El Sotol (San Luis Potosí)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Sotol, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 108 inhabitants of San Luis Potosí.
The town of El Sotol (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Venado. There are 108 inhabitants and it is 1,907 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #28 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Sotol, 89% of the inhabitants are catholic and 58% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Sotol is located at 5.8 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Venado, 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 Sotol.
#1 Where is El Sotol? How to go? Map
Location map of El Sotol in San Luis Potosí: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Sotol, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Sotol (San Luis Potosí) is 108 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | 53 | 108 |
| 2010 | 47 | 54 | 101 |
| 2005 | 51 | 53 | 104 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.16 | 11.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 3.70% | 0.99% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.19% | 12.87% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.70% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.48% | 14.89% |
| Schooling level: | 6.42 | 5.54 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.58 | 5.91 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.28 | 5.21 |
| 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 Venado (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.81% | 37.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.49% | 55.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.82% | 17.02% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 33 | 28 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.91% | 76.92% |
| Homes with piped water: | 78.79% | 57.69% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 54.55% | 73.08% |
| Homes with a radio: | 42.42% | 80.77% |
| Homes with a television: | 81.82% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 78.79% | 26.92% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 57.58% | 30.77% |
| Homes with a car: | 39.39% | 38.46% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.06% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.15% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 69.70% | 57.69% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.09% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Sotol
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Sotol, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Venado. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Sotol.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Sotol
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Sotol, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Sotol so you can contact them:- HOTEL EL NORTEÑO: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN SALVADOR: 9 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AGUA DULCE: 9 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA HACIENDA: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Sotol
A weekend in El Sotol and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Sotol and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Sotol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Pedregoso (2317 meters): 11.9 km walk (175 minutes), heading North.
- Rincón Verde (2172 meters): 11.9 km walk (198 minutes), heading North.
- La Silleta (2420 meters): 14.3 km walk (179 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Los Badillo (2179 meters): 14.1 km walk (183 minutes), heading North.
- Los Trejos (53 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- El Tejón (57 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Polocote de Arriba (534 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- La Ciénaga de Guanamé (114 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Sotol (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Sotol by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Sotol there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 29 | 30 | 59 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 10 | 24 |
#7 Pictures of El Sotol
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Sotol? 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 Sotol.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Sotol en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Sotol (San Luis Potosí) is 78933
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Sotol so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 78933. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Sotol ("78") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for El Sotol as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Sotol
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Venado
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- La Curva (La Esquina) (45 inhabitants)
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- Rancho Tres Marías (5 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (- inhabitants)
- Santa Rita (397 inhabitants)
- Tierra Blanca (263 inhabitants)