Cerro Prieto (Zacatecas)
Learn about medium-sized town of Cerro Prieto through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 294 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of Cerro Prieto (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of Villa Hidalgo. There are 294 inhabitants and it is 2,209 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Pinos is 34 minutes away by car (34 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #17 of the ranking.
Data: In Cerro Prieto, 89% of the inhabitants are catholic and 65% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Cerro Prieto? You can find it at 7.6 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Villa Hidalgo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Cerro Prieto through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Cerro Prieto? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Cerro Prieto in Zacatecas? 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 Cerro Prieto.
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#2 The population of Cerro Prieto (Zacatecas) is 294 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | 148 | 294 |
| 2010 | 150 | 159 | 309 |
| 2005 | 151 | 141 | 292 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.01 | 5.03 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 11.22% | 8.74% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.14% | 7.77% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.40% | 5.03% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.74% | 10.67% |
| Schooling level: | 7.47 | 6.55 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.32 | 6.30 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.61 | 6.80 |
| 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 Villa Hidalgo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.95% | 23.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.73% | 39.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.85% | 6.67% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 83 | 86 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.80% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.39% | 94.74% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 81.93% | 80.26% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.65% | 71.05% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.98% | 90.79% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 73.49% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.06% | 52.63% |
| Homes with a car: | 24.10% | 42.11% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.20% | 23.68% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 72.29% | 35.53% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.61% | 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 Villa Hidalgo. 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:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES LA MORENITA: 12 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ROBERT: 13 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PEDREGOSO: 26 km away, direction South (22 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL CRUCERO: 29 km away, direction North (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cerro Prieto
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Cerro Prieto? The list of the best places to visit in Cerro Prieto and nearby locations.Mountains in Cerro Prieto for hiking and trails:
- El Palmar (Monte El Palmar) (2411 meters): 9.0 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Monte Palmar El Gallo (2316 meters): 9.1 km walk (130 minutes), heading East.
- El Mezquite (Monte El Mezquite) (2302 meters): 10.3 km walk (193 minutes), heading East.
- El Rodeo (2445 meters): 12.8 km walk (157 minutes), heading East.
- Pinos (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Torre del Reloj Público", 34 km, heading Southeast (34 minutes by car)
- La Ballena (1478 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- El Tepetate (620 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- El Maguey (446 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- El Sotolillo (274 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cerro Prieto (Zacatecas)
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) | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 24 | 45 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 90 | 80 | 170 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 23 | 23 | 46 |
#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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#9 Schools in Cerro Prieto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Villa Hidalgo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Villa Hidalgo
- Cerro Prieto (294 inhabitants)
- Colonia José María Morelos (1317 inhabitants)
- El Maguey (446 inhabitants)
- El Naranjo (3 inhabitants)
- El Puerto (- inhabitants)
- El Saucito (2 inhabitants)
- La Ballena (1478 inhabitants)
- La Hondita (2 inhabitants)
- Las Huertas (37 inhabitants)
- Los Reyes (448 inhabitants)
- Monte Grande (329 inhabitants)
- Providencia (857 inhabitants)
- San José de Gracia (84 inhabitants)
- Villa Hidalgo (4851 inhabitants)
- Zona Benito Juárez (Benito Juárez) (174 inhabitants)