La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Mesilla through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 224 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Salinas. There are 224 inhabitants and it is 2,100 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #23 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Mesilla, 26% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Mesilla is located at 10.5 kilometers from Salinas de Hidalgo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Mesilla.
#1 Where is La Mesilla? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Mesilla, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí) is 224 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 106 | 118 | 224 |
| 2010 | 84 | 104 | 188 |
| 2005 | 67 | 79 | 146 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.61 | 2.88 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 8.93% | 10.11% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.79% | 7.98% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.45% | 2.88% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.34% | 14.29% |
| Schooling level: | 7.15 | 5.03 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.29 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.07 | 5.52 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.77% | 37.77% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.56% | 58.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.19% | 11.90% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 51 | 49 |
| Homes with electricity: | 94.12% | 92.86% |
| Homes with piped water: | 15.69% | 2.38% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 43.14% | 38.10% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.75% | 78.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 78.43% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 62.75% | 35.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 50.98% | 45.24% |
| Homes with a car: | 37.25% | 47.62% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.96% | 7.14% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 72.55% | 14.29% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Mesilla
With the satellite map of La Mesilla 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 Salinas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Mesilla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Mesilla
Do you want to stay in La Mesilla? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Mesilla:- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 19 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA CARYAL: 18 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL VALLE: 20 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- DEPARTAMENTOS Y CASAS AMUEBLADOS CON SERVICIOS DE HOTEL: 19 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Mesilla
Want to know what to see in La Mesilla if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Mesilla.Las mejores montes de La Mesilla para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- La Mesilla (2145 meters): 1.0 km walk (13 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Don Eligio (2157 meters): 2.3 km walk (48 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Negrito (2090 meters): 2.7 km walk (46 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Mezquital (Monte El Mezquital) (2074 meters): 3.8 km walk (54 minutes), heading West.
- San Pedro de Alcántar (30 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- El Mezquital (26 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Martínez (Las Timias) (44 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- San Pedro Alcántar (La Chinche) (7 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí)
In La Mesilla 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 Mesilla, 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) | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 67 | 65 | 132 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 8 | 9 |
#7 Pictures of La Mesilla
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Mesilla? 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 La Mesilla.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Mesilla en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Mesilla (San Luis Potosí) is 78602
Are you going to send a letter to La Mesilla? Do you have a friend in La Mesilla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Mesilla consists of the following 5 digits: 78602. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Mesilla ("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.
#9 Vote for La Mesilla as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in La Mesilla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Salinas
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Salinas
- El Carajo (87 inhabitants)
- Fracción la Zanja (15 inhabitants)
- La Bolsa (157 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (2 inhabitants)
- La Estrella (- inhabitants)
- La Mesilla (224 inhabitants)
- La Pedrera (8 inhabitants)
- Lira (3 inhabitants)
- Los Güeros (19 inhabitants)
- Rancho la Esperanza (- inhabitants)
- San Isidro Peñón Blanco (212 inhabitants)
- San José del Olvido (6 inhabitants)
- San Pedro de Alcántar (30 inhabitants)
- Santa María (217 inhabitants)
- Vicente Guerrero (La Cócona) (217 inhabitants)