El Potrero (Oaxaca)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Potrero, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 275 inhabitants of Oaxaca.
The town of El Potrero (Oaxaca) belongs to the municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán. There are 275 inhabitants and it is 1,222 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Pablo Villa Mitla is 82 minutes away by car (56 km). It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Potrero, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 34% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Potrero is located at 11.4 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Santa María Zoquitlán, 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 Potrero.
#1 Where is El Potrero? How to go? Map
Online map of El Potrero in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Potrero (Oaxaca) is 275 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 138 | 137 | 275 |
| 2010 | 115 | 125 | 240 |
| 2005 | 93 | 94 | 187 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.83 | 7.20 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.09% | 9.58% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.82% | 7.20% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.27% | 12.17% |
| Schooling level: | 6.39 | 4.62 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.04 | 4.83 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.71 | 4.38 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.18% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.73% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.45% | 35.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.58% | 56.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.49% | 12.17% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 61 | 57 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.16% | 88.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 29.51% | 52.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 67.21% | 74.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 65.57% | 36.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.66% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 16.39% | 12.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.28% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.28% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 63.93% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.43% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Potrero
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Potrero, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Potrero.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrero
Many people want to stay in the town of El Potrero 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:- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 48 km away, direction North (39 minutes by car)
- MOTEL REY DAVID: 45 km away, direction Northwest (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EJUTLA DE MIS RECUERDOS: 45 km away, direction West (36 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA NAZARET: 44 km away, direction West (32 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Potrero
A weekend in El Potrero and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Potrero and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Potrero for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Canelo (1704 meters): 5.4 km walk (79 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Palomito (2073 meters): 5.8 km walk (95 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Campanario (1577 meters): 7.2 km walk (124 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Sobadillo (1900 meters): 6.2 km walk (121 minutes), heading Northwest.
- San Pablo Villa Mitla (Oaxaca): Don't miss "Templo de Santa María de la Asunción", 82 km, heading North (56 minutes by car)
- Las Casas (136 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Progreso (321 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
- Aguacate (156 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- Antigual (190 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the Southwest (13 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Oaxaca)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Potrero 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 Potrero there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 30 | 60 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 82 | 74 | 156 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
#7 Pictures of El Potrero
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Potrero? 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 Potrero.
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#9 Schools in El Potrero
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán
- Barranca el Quebrache (- inhabitants)
- Buena Vista (40 inhabitants)
- Cañada Guichá (83 inhabitants)
- El Chicozapote (3 inhabitants)
- El Gavilán (8 inhabitants)
- El Jabalí (- inhabitants)
- El Macahuite (6 inhabitants)
- El Potrero (275 inhabitants)
- Las Casas (136 inhabitants)
- Piedras Negras (10 inhabitants)
- Pino Suárez (23 inhabitants)
- Río Mijangos (6 inhabitants)
- Río Seco (444 inhabitants)
- Santa María Zoquitlán (1795 inhabitants)
- Tapanalá Barranca (- inhabitants)