El Potrero (Mezquital, Durango)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Potrero, a beautiful medium-sized town of 363 inhabitants of the State of Durango

The town of El Potrero is located in the Municipality of Mezquital (in the State of Durango). There are 363 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #23 of the ranking. El Potrero is at 648 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Potrero, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 1% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Potrero? You can find it at 98.8 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of San Francisco del Mezquital, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Potrero location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

Online map of El Potrero (Durango) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Potrero (Durango) is 363 inhabitants

Population data in El Potrero (Mezquital, Durango)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020195168363
2010126116242
2005127114241
Evolution of the population in El Potrero: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Potrero:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.098.62
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:17.08%5.79%
Illiterate population:14.05%16.12%
Illiterate population (men):4.13%8.62%
Illiterate population (women):9.92%23.02%
Schooling level:5.074.03
Schooling level (men):5.844.46
Schooling level (women):4.443.65
Indigenous culture data in El Potrero:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:99.45%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:82.37%83.88%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:1.65%2.48%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Potrero, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, 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:15.70%27.69%
Employed population over 12 years (men):29.17%42.24%
Employed population over 12 years (women):4.10%14.29%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7253
Homes with electricity:77.78%73.47%
Housing with piped water:61.11%63.27%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:27.78%46.94%
Dwellings with radio:18.06%36.73%
Housing with television:13.89%12.24%
Housing with refrigerator:19.44%10.20%
Housing with washing machine:1.39%0.00%
Housing with automobile:4.17%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.94%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:22.22%0.00%
Homes with Internet:1.39%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 Durango, 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 Mezquital. You can search free satellite map (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:

#5 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Durango)

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)353166
Youth (6-14 years)494796
Adults (15-59 years)9980179
Elderly (60+ years)121022

#6 Photos of El Potrero

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Potrero, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs 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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#7 The Postal Code of El Potrero (Durango) is 34990

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: 34990. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Potrero ("34") correspond to the State of Durango, 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital

  1. Algodones (- inhabitants)
  2. El Carrizo (54 inhabitants)
  3. La Escalera (- inhabitants)
  4. La Mesa (2 inhabitants)
  5. La Peña (- inhabitants)
  6. La Peña (Las Bolsas) (69 inhabitants)
  7. Las Cruces (186 inhabitants)
  8. Las Manzanillas (50 inhabitants)
  9. Las Mesitas (4 inhabitants)
  10. Los Ocotes (- inhabitants)
  11. Los Pinos (36 inhabitants)
  12. Macho Parado (9 inhabitants)
  13. Platanitos (4 inhabitants)
  14. Puerto del Aguililla (11 inhabitants)
  15. Soyates (27 inhabitants)