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Los Cardos (Durango)

Maps, pictures and statistics of Los Cardos, a beautiful small village of 190 inhabitants of the State of Durango

The town of Los Cardos (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Otáez. There are 190 inhabitants and it is 1,678 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Los Cardos, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% 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 Los Cardos is located at 17.7 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Otáez, 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 Los Cardos.

#1 Where is Los Cardos? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Los Cardos (Durango) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Los Cardos, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of Los Cardos (Durango) is 190 inhabitants

Population data in Los Cardos (Durango)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	92	98	190
2010	89	84	173
2005	85	81	166

Evolution of the population in Los Cardos: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Los Cardos:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.69	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:	0.53%	4.05%
Illiterate population:	0.53%	1.16%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	0.53%	2.25%
Schooling level:	7.77	6.57
Schooling level (men):	7.73	6.52
Schooling level (women):	7.8	6.61

Indigenous culture data in Los Cardos:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Los Cardos, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Los Cardos:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	34.74%	31.21%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	51.02%	47.62%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	17.39%	15.73%
Number of inhabited private housings:	46	55
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	95.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	97.50%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	95.65%	95.00%
Homes with a radio:	10.87%	15.00%
Homes with a television:	84.78%	97.50%
Homes with a refrigerator:	80.43%	77.50%
Homes with a washing machine:	65.22%	55.00%
Homes with a car:	52.17%	25.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	6.52%	2.50%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.17%	2.50%
Homes with cell phones:	65.22%	2.50%
Homes with Internet:	2.17%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Los Cardos (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Durango, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Los Cardos

With the satellite map of Los Cardos 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 Otáez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Los Cardos.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Cardos

Do you want to stay in Los Cardos? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Los Cardos:

• HOTEL LA VILLA: 25 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS CUMBRES: 28 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
• HOTEL JUANITA: 28 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
• HOTEL 5 HERMANOS: 24 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Los Cardos

A weekend in Los Cardos and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Los Cardos and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in Los Cardos for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Los Monos (2204 meters): 7.6 km walk (94 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Alto (2768 meters): 17.6 km walk (363 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Las Golondrinas (2558 meters): 16.0 km walk (204 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro La Planta (2564 meters): 16.4 km walk (239 minutes), heading Southwest.

Other towns near Los Cardos:

• San José de Bacis (180 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• Sapiorís (220 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (9 minutes by car)
• Morillitos (196 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)
• La Obscuridad (45 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the Southeast (11 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of Los Cardos (Durango)

In Los Cardos 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 Los Cardos, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Los Cardos (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	7	17	24
Youth (6-14 years)	24	22	46
Adults (15-59 years)	57	49	106
Elderly (60+ years)	4	10	14

#7 Pictures of Los Cardos

In order for you to enjoy nature around Los Cardos, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Los Cardos, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of Los Cardos (Durango) is 34669

Are you going to send a letter to Los Cardos? Do you have a friend in Los Cardos and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Los Cardos consists of the following 5 digits: 34669. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Los Cardos ("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.

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#10 Schools in Los Cardos

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