El Piruche
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Piruche, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 100 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of El Piruche belongs to the municipality of Rayón (State of San Luis Potosí). There are 100 inhabitants and it is 1,093 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #24 of the ranking.
Data: In El Piruche, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 Piruche? You can find it at 16.3 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Rayón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Piruche through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Piruche? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Piruche (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 Piruche, which has the following symbol 
Do you want to know if your last name is among the most common in the San Luis Potosí State? Here is a complete list of the most popular ones
#2 The population of El Piruche (San Luis Potosí) is 100 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | 51 | 100 |
| 2010 | 58 | 66 | 124 |
| 2005 | 53 | 55 | 108 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 19.70 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 1.00% | 0.81% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.00% | 24.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.00% | 19.70% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.00% | 29.31% |
| Schooling level: | 6.86 | 4.58 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.31 | 4.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.38 | 4.58 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 87.00% | 99.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 63.00% | 79.03% |
| 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 Rayón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.00% | 29.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.75% | 46.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.29% | 8.62% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 29 | 29 |
| Homes with electricity: | 86.21% | 75.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 3.45% | 14.29% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 13.79% | 82.14% |
| Homes with a radio: | 31.03% | 64.29% |
| Homes with a television: | 65.52% | 46.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 34.48% | 17.86% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 24.14% | 21.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 17.24% | 17.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 3.57% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 44.83% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Piruche
With the satellite map of El Piruche 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 Rayón. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Piruche.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Piruche
Many people want to stay in the town of El Piruche 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:- HOTELO FERNANDEZ: 19 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA PRIVADA: 20 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- LA POSADA AZUL: 17 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL SOTANO: 17 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Piruche
Want to know what to see in El Piruche if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Piruche.Mountains in El Piruche for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Los Burros (1159 meters): 7.0 km walk (86 minutes), heading South.
- Mal Paso (1446 meters): 7.4 km walk (131 minutes), heading West.
- Las Mangas (1367 meters): 9.0 km walk (146 minutes), heading North.
- El Risco (1466 meters): 6.8 km walk (131 minutes), heading West.
- Vicente Guerrero (488 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- El Obispito (35 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Rincón Colorado (Cañón de la Virgen) (45 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- La Cuchilla (Cañón de la Virgen) (23 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Piruche (San Luis Potosí)
In El Piruche 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 Piruche, 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) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of El Piruche
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Piruche, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Piruche, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Piruche en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Piruche as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Piruche or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Piruche 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
#9 Schools in El Piruche
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Rayón
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Rayón
- Amoladeras (376 inhabitants)
- Cerrito de Catarina (1 inhabitants)
- Crucero de Rayón (796 inhabitants)
- El Obispito (35 inhabitants)
- El Sabinito (388 inhabitants)
- El Sótano (- inhabitants)
- Hector Olvera (- inhabitants)
- La Ardilla (2 inhabitants)
- La Loma (2 inhabitants)
- La Nueva Reforma (134 inhabitants)
- La Vieja (119 inhabitants)
- Pozo Bendito (143 inhabitants)
- San Cristóbal (61 inhabitants)
- San Felipe de Jesús Gamotes (235 inhabitants)
- Vicente Guerrero (488 inhabitants)