Cerro Gordo (Durango)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Cerro Gordo, a beautiful medium-sized town of 435 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The town of Cerro Gordo (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Canatlán. There are 435 inhabitants and it is 1,915 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #18 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Cerro Gordo, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Cerro Gordo is located at 24.0 kilometers from Ciudad Canatlán (Cab.), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Cerro Gordo.
#1 Where is Cerro Gordo? How to go? Map
Online map of Cerro Gordo in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Cerro Gordo (Durango) is 435 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 217 | 218 | 435 |
| 2010 | 195 | 194 | 389 |
| 2005 | 163 | 166 | 329 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 1.03 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 3.68% | 3.34% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.69% | 0.77% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.69% | 1.03% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| Schooling level: | 8.68 | 7.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.77 | 7.42 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.59 | 7.63 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.46% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.46% | 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: | 38.62% | 16.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.09% | 27.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.05% | 6.15% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 103 | 114 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.03% | 96.30% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 97.53% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.12% | 90.12% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.60% | 75.31% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.12% | 98.77% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 98.06% | 81.48% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 83.50% | 58.02% |
| Homes with a car: | 58.25% | 54.32% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.71% | 6.17% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.83% | 13.58% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 94.17% | 72.84% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.83% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cerro Gordo
With the satellite map of Cerro Gordo 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 Canatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro Gordo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Gordo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Cerro Gordo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Cerro Gordo so you can contact them:- HOTEL EL ESPAÑOL: 39 km away, direction North (32 minutes by car)
- MOTEL 8 HERMANOS: 38 km away, direction North (32 minutes by car)
- PUEBLO VIEJO: 43 km away, direction South (30 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL LOVE INN: 41 km away, direction Southeast (28 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cerro Gordo
Want to know what to see in Cerro Gordo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Cerro Gordo.Las mejores montes de Cerro Gordo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Sauz (2001 meters): 3.0 km walk (53 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Tenzontle (1965 meters): 7.6 km walk (123 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Peña El Abra (2169 meters): 9.9 km walk (135 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Caracol (2220 meters): 9.7 km walk (171 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Rancho la Hortensia (7 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- El Carmen y Anexos (500 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- Benjamín Aranda (San Rafael) (310 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the West (14 minutes by car)
- Veintidós de Mayo (318 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the West (13 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cerro Gordo (Durango)
In Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo, 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) | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 41 | 43 | 84 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 124 | 135 | 259 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 11 | 30 |
#7 Pictures of Cerro Gordo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Cerro Gordo? 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 Cerro Gordo.
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#8 The Postal Code of Cerro Gordo (Durango) is 34465
Are you going to send a letter to Cerro Gordo? Do you have a friend in Cerro Gordo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cerro Gordo consists of the following 5 digits: 34465. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cerro Gordo ("34") correspond to the state code of Durango, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#10 Schools in Cerro Gordo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Canatlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Canatlán
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- Durangueño (Corralitos) (- inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (Casas Coloradas) (2 inhabitants)
- El Refugio (El Moradito) (- inhabitants)
- El Sauz Bendito (- inhabitants)
- Granja Gloria del Alma (2 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe los Nogales (Las Papas) (- inhabitants)
- Hacienda los Pinos (- inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (Predio la Esperanza) (1 inhabitants)
- Los Ojuelos (- inhabitants)
- Manuel Muñoz (5 inhabitants)
- Medina (362 inhabitants)
- Predio Santa Cruz de las Huertas (134 inhabitants)
- Rancho La Esmeralda (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Medina (- inhabitants)