Tanque Colorado (Matehuala, San Luis Potosí)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 854 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The place of Tanque Colorado is inside the municipality of Matehuala (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 854 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #2 in terms of number of inhabitants. Tanque Colorado is at 1,688 meters of altitude.
Data: In Tanque Colorado, 44% of individuals have completed secondary education and 14% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Tanque Colorado is located at 15.0 kilometers from Matehuala, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Tanque Colorado.
#1 Where is Tanque Colorado? How to go? Map
Online map of Tanque Colorado in San Luis Potosí, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on
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#2 The population of Tanque Colorado (San Luis Potosí) is 854 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 466 | 388 | 854 |
2010 | 402 | 318 | 720 |
2005 | 367 | 283 | 650 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.96 | 11.64 |
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 3.40% | 2.64% |
Illiterate population: | 5.50% | 10.14% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.93% | 11.64% |
Illiterate population (women): | 2.58% | 8.96% |
Schooling level: | 7.37 | 5.43 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.64 | 5.06 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.92 | 5.70 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 40.52% | 29.72% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.79% | 55.03% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 24.46% | 9.70% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 228 | 240 |
Homes with electricity: | 96.05% | 96.79% |
Housing with piped water: | 22.37% | 56.68% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 36.40% | 93.58% |
Dwellings with radio: | 79.39% | 88.77% |
Housing with television: | 91.23% | 91.98% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 89.91% | 88.77% |
Housing with washing machine: | 82.02% | 72.73% |
Housing with automobile: | 61.40% | 54.01% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.60% | 2.67% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 45.18% | 57.75% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 62.28% | 14.44% |
Homes with Internet: | 46.93% | 0.53% |
#3 Satellite photo of Tanque Colorado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Tanque Colorado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Matehuala. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tanque Colorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tanque Colorado
Many people want to stay in the town of Tanque Colorado itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- HACIENDA MARIA BONITA: 19 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DON JUAN: 19 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SOL Y LUNA: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA BLANCA: 23 km away, direction Northeast (20 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Tanque Colorado (San Luis Potosí)
In Tanque Colorado 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 Tanque Colorado, 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.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 51 | 42 | 93 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 72 | 84 | 156 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 269 | 190 | 459 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 74 | 72 | 146 |
#6 Photos of Tanque Colorado
In order for you to enjoy nature around Tanque Colorado, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Tanque Colorado, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Tanque Colorado (San Luis Potosí) is 78800
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Tanque Colorado 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: 78800. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Tanque Colorado ("78") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Matehuala
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