La Cuchilla (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Cuchilla through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 237 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of La Cuchilla (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina. There are 237 inhabitants and it is 1,004 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpan de Serra is 71 minutes away by car (56 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #25 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Cuchilla, 69% of the inhabitants are catholic and 9% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of La Cuchilla is located at 16.2 kilometers from San Diego (Pueblo Viejo), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. In addition, it is located at 6.0 kilometers from Santa Catarina, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Cuchilla.
#1 Where is La Cuchilla? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Cuchilla in San Luis Potosí? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in La Cuchilla.
Find out the most popular and common surnames in the San Luis Potosí State
#2 The population of La Cuchilla (San Luis Potosí) is 237 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 118 | 119 | 237 |
| 2010 | 93 | 87 | 180 |
| 2005 | 73 | 93 | 166 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 25.29 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.92% | 26.67% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.75% | 25.29% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.17% | 27.96% |
| Schooling level: | 5.14 | 3.25 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.6 | 3.18 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.68 | 3.33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.65% | 87.22% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 31.11% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 27.00% | 28.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.74% | 57.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 5.08% | 1.08% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 55 | 37 |
| Homes with electricity: | 74.55% | 59.46% |
| Homes with piped water: | 81.82% | 83.78% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 10.91% | 64.86% |
| Homes with a radio: | 7.27% | 43.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 30.91% | 8.11% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 25.45% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 9.09% | 2.70% |
| Homes with a car: | 5.45% | 2.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 3.64% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.82% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cuchilla
With the satellite map of La Cuchilla 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 Santa Catarina. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cuchilla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cuchilla
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cuchilla, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cuchilla so you can contact them:- HOTEL HACIENDA MISIÓN CONCÁ: 29 km away, direction Southwest (21 minutes by car)
- VILLAS VILLA RIVIERA: 35 km away, direction Southwest (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ARROYO SECO INN: 35 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ECO II: 54 km away, direction South (39 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cuchilla
Want to know what to see in La Cuchilla if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Cuchilla.Las mejores montes de La Cuchilla para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Soledad de Abajo (653 meters): 8.2 km walk (105 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Peñas Paradas (723 meters): 8.0 km walk (117 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Palmita (928 meters): 10.8 km walk (208 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Chacas (574 meters): 8.6 km walk (153 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Jalpan de Serra (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Río Jalpan", 71 km, heading South (56 minutes by car)
- El Carrizalillo (312 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Las Tinajas (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Frijolares (97 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Los Cuicillos (40 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cuchilla (San Luis Potosí)
In La Cuchilla 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 La Cuchilla, 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) | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 66 | 59 | 125 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 16 | 24 |
#7 Pictures of La Cuchilla
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Cuchilla, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Cuchilla, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Cuchilla en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Cuchilla (San Luis Potosí) is 79796
Are you going to send a letter to La Cuchilla? Do you have a friend in La Cuchilla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Cuchilla consists of the following 5 digits: 79796. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cuchilla ("79") 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.
#9 Vote for La Cuchilla as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Cuchilla or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Cuchilla to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in San Luis Potosí
#10 Schools in La Cuchilla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina
- Adalberto Solís (4 inhabitants)
- Agua Nueva (108 inhabitants)
- Calabazas (San Francisco del Sauce) (353 inhabitants)
- El Carrizalillo (312 inhabitants)
- Las Lucías (16 inhabitants)
- Las Milpitas (16 inhabitants)
- Las Tinajas (10 inhabitants)
- Plan de Santo Domingo (26 inhabitants)
- Plan de Santo Domingo (Los Chávez) (21 inhabitants)
- Puerto la Cruz (110 inhabitants)
- San Diego (Pueblo Viejo) (889 inhabitants)
- San José de Arriba (191 inhabitants)
- Tampaso (5 inhabitants)
- Tanlacut (Pueblo de Tanlacut) (93 inhabitants)
- Tanlú (455 inhabitants)