Cerro Prieto (San Luis Potosí)
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The town of Cerro Prieto (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Mexquitic de Carmona. There are 464 inhabitants and it is 2,019 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Pinos is 53 minutes away by car (47 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #38 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Cerro Prieto, 88% of the inhabitants are catholic and 73% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of Cerro Prieto is located at 20.3 kilometers from San Marcos (San Marcos Carmona), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. In addition, it is located at 26.6 kilometers from Mexquitic de Carmona, which is the capital of the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Cerro Prieto.
#1 Where is Cerro Prieto? How to go? Map
Location map of Cerro Prieto in San Luis Potosí: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Cerro Prieto, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Cerro Prieto (San Luis Potosí) is 464 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 238 | 226 | 464 |
| 2010 | 243 | 233 | 476 |
| 2005 | 249 | 229 | 478 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.84 | 4.29 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 7.33% | 3.57% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.53% | 7.14% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.37% | 4.29% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.16% | 9.88% |
| Schooling level: | 7.4 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.81 | 5.35 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.93 | 5.57 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mexquitic de Carmona (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.59% | 15.13% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.81% | 21.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.08% | 9.47% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 108 | 122 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.07% | 96.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.07% | 96.33% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 73.15% | 77.06% |
| Homes with a radio: | 79.63% | 77.06% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.59% | 87.16% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 89.81% | 55.96% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.15% | 52.29% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.93% | 26.61% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.48% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.93% | 0.92% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 61.11% | 1.83% |
| Homes with Internet: | 8.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cerro Prieto
With the satellite map of Cerro Prieto 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 Mexquitic de Carmona. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro Prieto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Prieto
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Cerro Prieto, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Cerro Prieto so you can contact them:- HOTEL AHUALULCO DEL SONIDO 13: 32 km away, direction Northeast (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON S AURELIUS: 40 km away, direction Northeast (32 minutes by car)
- VETRINARIA NOVA: 35 km away, direction East (26 minutes by car)
- LA MORALEJA RESIDENCIAL PARA ADULTOS MAYORES: 39 km away, direction East (29 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cerro Prieto
A weekend in Cerro Prieto and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Cerro Prieto and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Cerro Prieto for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Las Crucecitas (2043 meters): 1.5 km walk (24 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Santa Cruz (2133 meters): 2.5 km walk (36 minutes), heading West.
- La Catana (2269 meters): 8.4 km walk (143 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Yerbabuena (2271 meters): 11.2 km walk (217 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Pinos (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Parroquia de San Matías", 53 km, heading West (47 minutes by car)
- La Loma de la Cruz (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- La Matanza (45 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia Álvaro Obregón (337 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- La Presita (102 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cerro Prieto (San Luis Potosí)
In Cerro Prieto 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 Prieto, 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) | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 44 | 71 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 149 | 129 | 278 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 36 | 36 | 72 |
#7 Pictures of Cerro Prieto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Cerro Prieto? 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 Prieto.
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#8 The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto (San Luis Potosí) is 78475
Are you going to send a letter to Cerro Prieto? Do you have a friend in Cerro Prieto and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto consists of the following 5 digits: 78475. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cerro Prieto ("78") 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.
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#10 Schools in Cerro Prieto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mexquitic de Carmona
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mexquitic de Carmona
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- El Llanito (- inhabitants)
- Fracción Salitrera (181 inhabitants)
- La Jacoba (19 inhabitants)
- La Loma de la Cruz (8 inhabitants)
- La Tapona (814 inhabitants)
- Los Jiménez (144 inhabitants)
- Los Moreno (1013 inhabitants)
- Mexquitic de Carmona (1567 inhabitants)
- Milpillas (608 inhabitants)
- Palmar Segundo (408 inhabitants)
- Puerta Vieja (- inhabitants)
- San Francisco (Lomas de San Francisco) (773 inhabitants)
- San Salvador (132 inhabitants)
- Temaxcalillo (113 inhabitants)