El Potrillo (Chiapas)
The most complete information about the small village of El Potrillo (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Chiapas has 27 inhabitants?
The town of El Potrillo (Chiapas) belongs to the municipality of Ocosingo. There are 27 inhabitants and it is 1,236 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #621 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Potrillo, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Potrillo is located at 13.2 kilometers from Ocosingo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Potrillo.
#1 Where is El Potrillo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Potrillo (Chiapas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Potrillo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Potrillo (Chiapas) is 27 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 11.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chiapas: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.81% | 15.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.41% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.41% | 18.18% |
| Schooling level: | 7.18 | 5.21 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.13 | 6.63 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.22 | 3.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 92.59% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 77.78% | 90.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 20.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 66.67% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.14% | 88.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 76.92% | 36.36% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 20.00% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Potrillo
With the satellite map of El Potrillo 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 Ocosingo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Potrillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Potrillo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Potrillo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Potrillo so you can contact them:- AUTO HOTEL EL CARACOL: 16 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOSPEDAJE EL PRINCIPE: 15 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- AUTO LAVADO EL PRINCEPE: 16 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA LOS PINOS: 18 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Potrillo
Want to know what to see in El Potrillo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Potrillo.Las mejores montes de El Potrillo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pulactik (1688 meters): 8.6 km walk (172 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Guayaquil (1748 meters): 10.5 km walk (134 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Quisis (2034 meters): 11.1 km walk (175 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Chenco (1968 meters): 14.2 km walk (194 minutes), heading South.
- La Piedra (21 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Anita (51 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Buena Vista Agua Escondida (39 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Jataté (214 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Potrillo (Chiapas)
In El Potrillo 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 Potrillo, 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) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of El Potrillo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Potrillo? 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 Potrillo.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocosingo
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocosingo
- El Carmen (186 inhabitants)
- Lomut (175 inhabitants)
- El Palmar (- inhabitants)
- El Roble (3 inhabitants)
- El Zapotal (1597 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe (241 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (9 inhabitants)
- La Pimienta (13 inhabitants)
- La Trinitaria (9 inhabitants)
- Palma Real (5 inhabitants)
- San José Verapaz (98 inhabitants)
- San Martín (2 inhabitants)
- Santa Clara (- inhabitants)
- Santa Elena (3 inhabitants)
- Vista Hermosa (4 inhabitants)