El Potrero (State of Mexico)
Learn about large village of El Potrero through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 644 inhabitants of the State of Estado de México
The town of El Potrero (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Zumpango. There are 644 inhabitants and it is 2,321 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tepotzotlán is 24 minutes away by car (19 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #40 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Potrero, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 22% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Potrero is located at 6.2 kilometers from Zumpango de Ocampo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest 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
Map to know how to get to El Potrero (Estado de México) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Potrero, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Potrero (Estado de México) is 644 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 318 | 326 | 644 |
| 2010 | 101 | 110 | 211 |
| 2005 | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.19 | 2.73 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México: | 12.11% | 19.91% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.35% | 4.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.02% | 2.73% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.33% | 6.93% |
| Schooling level: | 8.62 | 7.49 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.67 | 7.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.56 | 7.90 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 4.04% | 2.37% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.40% | 0.47% |
| 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 Zumpango (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.05% | 37.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.83% | 50.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 38.05% | 23.76% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 141 | 57 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.16% | 89.80% |
| Homes with piped water: | 87.23% | 51.02% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.01% | 89.80% |
| Homes with a radio: | 80.14% | 75.51% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.65% | 83.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 73.76% | 61.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 63.83% | 40.82% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.30% | 16.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.60% | 8.16% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.51% | 4.08% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.23% | 67.35% |
| Homes with Internet: | 21.99% | 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 Zumpango. 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 EL SOL: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA LUNA: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CALENS: 7 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA LUNA: 6 km away, direction East (6 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 de La Estrella (Cerro Grande Guaytepeque) (2703 meters): 2.0 km walk (41 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Mesa Grande (2510 meters): 11.2 km walk (203 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Sincoque (2581 meters): 13.0 km walk (211 minutes), heading West.
- El Divisadero (2446 meters): 15.9 km walk (227 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Tepotzotlán (México): Don't miss "Arcos del Sitio", 24 km, heading Southwest (19 minutes by car)
- San Martín de las Pirámides (Estado de México): Don't miss "Capilla de Puxtla", 57 km, heading East (56 minutes by car)
- El Colorado (472 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- L�zaro C�rdenas (2751 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- San Juan Zitlaltepec (20537 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Santa María de Guadalupe (4942 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 35 | 29 | 64 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 61 | 74 | 135 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 201 | 199 | 400 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 24 | 45 |
#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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zumpango
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- San Juan de Guadalupe (1013 inhabitants)
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- El Nido (2471 inhabitants)
- Barrio de España (2058 inhabitants)
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- Colonia los Alcanfores (722 inhabitants)
- Pueblo Nuevo de Morelos (4440 inhabitants)
- Rancho la Josefina (- inhabitants)
- Santa María I y II (1883 inhabitants)
- Los Romeros (572 inhabitants)
- San Bartolo Cuautlalpan (14794 inhabitants)
- San José de la Loma (5151 inhabitants)
- El Llano Santa María (1863 inhabitants)