Tanchopol (San Luis Potosí)

Learn about medium-sized town of Tanchopol through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 267 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

It was formerly known as Tam ch´opol (Tanchopol).

The town of Tanchopol is located in the Municipality of Aquismón (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 267 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #53 of the whole municipality. Tanchopol is at 897 meters of altitude.

The locality was formerly known as Tam ch´opol (Tanchopol), but changed its name a few years ago. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.

Data: In Tanchopol, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Tanchopol is located at 11.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Tampate, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Aquismón) it is at 10.5 kilometers in direction West. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Tanchopol.

#1 Where is Tanchopol? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Tanchopol (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Tanchopol, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Tanchopol (San Luis Potosí) is 267 inhabitants

Population data in Tanchopol (San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020135132267
2010125136261
2005127133260
Evolution of the population in Tanchopol: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Tanchopol:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.1319.12
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:2.62%0.38%
Illiterate population:24.34%22.99%
Illiterate population (men):9.36%19.12%
Illiterate population (women):14.98%27.20%
Schooling level:4.852.80
Schooling level (men):4.952.59
Schooling level (women):4.763.02
Indigenous culture data in Tanchopol:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:96.63%95.79%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:85.02%81.99%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:15.36%20.69%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tanchopol, 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 dwelling data in Tanchopol:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:63.30%24.52%
Employed population over 12 years (men):63.64%45.59%
Employed population over 12 years (women):62.96%1.60%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6349
Homes with electricity:79.37%72.34%
Housing with piped water:34.92%31.91%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:4.76%89.36%
Dwellings with radio:63.49%70.21%
Housing with television:49.21%21.28%
Housing with refrigerator:31.75%14.89%
Housing with washing machine:1.59%0.00%
Housing with automobile:1.59%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.59%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:42.86%0.00%
Homes with Internet:4.76%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tanchopol (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Tanchopol

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tanchopol, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Aquismón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tanchopol.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tanchopol

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#5 Population pyramid of Tanchopol (San Luis Potosí)

In Tanchopol 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 Tanchopol, 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 Tanchopol
Data of the age pyramid of the town Tanchopol (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)161430
Youth (6-14 years)283361
Adults (15-59 years)7773150
Elderly (60+ years)141226

#6 Photos of Tanchopol

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

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