Cañas (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about small village of Cañas through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 88 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of Cañas (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of San Nicolás Tolentino. There are 88 inhabitants and it is 1,261 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking.
Data: In Cañas, 34% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Cañas? You can find it at 11.1 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Santa Catarina, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to San Nicolás Tolentino, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at South, at 16.6 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Cañas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Cañas? How to go? Map
Online map of Cañas 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 Cañas (San Luis Potosí) is 88 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 39 | 49 | 88 |
| 2010 | 41 | 47 | 88 |
| 2005 | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.97 | 8.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 1.14% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.82% | 11.36% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.55% | 8.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.27% | 14.63% |
| Schooling level: | 6.52 | 4.32 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.89 | 4.09 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.36 | 4.59 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.68% | 37.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.94% | 65.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.26% | 4.88% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 27 | 61 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.30% | 96.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.59% | 93.10% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.59% | 96.55% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.15% | 82.76% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.59% | 96.55% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.89% | 93.10% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 96.30% | 72.41% |
| Homes with a car: | 59.26% | 55.17% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 11.11% | 62.07% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 55.56% | 6.90% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.93% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cañas
With the satellite map of Cañas 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 San Nicolás Tolentino. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Cañas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cañas
Many people want to stay in the town of Cañas 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:- ARMADILLO MAGICO: 31 km away, direction West (21 minutes by car)
- PENSIONES Y CASAS DE HUÉSPEDES: 28 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA DE LA ABUELA POSADA: 33 km away, direction West (24 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE HABITACIONES LA HUERTA: 34 km away, direction West (23 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cañas
Want to know what to see in Cañas if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Cañas.Other towns near Cañas:
- La Presa (62 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- Jagüey de San Francisco (74 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua (274 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
- Los Nogales (Nogales de Santa Cruz) (49 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cañas (San Luis Potosí)
In Cañas 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 Cañas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 21 | 26 | 47 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 11 | 18 |
#7 Pictures of Cañas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Cañas? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Cañas.
Disfrute con las fotos de Cañas en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Cañas (San Luis Potosí) is 79483
Are you going to send a letter to Cañas? Do you have a friend in Cañas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cañas consists of the following 5 digits: 79483. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cañas ("79") correspond to the state code of San Luis Potosí, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Cañas as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Cañas or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Cañas 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.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in Cañas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Nicolás Tolentino
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Nicolás Tolentino
- Agua Zarca (26 inhabitants)
- Cañas (88 inhabitants)
- Calixto Guerrero (- inhabitants)
- Cieneguitas (La Ciénaga) (7 inhabitants)
- El Gallo (6 inhabitants)
- Joya del Roble (1 inhabitants)
- La Aguja (La Abuja) (1 inhabitants)
- La Escondida (9 inhabitants)
- La Presa (62 inhabitants)
- Morenos (360 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua (274 inhabitants)
- Potrero de los Castillo (1 inhabitants)
- Potrero de los Rojas (4 inhabitants)
- San Nicolás Tolentino (841 inhabitants)
- Santa Catarina (1292 inhabitants)