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El Polvo (Las Peras)

The most complete information about the small village of El Polvo (Las Peras) (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Durango has 21 inhabitants?

The town of El Polvo (Las Peras) belongs to the municipality of Peñón Blanco (State of Durango). There are 21 inhabitants and it is 1,647 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Polvo (Las Peras), 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 67% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Polvo (Las Peras) is located at 4.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Peñón Blanco, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Polvo (Las Peras).

#1 Where is El Polvo (Las Peras)? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to El Polvo (Las Peras) (Durango) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Polvo (Las Peras), which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Polvo (Las Peras) (Durango) is 21 inhabitants

Population data in El Polvo (Las Peras)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	10	11	21
2010	5	10	15
2005	7	7	14

Evolution of the population in El Polvo (Las Peras): Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Polvo (Las Peras):

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.43	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	4.76%	13.33%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	4.76%	40.00%
Schooling level:	8.15	6.60
Schooling level (men):	7.83	6.71
Schooling level (women):	8.43	6.33

Indigenous culture data in El Polvo (Las Peras):

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Polvo (Las Peras), compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Polvo (Las Peras):

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	38.10%	46.67%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	54.55%	70.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	20.00%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	6	6
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	83.33%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	66.67%	0.00%
Homes with a radio:	66.67%	40.00%
Homes with a television:	100.00%	60.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	100.00%	20.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	66.67%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	66.67%	40.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	16.67%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	83.33%	40.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Polvo (Las Peras) (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Durango, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Polvo (Las Peras)

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Polvo (Las Peras), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Peñón Blanco. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Polvo (Las Peras).

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Polvo (Las Peras)

Many people want to stay in the town of El Polvo (Las Peras) 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:

• HOTEL ESTANCIA FLORES: 7 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL VERO: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EN PEÑÓN BLANCO: 6 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LÓPEZ: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Polvo (Las Peras)

A weekend in El Polvo (Las Peras) and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Polvo (Las Peras) and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in El Polvo (Las Peras) for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Colorado (1900 meters): 6.3 km walk (96 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Aguja el Tulillo (1870 meters): 6.7 km walk (114 minutes), heading East.
• Loma Chata (1898 meters): 7.5 km walk (132 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Los Caliches (2228 meters): 7.2 km walk (127 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Polvo (Las Peras):

• La Engorda (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• San Antonio de los Fresnos (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Colonia Juárez (198 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Las Enramadas (16 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (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 Polvo (Las Peras) (Durango)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Polvo (Las Peras) 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 Polvo (Las Peras) there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Polvo (Las Peras) (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	2	2	4
Youth (6-14 years)	1	3	4
Adults (15-59 years)	7	6	13
Elderly (60+ years)	0	0	0

#7 Pictures of El Polvo (Las Peras)

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Polvo (Las Peras)? 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 Polvo (Las Peras).
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#8 The Postal Code of El Polvo (Las Peras) (Durango) is 34743

Are you going to send a letter to El Polvo (Las Peras)? Do you have a friend in El Polvo (Las Peras) and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Polvo (Las Peras) consists of the following 5 digits: 34743. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Polvo (Las Peras) ("34") correspond to the state code of Durango, 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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