El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Carrizal, a beautiful large village of 840 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí

The town of El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Tamazunchale. There are 840 inhabitants and it is 819 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 40 minutes away by car (37 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #27 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Carrizal, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 52% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Carrizal is located at 9.6 kilometers from Tamazunchale, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Carrizal.

#1 Where is El Carrizal? How to go? Map

Online map of El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí) is 840 inhabitants

Population data in El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020414426840
2010358394752
2005324359683
Evolution of the population in El Carrizal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Carrizal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.493.30
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:3.21%0.93%
Illiterate population:4.29%6.25%
Illiterate population (men):1.43%3.30%
Illiterate population (women):2.86%9.50%
Schooling level:8.647.01
Schooling level (men):8.847.53
Schooling level (women):8.446.47
Indigenous culture data in El Carrizal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:98.57%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:57.02%80.19%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:2.74%1.73%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Carrizal, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tamazunchale (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Carrizal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.62%21.94%
Employed population over 12 years (men):53.52%37.06%
Employed population over 12 years (women):11.11%5.31%
Number of inhabited private housings:153114
Homes with electricity:98.69%100.00%
Homes with piped water:91.50%86.36%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:31.37%99.09%
Homes with a radio:52.94%77.27%
Homes with a television:88.24%74.55%
Homes with a refrigerator:82.35%45.45%
Homes with a washing machine:52.29%7.27%
Homes with a car:9.80%8.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:14.38%8.18%
Homes with landline telephone:11.11%13.64%
Homes with cell phones:86.93%30.91%
Homes with Internet:8.50%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Carrizal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Carrizal

With the satellite map of El Carrizal 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 Tamazunchale. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carrizal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carrizal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Carrizal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

#5 What to do in El Carrizal

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Carrizal? The list of the best places to visit in El Carrizal and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Carrizal for hiking and trails:
  • Cerro Pemucho (1089 meters): 1.1 km walk (18 minutes), heading Northwest.
  • Cerro Zahualtepeco (953 meters): 1.7 km walk (29 minutes), heading East.
  • Loma Aituchamel (408 meters): 3.3 km walk (55 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • Cerro Tepeatl (1015 meters): 3.3 km walk (41 minutes), heading Northwest.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Carrizal:Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Carrizal?:
  • Tlachihualamel (65 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
  • Tlalnepantla (1877 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
  • Pemucho (1102 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
  • Tepeticpa (120 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí)

In El Carrizal 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 Carrizal, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Carrizal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)5265117
Youth (6-14 years)8983172
Adults (15-59 years)245239484
Elderly (60+ years)283967

#7 Pictures of El Carrizal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Carrizal? 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 Carrizal.

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#8 The Postal Code of El Carrizal (San Luis Potosí) is 79990

Are you going to send a letter to El Carrizal? Do you have a friend in El Carrizal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Carrizal consists of the following 5 digits: 79990. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Carrizal ("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.

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#10 Schools in El Carrizal

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tamazunchale

  1. Aguazarca (2196 inhabitants)
  2. Ahuehueyo (509 inhabitants)
  3. Atlajmolo (- inhabitants)
  4. Choteo (75 inhabitants)
  5. Cohapa (26 inhabitants)
  6. Coxotla (214 inhabitants)
  7. Cozapa (1 inhabitants)
  8. Ecuatitla (188 inhabitants)
  9. El Tepetate (510 inhabitants)
  10. Penitenciaría Centro de Readaptación Social (86 inhabitants)
  11. Payantla (345 inhabitants)
  12. Tepeticpa (120 inhabitants)
  13. Tepetzintla (126 inhabitants)
  14. Tepeyac (158 inhabitants)
  15. Texopis (214 inhabitants)