Potrero de Cancio
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Potrero de Cancio, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 243 inhabitants of Sinaloa.
The town of Potrero de Cancio belongs to the municipality of Choix (State of Sinaloa). There are 243 inhabitants and it is 440 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Potrero de Cancio, 28% 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 Potrero de Cancio is located at 11.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Choix, 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 Potrero de Cancio.
#1 Where is Potrero de Cancio? How to go? Map
Online map of Potrero de Cancio in Sinaloa, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Potrero de Cancio (Sinaloa) is 243 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | 118 | 243 |
| 2010 | 156 | 177 | 333 |
| 2005 | 175 | 190 | 365 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.56 | 14.12 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa: | 6.17% | 7.21% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.88% | 10.81% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.17% | 14.12% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.70% | 7.05% |
| Schooling level: | 6.33 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.08 | 5.26 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.58 | 5.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.65% | 0.60% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.41% | 0.60% |
| 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 Choix (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.57% | 30.63% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.47% | 53.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.00% | 5.13% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 79 | 130 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.20% | 94.74% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.20% | 76.84% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 72.15% | 87.37% |
| Homes with a radio: | 29.11% | 47.37% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.81% | 85.26% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.08% | 83.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 53.16% | 46.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.30% | 42.11% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.53% | 3.16% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.34% | 48.42% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Potrero de Cancio
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Potrero de Cancio, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Choix. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Potrero de Cancio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Potrero de Cancio
Do you want to stay in Potrero de Cancio? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Potrero de Cancio:- MOTEL BRINCA.BRINCA: 15 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HUITES: 15 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE MINAS: 18 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAHIRANY: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Potrero de Cancio
A weekend in Potrero de Cancio and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Potrero de Cancio and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Potrero de Cancio for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Plata (727 meters): 3.1 km walk (63 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Canoa (659 meters): 3.5 km walk (46 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Matzomiqui (1017 meters): 3.9 km walk (77 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Durazno (711 meters): 6.4 km walk (113 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Vainilla (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- Cajón de Cancio (275 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- El Trigo (76 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Guamúchil (Guamúchil de los Valdez) (50 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Potrero de Cancio (Sinaloa)
In Potrero de Cancio 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 Potrero de Cancio, 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) | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 59 | 65 | 124 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 26 | 58 |
#7 Pictures of Potrero de Cancio
In order for you to enjoy nature around Potrero de Cancio, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Potrero de Cancio, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of Potrero de Cancio (Sinaloa) is 81737
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Potrero de Cancio so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 81737. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Potrero de Cancio ("81") correspond to the State of Sinaloa, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in Potrero de Cancio
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Choix
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Choix
- Agua Amarilla (- inhabitants)
- El Aguaje (31 inhabitants)
- El Descanso (135 inhabitants)
- El Flojo (- inhabitants)
- El Trigo (- inhabitants)
- José Lucas (3 inhabitants)
- La Chirimoya (4 inhabitants)
- La Igualamita (2 inhabitants)
- La Noria (Terrerito) (- inhabitants)
- La Sauceda (16 inhabitants)
- Las Higueras (6 inhabitants)
- Mesa del Toro (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Viejo (3 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (3 inhabitants)
- San Simón (29 inhabitants)