El Salitre (Durango)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Salitre, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 26 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of El Salitre (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 26 inhabitants and it is 1,380 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #237 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Salitre, 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.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Salitre is located at 5.1 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of San Francisco del Mezquital, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Salitre.
#1 Where is El Salitre? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Salitre (Durango) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Salitre, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Salitre (Durango) is 26 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2010 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2005 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.73 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.85% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.85% | 6.25% |
| Schooling level: | 7.05 | 6.79 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.56 | 5.55 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.5 | 7.85 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Mezquital (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.77% | 29.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.64% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 8 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 87.50% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a car: | 62.50% | 71.43% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 14.29% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.50% | 85.71% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salitre
With the satellite map of El Salitre 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 Mezquital. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Salitre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre
Many people want to stay in the town of El Salitre 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:- POSADA HUICOT: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 7 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 9 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salitre
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Salitre? The list of the best places to visit in El Salitre and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Salitre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Las Cruces (2233 meters): 7.7 km walk (133 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Blanco (2811 meters): 12.9 km walk (259 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Granizo (2464 meters): 13.6 km walk (247 minutes), heading West.
- El Burro (2718 meters): 14.3 km walk (186 minutes), heading East.
- San Francisco del Mezquital (2106 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the North (11 minutes by car)
- La Leonera (61 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the North (12 minutes by car)
- El Troncón (931 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
- El Limón (37 inhabitants): Located 14 km to the Northeast (14 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Durango)
In El Salitre 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 Salitre, 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
#7 Pictures of El Salitre
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Salitre? 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 Salitre.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Salitre en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Salitre (Durango) is 34974
Are you going to send a letter to El Salitre? Do you have a friend in El Salitre and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Salitre consists of the following 5 digits: 34974. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Salitre ("34") 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.
#9 Vote for El Salitre as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Durango, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in El Salitre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
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- Comales (20 inhabitants)
- Rancho Las Palomas (11 inhabitants)
- El Zapote (- inhabitants)
- Enramadas (- inhabitants)
- La Guacamayita (3 inhabitants)
- La Joya (10 inhabitants)
- Las Joyitas (18 inhabitants)
- Llano de Tejónes (14 inhabitants)
- Los Caballos (- inhabitants)
- Los Sapos (4 inhabitants)
- Piloncillos (10 inhabitants)
- Plátano Enterrado (8 inhabitants)
- Rancho de los Pérez (- inhabitants)
- Sudai Sabar Mir (6 inhabitants)