El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Zacatón, a beautiful city of 6,273 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Villa de Ramos. There are 6,273 inhabitants and it is 2,041 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Zacatón, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 84% 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 Zacatón is located at 166.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of El Zacatón, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villa de Ramos) it is at 0.0 kilometers in direction West. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Zacatón.
#1 Where is El Zacatón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Zacatón in San Luis Potosí, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí) is 6,273 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3336 | 2937 | 6273 |
| 2010 | 3200 | 3040 | 6240 |
| 2005 | 2985 | 2500 | 5485 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.73 | 11.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 42.32% | 30.50% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.11% | 10.18% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.26% | 11.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.86% | 9.12% |
| Schooling level: | 5.95 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.28 | 4.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.51 | 5.03 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| 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 Villa de Ramos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.11% | 30.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.86% | 53.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.84% | 8.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,635 | 1,851 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.76% | 98.20% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.82% | 95.74% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.36% | 74.45% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.80% | 82.37% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.68% | 95.41% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.81% | 68.66% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 84.04% | 63.94% |
| Homes with a car: | 47.28% | 40.72% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.31% | 4.46% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 23.91% | 37.19% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.35% | 10.84% |
| Homes with Internet: | 37.55% | 0.67% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Zacatón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Zacatón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Villa de Ramos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Zacatón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zacatón
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Zacatón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Zacatón so you can contact them:- APARTAMENTOS EN VILLA DE RAMOS: 20 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA: 19 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CONTINENTAL: 26 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS CEDROS: 25 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Zacatón
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Zacatón? The list of the best places to visit in El Zacatón and nearby locations.Mountains in El Zacatón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Pelón (2111 meters): 10.7 km walk (221 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Redondo (2250 meters): 10.3 km walk (129 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Potosí (2453 meters): 10.7 km walk (179 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Gato (2415 meters): 11.1 km walk (167 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Las Escobas (94 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the South (11 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (Los Arenalitos) (36 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (9 minutes by car)
- Valle de San Juan (La Candelaria) (94 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the South (14 minutes by car)
- La Candelaria (27 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the South (18 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Zacatón 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 Zacatón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 378 | 385 | 763 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 637 | 643 | 1,280 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,979 | 1,560 | 3,539 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 342 | 349 | 691 |
#7 Pictures of El Zacatón
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Zacatón, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Zacatón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Zacatón en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí) is 78681
Are you going to send a letter to El Zacatón? Do you have a friend in El Zacatón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Zacatón consists of the following 5 digits: 78681. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Zacatón ("78") correspond to the state code of San Luis Potosí, 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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#10 Dentists in El Zacatón
#11 Schools in El Zacatón
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in El Zacatón
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- Mexican street food in El Zacatón (San Luis Potosí)
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Villa de Ramos
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- El Toro (196 inhabitants)
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- Presa de Santa Ana (- inhabitants)
- Rancho San Carlos (Linda Vista) (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Torres (7 inhabitants)
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