La Pólvora (Guadalcázar, San Luis Potosí)
Maps, photos and statistics of La Pólvora, a beautiful large village of 695 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The place of La Pólvora is inside the municipality of Guadalcázar (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 695 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality. La Pólvora is at 1,335 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Pólvora, 88% of the inhabitants are catholic and 70% of the dwellings 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 La Pólvora is located at 35.3 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Entronque de Matehuala (El Huizache), which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Guadalcázar) it is at 12.2 kilometers in direction East. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Pólvora.
#1 Where is La Pólvora? How to go? Map
Online map of La Pólvora 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 La Pólvora (San Luis Potosí) is 695 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 349 | 346 | 695 |
| 2010 | 341 | 358 | 699 |
| 2005 | 326 | 333 | 659 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 13.97 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 17.27% | 19.03% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.65% | 14.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.04% | 13.97% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.61% | 15.54% |
| Schooling level: | 5.86 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.84 | 4.86 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.89 | 4.56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.43% | 0.29% |
| 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: | 28.49% | 37.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.40% | 64.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.74% | 9.68% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 167 | 183 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.20% | 90.91% |
| Housing with piped water: | 4.19% | 92.73% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 25.75% | 75.15% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 34.73% | 32.73% |
| Housing with television: | 82.04% | 78.79% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 78.44% | 61.21% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 70.06% | 56.36% |
| Housing with automobile: | 32.34% | 27.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.80% | 2.42% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 11.98% | 4.85% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 34.13% | 4.85% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.80% | 0.61% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Pólvora
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Pólvora, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Guadalcázar. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Pólvora.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Pólvora
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Pólvora, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Pólvora so you can contact them.:- HOTEL ROMO: 18 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GUADALCAZAR: 56 km away, direction South (46 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANT PLAZA JARDÍN: 54 km away, direction South (37 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANT REAL DE ALCAZAR: 58 km away, direction South (44 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Pólvora (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Pólvora by age and sex, 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 La Pólvora there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 44 | 42 | 86 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 67 | 65 | 132 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 183 | 178 | 361 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 55 | 61 | 116 |
#6 Photos of La Pólvora
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Pólvora, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Pólvora, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of La Pólvora (San Luis Potosí) is 78897
Are you going to send a letter to La Pólvora? Do you have a friend in La Pólvora and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Pólvora consists of the following 5 digits: 78897. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Pólvora ("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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Guadalcázar
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- El Terrero de los Posadas (41 inhabitants)
- Entronque de Matehuala (El Huizache) (1613 inhabitants)
- La Noria de las Flores (183 inhabitants)
- La Cieneguilla (José Ubaldo García Nieto) (5 inhabitants)
- Los Amoles (350 inhabitants)
- Peyote (546 inhabitants)
- Restaurante Café Marisol (1 inhabitants)
- San Antonio del Tulillo (115 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio (93 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (3 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (El Llano) (8 inhabitants)
- San Pedro el Alto (12 inhabitants)
- Soledad de la Biznaga (117 inhabitants)