General Francisco Murguía (Durango)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,325 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of General Francisco Murguía (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Nombre de Dios. There are 1,325 inhabitants and it is 1,882 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Nombre de Dios is 28 minutes away by car (25 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Data: In General Francisco Murguía, 85% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of General Francisco Murguía? You can find it at 15.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Nombre de Dios, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of General Francisco Murguía through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is General Francisco Murguía? How to go? Map
Online map of General Francisco Murguía in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of General Francisco Murguía (Durango) is 1,325 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 667 | 658 | 1325 |
| 2010 | 632 | 609 | 1241 |
| 2005 | 603 | 578 | 1181 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 3.78 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 3.85% | 4.27% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.79% | 3.06% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.58% | 3.78% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.21% | 2.37% |
| Schooling level: | 8.42 | 7.21 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.17 | 7.05 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.65 | 7.37 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.15% | 0.16% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 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 Nombre de Dios (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.15% | 29.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.43% | 55.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.09% | 5.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 338 | 340 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.41% | 97.61% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.70% | 98.29% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.12% | 90.78% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.95% | 79.52% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.15% | 96.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.31% | 80.20% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 76.92% | 59.04% |
| Homes with a car: | 55.92% | 55.29% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.27% | 8.53% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 33.14% | 52.90% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.66% | 31.74% |
| Homes with Internet: | 21.89% | 0.34% |
#3 Satellite photo of General Francisco Murguía
Amazing satellite GPS maps of General Francisco Murguía, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Nombre de Dios. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of General Francisco Murguía.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near General Francisco Murguía
Do you want to stay in General Francisco Murguía? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to General Francisco Murguía:- HOTEL JUAREZ: 19 km away, direction Southeast (14 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SANTA FE: 22 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA BLANCA: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in General Francisco Murguía
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in General Francisco Murguía? The list of the best places to visit in General Francisco Murguía and nearby locations.Mountains in General Francisco Murguía for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Santiago (2163 meters): 9.2 km walk (142 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Aguila (2431 meters): 9.6 km walk (169 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Alto (2495 meters): 11.9 km walk (231 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Venado (2468 meters): 13.2 km walk (176 minutes), heading South.
- Nombre de Dios (Durango): Don't miss "Paradero Nixtalpan", 28 km, heading West (25 minutes by car)
- Poanas (10 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Tobe (298 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- El Socorro (6 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
- Rojas (695 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the Northeast (11 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of General Francisco Murguía (Durango)
In General Francisco Murguía 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 General Francisco Murguía, 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) | 74 | 69 | 143 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 118 | 134 | 252 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 406 | 377 | 783 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 69 | 78 | 147 |
#7 Pictures of General Francisco Murguía
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of General Francisco Murguía? 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 General Francisco Murguía.
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#8 The Postal Code of General Francisco Murguía (Durango) is 34860
Do you want to know the Postal Code of General Francisco Murguía 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: 34860. The first two digits of the ZIP code of General Francisco Murguía ("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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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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- The most beautiful towns in Durango
#10 Schools in General Francisco Murguía
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Nombre de Dios
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Nombre de Dios
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- El Pueblito Veinte de Noviembre (La Fábrica) (386 inhabitants)
- El Tejamanil (- inhabitants)
- Emilio Portes Gil (299 inhabitants)
- Gabriel Hernández (Mancinas) (1170 inhabitants)
- General Francisco Murguía (1325 inhabitants)
- Las Delicias (4 inhabitants)
- Las Guacamayas (- inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua de San Juan (166 inhabitants)
- Rojas (695 inhabitants)
- San José (4 inhabitants)
- Santa Clara (2 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz de Guadalupe (1071 inhabitants)
- Tuitán (San José de Tuitán) (761 inhabitants)
- Yuriria (4 inhabitants)