El Potrero (San Luis Potosí)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Potrero, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 132 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of El Potrero (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Xilitla. There are 132 inhabitants and it is 899 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 10 minutes away by car (8 km). It is the most populated town in the position #118 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Potrero, 92% of the inhabitants are catholic and 43% 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 5.8 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Xilitla, 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 132 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67 | 65 | 132 |
| 2010 | 62 | 53 | 115 |
| 2005 | 42 | 45 | 87 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.65 | 11.32 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 3.79% | 4.35% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.36% | 10.43% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.06% | 11.32% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.30% | 9.68% |
| Schooling level: | 7.16 | 4.99 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.14 | 4.12 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.13 | 5.62 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 16.67% | 12.17% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 10.61% | 11.30% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.76% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 9.85% | 27.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 15.38% | 54.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 4.48% | 4.84% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 42 | 35 |
| Homes with electricity: | 92.86% | 93.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 23.81% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 64.29% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 57.14% | 51.61% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 58.06% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 66.67% | 61.29% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 42.86% | 19.35% |
| Homes with a car: | 14.29% | 6.45% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.52% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 61.90% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.38% | 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 Xilitla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Potrero.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrero
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Potrero, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Potrero so you can contact them:- HOTEL EN XILITLA: 8 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOMAS DEL PEDREGAL: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CIELITO LINDO: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA JHADA: 8 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Potrero
Want to know what to see in El Potrero if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Potrero.Las mejores montes de El Potrero para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Petatillo (1088 meters): 0.6 km walk (9 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Paguayito (958 meters): 1.5 km walk (32 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Encinal (992 meters): 2.0 km walk (39 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Sierra Mojada (1695 meters): 3.6 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Sótano de Tlamaya", 10 km, heading North (8 minutes by car)
- Aquismón (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cuevas Mantetzulel", 52 km, heading North (43 minutes by car)
- La Targea (138 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Uhaxuco (126 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Agua Fría (68 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Papatlal (116 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 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) | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
#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.
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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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Xilitla
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