San Marcos (Puebla)
Maps, pictures and statistics of San Marcos, a beautiful large village of 556 inhabitants of the State of Puebla
The town of San Marcos (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Puebla. There are 556 inhabitants and it is 2,170 meters altitude. The Magical Town of San Pedro Cholula is 33 minutes away by car (26 km). It is the most populated town in the position #39 of the whole municipality.
Data: In San Marcos, 73% of the inhabitants are catholic and 43% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Marcos is located at 8.5 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza, 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 Marcos.
#1 Where is San Marcos? How to go? Map
Location map of San Marcos in Puebla: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in San Marcos, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of San Marcos (Puebla) is 556 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 271 | 285 | 556 |
| 2010 | 190 | 211 | 401 |
| 2005 | 123 | 113 | 236 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.08 | 2.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 8.63% | 9.48% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.70% | 6.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.36% | 2.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.34% | 10.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.54 | 6.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.71 | 6.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.38 | 6.39 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 48.38% | 48.88% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 20.14% | 26.68% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.18% | 0.50% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.35% | 34.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.98% | 49.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.21% | 17.37% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 122 | 133 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 93.62% |
| Homes with piped water: | 69.67% | 1.06% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 69.67% | 76.60% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.49% | 88.30% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.62% | 89.36% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 63.93% | 23.40% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 42.62% | 14.89% |
| Homes with a car: | 14.75% | 13.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.56% | 1.06% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.46% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.89% | 47.87% |
| Homes with Internet: | 8.20% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Marcos
With the satellite map of San Marcos 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 Puebla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Marcos.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Marcos
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of San Marcos, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to San Marcos so you can contact them:- MOTEL QUEENS: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL VALSEQUILLO: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PUEBLA INN EXPRESS: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MONTECARLO: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Marcos
A weekend in San Marcos and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Marcos and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de San Marcos para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Tlanaxcaso (2270 meters): 1.4 km walk (20 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Huatepec (2153 meters): 2.7 km walk (40 minutes), heading West.
- Loma Tlastepec (2205 meters): 2.8 km walk (43 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Tepalcayo (2118 meters): 3.3 km walk (58 minutes), heading West.
- San Pedro Cholula (Puebla): Don't miss "Convento de San Gabriel", 33 km, heading Northwest (26 minutes by car)
- Atlixco (Puebla): Don't miss "Pinacoteca San Juan de Dios", 53 km, heading West (41 minutes by car)
- Huejotzingo (Puebla): Don't miss "Mercado Hermanos Serdán", 68 km, heading Northwest (47 minutes by car)
- San Juan Tepepa (718 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Catarina (4458 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Artículo Primero Constitucional (1349 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- El Arenal (80 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Marcos (Puebla)
In San Marcos 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 Marcos, 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) | 38 | 52 | 90 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 53 | 58 | 111 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 170 | 162 | 332 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of San Marcos
In order for you to enjoy nature around San Marcos, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of San Marcos, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Marcos (Puebla) is 72176
Are you going to send a letter to San Marcos? Do you have a friend in San Marcos and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Marcos consists of the following 5 digits: 72176. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Marcos ("72") 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 Marcos as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Puebla, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Puebla
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