El Potrero (San Luis Potosí)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 330 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of El Potrero (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of San Martín Chalchicuautla. There are 330 inhabitants and it is 133 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #24 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Potrero, 62% of the inhabitants are catholic and 30% 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 Potrero is located at 14.5 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Martín Chalchicuautla, 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
Location map of El Potrero in San Luis Potosí: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Potrero, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Potrero (San Luis Potosí) is 330 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 170 | 160 | 330 |
| 2010 | 158 | 157 | 315 |
| 2005 | 154 | 158 | 312 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.97 | 9.55 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 8.48% | 8.25% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.27% | 10.48% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.42% | 9.55% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.85% | 11.39% |
| Schooling level: | 8.01 | 6.57 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.94 | 6.37 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.08 | 6.76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 74.24% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 53.33% | 73.97% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.61% | 2.54% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.15% | 24.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.13% | 47.13% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.53% | 1.90% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 81 | 78 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.53% | 93.42% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.89% | 94.74% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.37% | 80.26% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.95% | 68.42% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.36% | 57.89% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 29.63% | 6.58% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.46% | 11.84% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.64% | 39.47% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.31% | 1.32% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Potrero
With the satellite map of El Potrero 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 Martín Chalchicuautla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Potrero.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrero
Do you want to stay in El Potrero? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Potrero:- SERVICIO DE HOSPEDAJE Y BAÑOS PÚBLICOS: 8 km away, direction Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FLORES: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EJECUTIVO: 13 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAAB: 14 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Potrero
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Potrero? The list of the best places to visit in El Potrero and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Potrero para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cruz (191 meters): 0.7 km walk (9 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Hacienda (346 meters): 1.6 km walk (34 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Tetilco (307 meters): 4.9 km walk (79 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Loma Lalaxtitla (156 meters): 6.7 km walk (135 minutes), heading West.
- San Gabriel (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Octlamecayo (232 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- San Pedro (15 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Tempexquititla (359 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Potrero (San Luis Potosí)
In El Potrero 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 Potrero, 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) | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 103 | 76 | 179 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 28 | 32 | 60 |
#7 Pictures of El Potrero
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Potrero, 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 Potrero, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Potrero en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Potrero (San Luis Potosí) is 79951
Are you going to send a letter to El Potrero? Do you have a friend in El Potrero and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Potrero consists of the following 5 digits: 79951. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Potrero ("79") correspond to the state code of San Luis Potosí, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Potrero as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Potrero
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Martín Chalchicuautla
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Martín Chalchicuautla
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- Buenavista (- inhabitants)
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- Domingo Zapoyo (389 inhabitants)
- El Rayo (6 inhabitants)
- Escuatitla (683 inhabitants)
- Lindero (95 inhabitants)
- Octlamecayo (232 inhabitants)
- Pénjamo (- inhabitants)
- Poza Rica (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho el Paraíso (6 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (- inhabitants)
- Tecomala (58 inhabitants)
- Tototla (16 inhabitants)