El Troncón (Durango)
Learn about large village of El Troncón through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 931 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The town of El Troncón (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 931 inhabitants and it is 1,402 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Troncón, there is a percentage of 5% of indigenous population and 91% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Troncón? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Troncón is located at 2.2 kilometers from San Francisco del Mezquital, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Troncón.
#1 Where is El Troncón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Troncón (Durango) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Troncón (Durango) is 931 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 486 | 445 | 931 |
| 2010 | 437 | 399 | 836 |
| 2005 | 406 | 335 | 741 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.15 | 2.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 1.61% | 2.99% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.19% | 2.99% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.61% | 2.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.58% | 3.43% |
| Schooling level: | 8.08 | 6.75 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.07 | 6.46 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.08 | 6.97 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 5.48% | 1.32% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.01% | 0.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.00% | 29.07% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 39.10% | 38.35% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.75% | 20.59% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 252 | 297 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 99.51% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 93.66% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.02% | 94.15% |
| Homes with a radio: | 44.84% | 70.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.10% | 91.71% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.08% | 86.83% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.22% | 67.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 67.06% | 52.68% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.68% | 17.07% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.87% | 31.22% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.87% | 60.49% |
| Homes with Internet: | 16.67% | 12.20% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Troncón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Troncón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mezquital. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Troncón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Troncón
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Troncón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Troncón so you can contact them:- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 2 km away, direction South (1 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 2 km away, direction South (1 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- POSADA HUICOT: 4 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Troncón
Want to know what to see in El Troncón if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Troncón.Las mejores montes de El Troncón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Blanco (2811 meters): 11.4 km walk (200 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Las Cruces (2233 meters): 15.5 km walk (258 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa El Muerto (2021 meters): 12.9 km walk (172 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Bandera (2003 meters): 18.3 km walk (282 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Limón (37 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Leonera (61 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Francisco del Mezquital (2106 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- La Labor (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Troncón (Durango)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Troncón 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 Troncón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 63 | 80 | 143 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 90 | 95 | 185 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 247 | 204 | 451 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 86 | 66 | 152 |
#7 Pictures of El Troncón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Troncón? 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 Troncón.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Troncón (Durango) is 34974
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Troncón 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: 34974. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Troncón ("34") correspond to the State of Durango, 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.
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#10 Schools in El Troncón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
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- Chalates (39 inhabitants)
- El Encino (7 inhabitants)
- El Gavilán (6 inhabitants)
- El Manzano (2 inhabitants)
- El Pata de Gallo (21 inhabitants)
- Junes (18 inhabitants)
- La Frente (14 inhabitants)
- Las Espinas (151 inhabitants)
- Las Manzanas (6 inhabitants)
- Los Carrizos (20 inhabitants)
- Los Nopales (3 inhabitants)
- Los Tepetates (1 inhabitants)
- Puerto del Bule (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Lindavista (8 inhabitants)