La Pista (Durango)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Pista, a beautiful small village of 28 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The town of La Pista (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 28 inhabitants and it is 2,800 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #339 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Pista, 40% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Pista is located at 84.2 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Francisco del Mezquital, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Pista.
#1 Where is La Pista? How to go? Map
Online map of La Pista in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Pista (Durango) is 28 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2005 | 22 | 32 | 54 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.13 | 7.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 17.86% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.57% | 7.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 14.29% | 57.14% |
| Schooling level: | 5.71 | 4.77 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.67 | 6 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5 | 2.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 85.71% | 90.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 42.86% | 20.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mezquital (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 0.00% | 10.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 0.00% | 15.38% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 20.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Pista
With the satellite map of La Pista 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 Mezquital. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Pista.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Pista
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Pista, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Pista so you can contact them:- HOTEL LAS MORAS: 51 km away, direction East (38 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HUEXUQUILLAN: 63 km away, direction East (43 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AZTECA: 54 km away, direction East (43 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MANANTIAL: 58 km away, direction East (39 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Pista
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Pista? The list of the best places to visit in La Pista and nearby locations.Mountains in La Pista for hiking and trails:
- Mesa del Oso (2831 meters): 4.0 km walk (83 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa El Toro (1911 meters): 5.9 km walk (111 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Diosillo (2598 meters): 6.7 km walk (84 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro de Dios (2605 meters): 6.9 km walk (104 minutes), heading East.
- La Ceja (71 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Ciénega del Oso (115 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- La Ceja (10 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Las Estacas (85 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Pista (Durango)
In La Pista 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 Pista, 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) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
#7 Pictures of La Pista
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Pista, 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 Pista, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Pista en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Pista (Durango) is 34977
Are you going to send a letter to La Pista? Do you have a friend in La Pista and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Pista consists of the following 5 digits: 34977. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Pista ("34") correspond to the state code of Durango, 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 Pista 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 Durango, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
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- Capultita (- inhabitants)
- El Bajo (- inhabitants)
- El Puerto del Carrizal (1 inhabitants)
- Guayabito (10 inhabitants)
- La Guacamaya (10 inhabitants)
- La Laguna (17 inhabitants)
- La Mesa de Tierra Blanca (La Mesita del Diablo) (20 inhabitants)
- Las Joyitas (16 inhabitants)
- Cerro las Palomas (2 inhabitants)
- Las Tortugas (7 inhabitants)
- Los Leones (- inhabitants)
- Peñasco Blanco (157 inhabitants)
- Puerto del Bule (1 inhabitants)
- Tepetates (17 inhabitants)