Santa Gertrudis (Durango)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Santa Gertrudis, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 243 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of Santa Gertrudis (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Mezquital. There are 243 inhabitants and it is 1,448 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Nombre de Dios is 63 minutes away by car (59 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #27 of the ranking.
Data: In Santa Gertrudis, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 79% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Santa Gertrudis? You can find it at 8.7 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of San Francisco del Mezquital, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santa Gertrudis through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santa Gertrudis? How to go? Map
Online map of Santa Gertrudis in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Santa Gertrudis (Durango) is 243 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 128 | 115 | 243 |
| 2010 | 107 | 116 | 223 |
| 2005 | 122 | 112 | 234 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.63 | 5.17 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.00% | 4.04% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.64% | 5.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.70% | 5.17% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.94% | 6.54% |
| Schooling level: | 7.92 | 5.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.96 | 5.32 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.88 | 6.50 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 11.52% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.29% | 0.00% |
| 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 Mezquital (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.98% | 20.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.83% | 29.31% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 23.44% | 10.28% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 62 | 75 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.39% | 98.08% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 53.23% | 69.23% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.55% | 86.54% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.10% | 82.69% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 79.03% | 63.46% |
| Homes with a car: | 67.74% | 61.54% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.29% | 9.62% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 91.94% | 75.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.84% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santa Gertrudis
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santa Gertrudis, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mezquital. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santa Gertrudis.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santa Gertrudis
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Santa Gertrudis, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Santa Gertrudis so you can contact them:- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 10 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 11 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- POSADA HUICOT: 14 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santa Gertrudis
A weekend in Santa Gertrudis and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Santa Gertrudis and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Santa Gertrudis for hiking and trails:
- Mesa El Muerto (2021 meters): 9.2 km walk (149 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Bandera (2003 meters): 9.9 km walk (199 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mesa La Bolsa (1934 meters): 10.8 km walk (148 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Los Pintos (2025 meters): 14.9 km walk (186 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Nombre de Dios (Durango): Don't miss "Iglesia de Amado Nervo", 63 km, heading Northeast (59 minutes by car)
- Santa Elenita (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- El Refugio (45 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- San José del Ranchito (El Ranchito) (20 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- La Labor (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santa Gertrudis (Durango)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santa Gertrudis by age and gender, 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 Santa Gertrudis there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 72 | 67 | 139 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 14 | 33 |
#7 Pictures of Santa Gertrudis
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santa Gertrudis? 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 Santa Gertrudis.
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#8 The Postal Code of Santa Gertrudis (Durango) is 34973
Are you going to send a letter to Santa Gertrudis? Do you have a friend in Santa Gertrudis and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Santa Gertrudis consists of the following 5 digits: 34973. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Santa Gertrudis ("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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#10 Schools in Santa Gertrudis
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
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- El Gavilán (6 inhabitants)
- El Limón (22 inhabitants)
- Hojas Anchas (7 inhabitants)
- Joya de los Pinos Altos (5 inhabitants)
- La Cueva (12 inhabitants)
- La Mesa de los Aguacates (35 inhabitants)
- La Silla Quemada (28 inhabitants)
- Las Palomas (40 inhabitants)
- Los Barriles (Barrilitos) (35 inhabitants)
- Los Carrizos (20 inhabitants)
- Los Picachos (100 inhabitants)
- Los Sauces (54 inhabitants)
- Puerto el Platanar (13 inhabitants)
- San Juan de Morga (- inhabitants)