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Cárdenas (Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí)

Maps, photos and statistics of Cárdenas, a beautiful city of 15,341 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The town of Cárdenas is located in the Municipality of Cárdenas (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 15,341 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Cárdenas is at 1,211 meters of altitude.

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Data: In Cárdenas, there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 90% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Cárdenas? They are at the bottom of this page.

Where is Cárdenas? How to get there? Map

How to get to the town of Cárdenas in San Luis Potosí? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Cárdenas.

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The population of Cárdenas (San Luis Potosí) is 15,341 inhabitants

Population data in Cárdenas (Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí)
Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	8078	7263	15341
2010	8098	7371	15469
2005	7703	6755	14458

Evolution of the population in Cárdenas: Total Men Women

Other demographic data in Cárdenas:
	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.36	4.80
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:	5.40%	6.62%
Illiterate population:	3.54%	5.11%
Illiterate population (men):	1.60%	4.80%
Illiterate population (women):	1.94%	5.40%
Schooling level:	8.97	7.80
Schooling level (men):	8.89	7.73
Schooling level (women):	9.04	7.87

Indigenous culture data in Cárdenas:
	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	2.68%	2.30%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.36%	1.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.01%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Cárdenas, 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 Cárdenas:
	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	46.35%	34.84%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.62%	46.33%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	38.00%	24.38%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:	4,292	5,101
Homes with electricity:	98.67%	98.48%
Housing with piped water:	97.65%	95.65%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:	93.10%	98.63%
Dwellings with radio:	53.94%	74.79%
Housing with television:	92.01%	93.95%
Housing with refrigerator:	89.05%	83.62%
Housing with washing machine:	82.71%	76.46%
Housing with automobile:	44.69%	41.43%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	31.27%	19.87%
Homes with landline telephone:	29.94%	39.33%
Dwellings with cellular phones:	89.86%	65.40%
Homes with Internet:	34.09%	10.55%

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

Satellite photo of Cárdenas

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Cárdenas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cárdenas. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Cárdenas.

Population pyramid of Cárdenas (San Luis Potosí)

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

Data of the age pyramid of the town Cárdenas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	746	774	1,520
Youth (6-14 years)	1,268	1,243	2,511
Adults (15-59 years)	4,763	4,099	8,862
Elderly (60+ years)	1,301	1,147	2,448

Photos of Cárdenas

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