Las Escobas (Durango)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Las Escobas, a beautiful small village of 17 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The town of Las Escobas (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 17 inhabitants and it is 1,740 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #290 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Las Escobas, 8% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Las Escobas is located at 42.0 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 Las Escobas.
#1 Where is Las Escobas? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Las Escobas (Durango)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Las Escobas (Durango) is 17 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| 2005 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.83 | 7.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 5.88% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 29.41% | 8.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 11.76% | 7.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 17.65% | 9.09% |
| Schooling level: | 5 | 4.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 4.22 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 82.35% | 100.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 23.53% | 0.00% |
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: | 23.53% | 0.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.44% | 0.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | 4 |
| Homes with electricity: | 50.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.00% | 50.00% |
| 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% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 25.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Escobas
With the satellite map of Las Escobas 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 Las Escobas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Escobas
Many people want to stay in the town of Las Escobas itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- POSADA HUICOT: 70 km away, direction North (59 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 65 km away, direction North (50 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 57 km away, direction North (41 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 60 km away, direction North (41 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Escobas
A weekend in Las Escobas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Las Escobas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Las Escobas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Mesa El Cacayón (1916 meters): 2.7 km walk (39 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Amarillo (1839 meters): 2.7 km walk (33 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Los Fresnos (1909 meters): 6.7 km walk (102 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mesa Chirimia (1936 meters): 10.8 km walk (141 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa la Bayona (Mesa del Cacayón) (111 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (Los Chapotes) (49 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Duranguito (7 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Las Cabezas (9 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Escobas (Durango)
In Las Escobas 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 Escobas, 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) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of Las Escobas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Escobas? 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 Escobas.
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#8 The Postal Code of Las Escobas (Durango) is 34984
Are you going to send a letter to Las Escobas? Do you have a friend in Las Escobas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Escobas consists of the following 5 digits: 34984. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Escobas ("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 Las Escobas 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
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