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Puerto Blanco (Durango)

Maps, pictures and statistics of Puerto Blanco, a beautiful small village of 114 inhabitants of the State of Durango

The town of Puerto Blanco (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 114 inhabitants and it is 2,915 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #168 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Puerto Blanco, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 50% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Puerto Blanco? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Puerto Blanco is located at 50.8 kilometers (in direction Northeast) 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 Puerto Blanco.

#1 Where is Puerto Blanco? How to go? Map

Location map of Puerto Blanco in Durango: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Puerto Blanco, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of Puerto Blanco (Durango) is 114 inhabitants

Population data in Puerto Blanco (Durango)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	53	61	114
2010	23	24	47
2005	24	22	46

Evolution of the population in Puerto Blanco: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Puerto Blanco:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.22	20.83
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	7.89%	21.28%
Illiterate population (men):	2.63%	20.83%
Illiterate population (women):	5.26%	21.74%
Schooling level:	6.69	3.44
Schooling level (men):	6.85	4.14
Schooling level (women):	6.54	2.55

Indigenous culture data in Puerto Blanco:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	78.07%	82.98%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	20.18%	12.77%

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

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mezquital (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Puerto Blanco:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	23.68%	12.77%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	31.15%	16.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	15.09%	8.70%
Number of inhabited private housings:	20	12
Homes with electricity:	65.00%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	80.00%	16.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	20.00%	25.00%
Homes with a radio:	20.00%	25.00%
Homes with a television:	10.00%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	25.00%	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:	50.00%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Puerto Blanco (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 Puerto Blanco

With the satellite map of Puerto Blanco 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 Puerto Blanco.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Puerto Blanco

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

• POSADA HUICOT: 73 km away, direction Northwest (60 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 72 km away, direction Northwest (48 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 74 km away, direction Northwest (59 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 76 km away, direction Northwest (62 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Puerto Blanco

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

• Cerro El Angel (2975 meters): 7.3 km walk (110 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro El Toro (2501 meters): 8.2 km walk (107 minutes), heading South.
• Mesa La Gloria (2736 meters): 16.2 km walk (270 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Mesa La Herradura (2343 meters): 13.5 km walk (193 minutes), heading North.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of Puerto Blanco?:

• Tres Manzanillas (13 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Northwest (11 minutes by car)
• Las Cuevitas (Entronque Alamitos) (37 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the West (10 minutes by car)
• El Bajío (15 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the West (14 minutes by car)
• Las Cervezas (11 inhabitants): Located 14 km to the West (17 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 Puerto Blanco (Durango)

In Puerto Blanco 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 Puerto Blanco, 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 Puerto Blanco (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	6	22	28
Youth (6-14 years)	19	12	31
Adults (15-59 years)	26	25	51
Elderly (60+ years)	2	2	4

#7 Pictures of Puerto Blanco

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Puerto Blanco? 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 Puerto Blanco.
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#8 The Postal Code of Puerto Blanco (Durango) is 34988

Are you going to send a letter to Puerto Blanco? Do you have a friend in Puerto Blanco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Puerto Blanco consists of the following 5 digits: 34988. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Puerto Blanco ("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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