Las Cuevas (Durango)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,387 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of Las Cuevas (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Lerdo. There are 1,387 inhabitants and it is 1,140 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #19 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Las Cuevas, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 26% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of Las Cuevas is located at 5.0 kilometers from Ciudad Lerdo (Cab.), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Las Cuevas.
#1 Where is Las Cuevas? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Las Cuevas (Durango) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Las Cuevas, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Las Cuevas (Durango) is 1,387 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 675 | 712 | 1387 |
| 2010 | 569 | 556 | 1125 |
| 2005 | 557 | 561 | 1118 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.4 | 3.60 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 13.91% | 12.18% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.09% | 4.09% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.23% | 3.60% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.87% | 4.57% |
| Schooling level: | 8.38 | 7.09 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.18 | 7.10 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.58 | 7.09 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Lerdo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.74% | 28.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.67% | 48.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.15% | 8.26% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 356 | 322 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.44% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.72% | 98.41% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.19% | 92.46% |
| Homes with a radio: | 67.42% | 77.38% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.82% | 95.63% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.10% | 90.87% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 85.67% | 76.98% |
| Homes with a car: | 53.09% | 45.24% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.85% | 11.90% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.49% | 4.37% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.48% | 61.90% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.84% | 4.37% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Cuevas
With the satellite map of Las Cuevas 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 Lerdo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Cuevas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cuevas
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Las Cuevas, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Las Cuevas so you can contact them:- HOTEL EXPRESS: 6 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS FUENTES: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL NOGALES: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 8 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Cuevas
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Las Cuevas? The list of the best places to visit in Las Cuevas and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de Las Cuevas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Alto (1378 meters): 6.3 km walk (123 minutes), heading North.
- Loma El Diente (1183 meters): 8.0 km walk (112 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Las Barronas (1388 meters): 8.7 km walk (116 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Barrón (1364 meters): 6.6 km walk (128 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Prom. Gan. del Real S.A. de C.V. (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- El Sacrificio (504 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Las Isabeles (472 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Noria San Juan de la Cruz (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Cuevas (Durango)
In Las Cuevas 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 Las Cuevas, 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 | 72 | 146 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 112 | 134 | 246 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 436 | 437 | 873 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 53 | 69 | 122 |
#7 Pictures of Las Cuevas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Cuevas? 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 Las Cuevas.
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#8 The Postal Code of Las Cuevas (Durango) is 35185
Are you going to send a letter to Las Cuevas? Do you have a friend in Las Cuevas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Cuevas consists of the following 5 digits: 35185. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Cuevas ("35") 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 Las Cuevas 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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#10 Schools in Las Cuevas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Lerdo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Lerdo
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- Jesús Cazares (2 inhabitants)
- La Isla (6 inhabitants)
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- Los 3 Reyes (4 inhabitants)
- Los Reyes (5 inhabitants)
- Mariana Sierra (2 inhabitants)
- Mario Lozano Sánchez (25 inhabitants)
- Las Teresitas (- inhabitants)
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- Los Sabinos (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Manantial (6 inhabitants)
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