San Carlos (Puebla)
Learn about medium-sized town of San Carlos through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 281 inhabitants of the State of Puebla
The town of San Carlos (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Zacapoaxtla. There are 281 inhabitants and it is 1,573 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tlatlauquitepec is 20 minutes away by car (18 km). It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Carlos, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 21% 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 San Carlos is located at 4.1 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Zacapoaxtla, 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 San Carlos.
#1 Where is San Carlos? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Carlos (Puebla)? 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 San Carlos (Puebla) is 281 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 148 | 133 | 281 |
| 2010 | 128 | 109 | 237 |
| 2005 | 136 | 120 | 256 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.21 | 2.75 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 8.54% | 8.86% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.69% | 5.49% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.42% | 2.75% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.27% | 7.81% |
| Schooling level: | 9.18 | 8.12 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.29 | 8.13 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.07 | 8.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 34.88% | 51.90% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 12.10% | 24.89% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.36% | 0.42% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Zacapoaxtla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.75% | 38.82% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.89% | 53.21% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.54% | 26.56% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 77 | 72 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.70% | 95.24% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 69.84% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.01% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 76.62% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.21% | 88.89% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 63.64% | 53.97% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 37.66% | 25.40% |
| Homes with a car: | 32.47% | 23.81% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.18% | 14.29% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 7.79% | 17.46% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 84.42% | 26.98% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.78% | 4.76% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Carlos
With the satellite map of San Carlos 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 Zacapoaxtla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Carlos.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Carlos
Many people want to stay in the town of San Carlos 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:- HOSTAL HACIENDA APULCO: 2 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL ECLIPSE: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL ECLIPSE: 4 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES 24 HORAS: 5 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Carlos
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in San Carlos? The list of the best places to visit in San Carlos and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de San Carlos para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Ixtaczayo (1915 meters): 4.5 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Nexpan (2001 meters): 4.0 km walk (74 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Caxtepetl (1701 meters): 4.6 km walk (65 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Taxinoltepetl (2115 meters): 6.2 km walk (114 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Tlatlauquitepec (Puebla): Don't miss "Plaza Principal", 20 km, heading Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- Ciudad de Cuetzalan (Puebla): Don't miss "Espectáculos típicos", 25 km, heading Northeast (21 minutes by car)
- Tetela de Ocampo (Puebla): Don't miss "Grutas Acocomoca", 60 km, heading Southwest (40 minutes by car)
- Zozocolco (Veracruz): Don't miss "Zona Protegida 'El Jabalí'", 48 km, heading North (44 minutes by car)
- Teziutlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen", 44 km, heading East (37 minutes by car)
- Xalacapan (5477 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Apulco (17 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Ahuatepec (281 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Atzalán (283 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Carlos (Puebla)
In San Carlos 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 San Carlos, 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) | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 25 | 46 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 86 | 81 | 167 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 14 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of San Carlos
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Carlos? 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 San Carlos.
Disfrute con las fotos de San Carlos en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of San Carlos (Puebla) is 73685
Are you going to send a letter to San Carlos? Do you have a friend in San Carlos and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Carlos consists of the following 5 digits: 73685. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Carlos ("73") correspond to the state code of Puebla, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for San Carlos as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in San Carlos
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zacapoaxtla
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