El Potrerito (Oaxaca)
The most complete information about the small village of El Potrerito (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Oaxaca has 83 inhabitants?
The town of El Potrerito (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of San Miguel Piedras. There are 83 inhabitants and it is 1,765 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Potrerito, 69% of the inhabitants are catholic and 9% 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 Potrerito is located at 1.7 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of San Miguel Piedras, 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 Potrerito.
#1 Where is El Potrerito? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Potrerito in Oaxaca? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Potrerito.
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#2 The population of El Potrerito (Oaxaca) is 83 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 38 | 83 |
| 2010 | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| 2005 | 31 | 34 | 65 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.53 | 3.23 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 3.61% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.61% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.61% | 18.75% |
| Schooling level: | 7.14 | 6 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.68 | 6.92 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.71 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 60.24% | 44.44% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 36.14% | 12.70% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.20% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Piedras (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.94% | 23.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 45.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.22% | 3.12% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 23 | 17 |
| Homes with electricity: | 86.96% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 73.33% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 4.35% | 86.67% |
| Homes with a radio: | 34.78% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 39.13% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 26.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 8.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 17.39% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Potrerito
With the satellite map of El Potrerito 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 San Miguel Piedras. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Potrerito.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrerito
Many people want to stay in the town of El Potrerito 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:- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 19 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN ANTONIO: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 43 km away, direction East (30 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS SANTO DOMINGO IXCATLÁN: 54 km away, direction West (39 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Potrerito
Want to know what to see in El Potrerito if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Potrerito.Mountains in El Potrerito for hiking and trails:
- Cerro del Rayo (2097 meters): 1.2 km walk (23 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Grande (2131 meters): 2.8 km walk (52 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Puntiagudo (2022 meters): 3.0 km walk (47 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Dos Hornos (2034 meters): 5.1 km walk (88 minutes), heading East.
- El Fresno (49 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- San Miguel Piedras (408 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Colorado (113 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz Tierra Blanca (65 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Potrerito (Oaxaca)
In El Potrerito 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 Potrerito, 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) | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
#7 Pictures of El Potrerito
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Potrerito? 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 Potrerito.
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#8 Vote for El Potrerito 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 Oaxaca, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Oaxaca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Miguel Piedras
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of San Miguel Piedras
- Barranca de Uvas (3 inhabitants)
- Chidoco (303 inhabitants)
- Colorado (113 inhabitants)
- El Fresno (49 inhabitants)
- El Potrerito (83 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Victoria (146 inhabitants)
- Río Minas (158 inhabitants)
- San Miguel Piedras (408 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz Tierra Blanca (65 inhabitants)