El Potrero (Zacatecas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Potrero, a beautiful small village of 179 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of El Potrero (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of General Francisco R. Murguía. There are 179 inhabitants and it is 1,701 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #28 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Potrero, 53% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Potrero is located at 49.5 kilometers from Nieves, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Potrero.
#1 Where is El Potrero? How to go? Map
Online map of El Potrero in Zacatecas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Potrero (Zacatecas) is 179 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95 | 84 | 179 |
| 2010 | 113 | 101 | 214 |
| 2005 | 103 | 110 | 213 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.51 | 7.92 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 13.97% | 13.55% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.47% | 7.94% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.12% | 7.92% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.35% | 7.96% |
| Schooling level: | 6.8 | 5.64 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.76 | 5.12 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.84 | 6.09 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of General Francisco R. Murguía (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.93% | 26.64% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.38% | 51.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.32% | 4.42% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 42 | 48 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 92.86% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 97.62% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.48% | 26.19% |
| Homes with a radio: | 38.10% | 54.76% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.95% | 78.57% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.71% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.81% | 28.57% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.76% | 52.38% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 2.38% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 21.43% | 2.38% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 35.71% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 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 General Francisco R. Murguía. You can search free satellite map (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 EL PUERTO: 44 km away, direction Northeast (38 minutes by car)
- HOTELLA HACIENDA: 36 km away, direction Northeast (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ECOLÓGICO TORRES: 37 km away, direction Northeast (29 minutes by car)
- ALOJAMIENTOS: 46 km away, direction Northeast (39 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.Mountains in El Potrero for hiking and trails:
- Monte del Aire (1733 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading North.
- Mesa El Aire (1821 meters): 2.5 km walk (52 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa Ocotillo (1825 meters): 4.7 km walk (57 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa Los Bueyes (1969 meters): 4.6 km walk (66 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Casa Sola (6 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- Nueva Reforma (83 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the Northeast (19 minutes by car)
- San José de Morteros (Morteros) (502 inhabitants): Located 15 km to the South (19 minutes by car)
- San Buenaventura (Picachos) (107 inhabitants): Located 14 km to the Southwest (19 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Zacatecas)
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) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 52 | 46 | 98 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 8 | 23 |
#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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#8 The Postal Code of El Potrero (Zacatecas) is 98370
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Potrero so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 98370. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Potrero ("98") correspond to the State of Zacatecas, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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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 Zacatecas, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Zacatecas
#10 Schools in El Potrero
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of General Francisco R. Murguía
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of General Francisco R. Murguía
- Atotonilco (235 inhabitants)
- Cerro Colorado (6 inhabitants)
- Cieneguilla (Noria y Cieneguilla) (732 inhabitants)
- El Pedernal (- inhabitants)
- Francisco I. Madero (Colonia Madero) (786 inhabitants)
- Francisco Zarco (El Garbanzo) (- inhabitants)
- Hotel Estrellita (5 inhabitants)
- Las Minas (3 inhabitants)
- Los Mogotes (1 inhabitants)
- Los Santos Niños (2 inhabitants)
- Luis Moya (Estación Alamillo) (10 inhabitants)
- Mérida Tres (7 inhabitants)
- Rancho Blanco (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Santa Cruz (5 inhabitants)
- San Alberto (- inhabitants)