El Banco (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Banco through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 385 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of El Banco (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Tamazunchale. There are 385 inhabitants and it is 551 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 33 minutes away by car (27 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #49 of the ranking.
Data: In El Banco, 41% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 El Banco? You can find it at 8.0 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Tamazunchale, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Banco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Banco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Banco (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Banco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Banco (San Luis Potosí) is 385 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 188 | 197 | 385 |
| 2010 | 225 | 251 | 476 |
| 2005 | 202 | 231 | 433 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 12.75 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 8.83% | 0.21% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.94% | 11.76% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.08% | 12.75% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.86% | 10.67% |
| Schooling level: | 6.82 | 5.86 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.59 | 5.58 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.06 | 6.16 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 98.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 66.23% | 78.57% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.52% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tamazunchale (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.73% | 27.10% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.87% | 47.41% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 47.34% | 4.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 95 | 117 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.58% | 82.57% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.84% | 86.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 81.05% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 51.58% | 44.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.79% | 43.12% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 31.58% | 13.76% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 4.21% | 1.83% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.16% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.05% | 2.75% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.68% | 7.34% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Banco
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Banco, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tamazunchale. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Banco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Banco
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Banco, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Banco so you can contact them:- HOTEL TAMAN: 6 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARAISO HUASTECO: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARTENON: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RIVERA: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Banco
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Banco? The list of the best places to visit in El Banco and nearby locations.Mountains in El Banco for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Paguayo Blanco (1120 meters): 2.0 km walk (31 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Teozelotl (979 meters): 2.9 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Laguna (1279 meters): 3.6 km walk (52 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Rincon (1290 meters): 3.8 km walk (69 minutes), heading West.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Convento de San Agustín", 33 km, heading Northwest (27 minutes by car)
- Tlazuapa (54 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Xilhuazo (163 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Barrio Tezilo Xilhuazo (60 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (50 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Banco (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Banco by age and gender, 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 El Banco there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 21 | 36 | 57 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 49 | 38 | 87 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 99 | 100 | 199 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 23 | 42 |
#7 Pictures of El Banco
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Banco? 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 El Banco.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Banco (San Luis Potosí) is 79967
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Banco so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 79967. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Banco ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for El Banco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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:
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- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in El Banco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tamazunchale
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