El Carmen (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about small village of El Carmen through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 155 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of El Carmen (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Zaragoza. There are 155 inhabitants and it is 1,889 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa María del Río is 32 minutes away by car (28 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #30 of the ranking.
Data: In El Carmen, 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 Carmen? You can find it at 13.5 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Villa de Zaragoza, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Carmen through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Carmen? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Carmen (San Luis Potosí)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Carmen (San Luis Potosí) is 155 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 80 | 75 | 155 |
| 2010 | 56 | 55 | 111 |
| 2005 | 37 | 41 | 78 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.79 | 10.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 3.23% | 1.80% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.10% | 8.11% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.16% | 10.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.94% | 5.36% |
| Schooling level: | 8.3 | 6.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.71 | 5.86 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.84 | 7.12 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.90% |
| 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 Zaragoza (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.74% | 42.34% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.67% | 63.64% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.75% | 21.43% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 35 | 27 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 91.30% |
| Homes with piped water: | 54.29% | 95.65% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.29% | 34.78% |
| Homes with a radio: | 71.43% | 52.17% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.43% | 91.30% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 77.14% | 60.87% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 85.71% | 47.83% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.29% | 65.22% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.86% | 8.70% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 8.70% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.00% | 43.48% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.86% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Carmen
With the satellite map of El Carmen 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 Zaragoza. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carmen.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carmen
Do you want to stay in El Carmen? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Carmen:- HOTEL DIANA: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZAR: 20 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MISION EXPRESS: 20 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
- HOTELLA PUESTA DEL SOL: 22 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Carmen
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Carmen? The list of the best places to visit in El Carmen and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Carmen para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Barranca (1966 meters): 1.2 km walk (16 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Ánimas (1954 meters): 1.8 km walk (26 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Alazán (1953 meters): 1.8 km walk (24 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Chiquito (1872 meters): 2.9 km walk (50 minutes), heading West.
- Santa María del Río (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Jardín Hidalgo", 32 km, heading Southeast (28 minutes by car)
- Tierra Nueva (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Presa La Muñeca", 84 km, heading Southeast (61 minutes by car)
- El Venadito (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Pilar de Guadalupe (227 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Las Paredes (28 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Los Pilares (195 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Carmen (San Luis Potosí)
In El Carmen 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 El Carmen, 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) | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 51 | 44 | 95 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of El Carmen
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Carmen? 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 Carmen.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Carmen en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Carmen (San Luis Potosí) is 79557
Are you going to send a letter to El Carmen? Do you have a friend in El Carmen and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Carmen consists of the following 5 digits: 79557. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Carmen ("79") 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.
#9 Vote for El Carmen as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Carmen or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Carmen to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in El Carmen
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zaragoza
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