5.36
Schooling level (women):	6.49	5.06

Indigenous culture data in Potrerillo:
	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	1.56%	1.41%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.78%	0.68%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Potrerillo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chiapas, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Potrerillo:
	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	37.67%	29.19%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	56.98%	56.63%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	19.74%	3.21%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:	656	612
Homes with electricity:	98.32%	96.55%
Housing with piped water:	95.73%	92.72%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:	95.43%	95.21%
Dwellings with radio:	58.38%	67.43%
Housing with television:	78.51%	76.05%
Housing with refrigerator:	76.98%	68.97%
Housing with washing machine:	62.80%	50.00%
Housing with automobile:	26.98%	27.97%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	9.91%	4.79%
Homes with landline telephone:	13.26%	35.82%
Dwellings with cellular phones:	74.09%	9.96%
Homes with Internet:	9.60%	0.57%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Potrerillo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chiapas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Potrerillo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Potrerillo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Amatenango de la Frontera. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Potrerillo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Potrerillo

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

HOTEL Y CAFETERIA EL PARAISO: 5 km away, direction Northeast (4 minutes by car)
SERVICIO DE HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE ALBORADA: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
HOTELLA BENDICION DE DIOS: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
HOTEL RIVER: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of Potrerillo (Chiapas)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Potrerillo 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 Potrerillo there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Potrerillo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	156	137	293
Youth (6-14 years)	261	251	512
Adults (15-59 years)	791	703	1,494
Elderly (60+ years)	119	141	260

#6 Photos of Potrerillo

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

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#7 Vote for Potrerillo as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Potrerillo or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Potrerillo to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

Average Rating: 3.2/5
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