Santiago de la Herradura
We have collected many facts about the small village of Santiago de la Herradura, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 200 inhabitants of Zacatecas.
The town of Santiago de la Herradura belongs to the municipality of Sombrerete (State of Zacatecas). There are 200 inhabitants and it is 2,289 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Sombrerete is 31 minutes away by car (26 km). It is the most populated town in the position #51 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Santiago de la Herradura, 55% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% 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 Santiago de la Herradura is located at 19.8 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Sombrerete, 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 Santiago de la Herradura.
#1 Where is Santiago de la Herradura? How to go? Map
Online map of Santiago de la Herradura in Zacatecas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Santiago de la Herradura (Zacatecas) is 200 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99 | 101 | 200 |
| 2010 | 92 | 105 | 197 |
| 2005 | 71 | 67 | 138 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.72 | 1.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 15.00% | 0.51% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.50% | 1.52% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.50% | 1.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 1.09% |
| Schooling level: | 8.57 | 7.30 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.94 | 7.13 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.21 | 7.48 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 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 Sombrerete (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.00% | 28.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.33% | 53.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.18% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 47 | 60 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 82.98% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.36% | 80.85% |
| Homes with a radio: | 82.98% | 87.23% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 97.87% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 97.87% | 80.85% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.34% | 57.45% |
| Homes with a car: | 82.98% | 70.21% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.51% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.51% | 23.40% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.72% | 10.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.04% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santiago de la Herradura
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santiago de la Herradura, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Sombrerete. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santiago de la Herradura.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santiago de la Herradura
Many people want to stay in the town of Santiago de la Herradura 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:- POSADA LA NORIA: 27 km away, direction South (23 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CONDE DEL JARAL: 29 km away, direction South (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HACIENDA GRANDE: 29 km away, direction South (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA DEL REAL DE MINAS: 26 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santiago de la Herradura
Want to know what to see in Santiago de la Herradura if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Santiago de la Herradura.Mountains in Santiago de la Herradura for hiking and trails:
- Loma El Toro (2382 meters): 6.1 km walk (82 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Cerrito (2436 meters): 9.7 km walk (201 minutes), heading East.
- Loma Las Chilitas (2411 meters): 8.5 km walk (118 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Pelón (2532 meters): 10.1 km walk (127 minutes), heading North.
- Sombrerete (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Templo de los Cráneos", 31 km, heading South (26 minutes by car)
- San Miguel de la Herradura (98 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- José María Morelos (Morelos) (661 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- Alfredo V. Bonfil (Alfredo Bonfil) (501 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- El Sauz del Terrero (354 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the Northeast (15 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santiago de la Herradura (Zacatecas)
In Santiago de la Herradura 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 Santiago de la Herradura, 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) | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 62 | 123 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 7 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of Santiago de la Herradura
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santiago de la Herradura? 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 Santiago de la Herradura.
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#9 Schools in Santiago de la Herradura
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Sombrerete
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- Colonia Cuauhtémoc (Santa Catarina) (803 inhabitants)
- Comales (4 inhabitants)
- El Cheroque (- inhabitants)
- El Sauz del Terrero (354 inhabitants)
- Jaltomates (13 inhabitants)
- La Boquilla (- inhabitants)
- Linares (22 inhabitants)
- Lo de Mena (257 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Coyote (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Girasol (3 inhabitants)
- San Antonio del Cerrito (El Cerrito) (243 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (- inhabitants)
- Santa María de las Luces (6 inhabitants)
- Tejones (El Yerbanís) (- inhabitants)