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El Potrero (State of Mexico)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Potrero through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 218 inhabitants of the State of Estado de México

The town of El Potrero (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Tlatlaya. There are 218 inhabitants and it is 1,824 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #36 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Potrero, 37% 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 2.1 kilometers from San Pedro Limón, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. In addition, it is located at 9.4 kilometers from Tlatlaya, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East 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

What is the route to get to El Potrero (Estado de México)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Potrero (Estado de México) is 218 inhabitants

Population data in El Potrero (State of Mexico)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	106	112	218
2010	125	123	248
2005	99	109	208

Evolution of the population in El Potrero: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Potrero:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.38	10.57
Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México:	5.05%	4.44%
Illiterate population:	5.05%	12.90%
Illiterate population (men):	2.75%	10.57%
Illiterate population (women):	2.29%	15.20%
Schooling level:	6.85	5.21
Schooling level (men):	6.45	5.42
Schooling level (women):	7.28	4.96

Indigenous culture data in El Potrero:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	3.21%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.46%	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 Estado de México, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tlatlaya (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Potrero:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	68.35%	29.03%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	68.75%	52.85%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	67.92%	5.60%
Number of inhabited private housings:	55	64
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	94.64%
Homes with piped water:	36.36%	5.36%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	83.64%	55.36%
Homes with a radio:	52.73%	51.79%
Homes with a television:	70.91%	75.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	43.64%	41.07%
Homes with a washing machine:	21.82%	19.64%
Homes with a car:	10.91%	21.43%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	8.93%
Homes with cell phones:	78.18%	37.50%
Homes with Internet:	1.82%	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 Estado de México, and with the total for the country.
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#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 Tlatlaya. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:

• HOTEL LOS PORTALES: 16 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MARGARITA: 13 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
• POSADA FAMILIAR: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PALMAR: 30 km away, direction Northwest (23 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 Mina (1913 meters): 0.9 km walk (11 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Tres Cruces (2008 meters): 0.8 km walk (10 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Piedra del Caballo (1882 meters): 1.6 km walk (20 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro El Vigilante (1485 meters): 2.3 km walk (46 minutes), heading East.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Potrero?:

• Plan de la Cuadrilla (199 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• Tlatlaya (595 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• San Juan Tetitlán (601 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• Puerto de la Arena (118 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Potrero (Estado de México)

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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Potrero (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	14	14	28
Youth (6-14 years)	24	24	48
Adults (15-59 years)	55	56	111
Elderly (60+ years)	13	18	31

#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 (Estado de México) is 51555

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: 51555. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Potrero ("51") correspond to the state code of Estado de México, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in El Potrero

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