El Potrero (Santa María Zoquitlán, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Potrero, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 275 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The town of El Potrero is located in the Municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 275 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality. El Potrero is at 1,222 meters of altitude.

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 within 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 within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Potrero.

#1 Where is El Potrero? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Potrero in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Potrero (Oaxaca) is 275 inhabitants

Population data in El Potrero (Santa María Zoquitlán, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020138137275
2010115125240
20059394187
Evolution of the population in El Potrero: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Potrero:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.837.20
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:6.394.62
Schooling level (men):6.044.83
Schooling level (women):6.714.38
Indigenous culture data in El Potrero:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Potrero, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Potrero:
20202010
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 dwellings:6157
Homes with electricity:100.00%96.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:90.16%88.00%
Dwellings with radio:29.51%52.00%
Housing with television:67.21%74.00%
Housing with refrigerator:65.57%36.00%
Housing with washing machine:60.66%40.00%
Housing with automobile:16.39%12.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.28%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:3.28%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:63.93%0.00%
Homes with Internet:34.43%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Potrero (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Potrero by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of El Potrero
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Potrero (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)172340
Youth (6-14 years)303060
Adults (15-59 years)8274156
Elderly (60+ years)91019

#6 Photos of El Potrero

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Potrero.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María Zoquitlán

  1. Barranca el Quebrache (- inhabitants)
  2. Barrio de la Paz (29 inhabitants)
  3. Buena Vista (40 inhabitants)
  4. Candelaria Yegolé (144 inhabitants)
  5. El Gavilán (8 inhabitants)
  6. El Jabalí (- inhabitants)
  7. El Mezquite (1 inhabitants)
  8. El Río Cabrito (20 inhabitants)
  9. Eoraguía (51 inhabitants)
  10. La Shishiga (10 inhabitants)
  11. Piedras Negras (10 inhabitants)
  12. Río Mijangos (6 inhabitants)
  13. San Antonio el Bajial (- inhabitants)
  14. Santa María Zoquitlán (1795 inhabitants)
  15. Taquiche (84 inhabitants)