Potrero Viejo (San Lucas Ojitlán, Oaxaca)

We have collected many facts about the small village of Potrero Viejo, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 131 inhabitants of Oaxaca.

The place of Potrero Viejo is inside the municipality of San Lucas Ojitlán (in the State of Oaxaca). There are 131 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #38 of the whole municipality. Potrero Viejo is at 57 meters of altitude.

Data: In Potrero Viejo, 59% 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 Viejo is located at 16.4 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Lucas Ojitlán, 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 Viejo.

#1 Where is Potrero Viejo? How to go? Map

Online map of Potrero Viejo in Oaxaca, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of Potrero Viejo (Oaxaca) is 131 inhabitants

Population data in Potrero Viejo (San Lucas Ojitlán, Oaxaca)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206368131
20106463127
20055357110
Evolution of the population in Potrero Viejo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Potrero Viejo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.4711.11
Population coming from outside the State of Oaxaca:1.53%0.00%
Illiterate population:6.11%12.60%
Illiterate population (men):1.53%11.11%
Illiterate population (women):4.58%14.06%
Schooling level:7.415.04
Schooling level (men):7.645.56
Schooling level (women):7.184.46
Indigenous culture data in Potrero Viejo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:87.02%88.98%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:6.87%11.02%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Potrero Viejo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Oaxaca, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Potrero Viejo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:68.70%43.31%
Employed population over 12 years (men):72.06%61.90%
Employed population over 12 years (women):65.08%25.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2723
Homes with electricity:100.00%91.30%
Housing with piped water:100.00%65.22%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:29.63%95.65%
Dwellings with radio:51.85%60.87%
Housing with television:62.96%47.83%
Housing with refrigerator:48.15%21.74%
Housing with washing machine:22.22%0.00%
Housing with automobile:0.00%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:7.41%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:74.07%8.70%
Homes with Internet:3.70%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Potrero Viejo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Oaxaca, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Potrero Viejo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Potrero Viejo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Lucas Ojitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Potrero Viejo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Potrero Viejo

Many people want to stay in the town of Potrero Viejo 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of Potrero Viejo (Oaxaca)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Potrero Viejo 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 Potrero Viejo there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Potrero Viejo
Data of the age pyramid of the town Potrero Viejo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)12618
Youth (6-14 years)61723
Adults (15-59 years)424284
Elderly (60+ years)336

#6 Photos of Potrero Viejo

In order for you to enjoy nature around Potrero Viejo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Potrero Viejo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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