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El Purgatorio (Durango)

Learn about small village of El Purgatorio through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 48 inhabitants of the State of Durango

The town of El Purgatorio (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Tepehuanes. There are 48 inhabitants and it is 1,530 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #25 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Purgatorio, 43% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Purgatorio is located at 91.4 kilometers from Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Purgatorio.

#1 Where is El Purgatorio? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to El Purgatorio (Durango)? 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 Purgatorio (Durango) is 48 inhabitants

Population data in El Purgatorio (Durango)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	21	27	48
2010	33	32	65
2005	22	23	45

Evolution of the population in El Purgatorio: Total   Men   Women Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Purgatorio, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Purgatorio (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 Purgatorio

With the satellite map of El Purgatorio 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 Tepehuanes. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Purgatorio.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Purgatorio

Do you want to stay in El Purgatorio? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Purgatorio:

• HOTEL RAMOS: 43 km away, direction South (35 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALDAMA: 48 km away, direction South (34 minutes by car)
• HOTEL RODRIGUEZ: 43 km away, direction South (32 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA PLAZUELA: 40 km away, direction South (32 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Purgatorio

Want to know what to see in El Purgatorio if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Purgatorio.
Las mejores montes de El Purgatorio para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Alto Tabahueto (2415 meters): 5.7 km walk (93 minutes), heading South.
• Mesa Los Toros (1349 meters): 9.8 km walk (203 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Los Angeles (1368 meters): 12.2 km walk (183 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Guacamaya (2391 meters): 12.6 km walk (211 minutes), heading Northwest.

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

• El Aguaje (24 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• San Gerónimo (66 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
• Piedras de Amolar (9 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
• La Vinata (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (8 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 Purgatorio (Durango)

In El Purgatorio 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 Purgatorio, 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 Purgatorio (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	3	2	5
Youth (6-14 years)	6	8	14
Adults (15-59 years)	9	14	23
Elderly (60+ years)	3	3	6

#7 Pictures of El Purgatorio

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Purgatorio? 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 Purgatorio.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Purgatorio (Durango) is 35633

Are you going to send a letter to El Purgatorio? Do you have a friend in El Purgatorio and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Purgatorio consists of the following 5 digits: 35633. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Purgatorio ("35") correspond to the state code of Durango, 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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