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From left to right, three satellite views closing in on Bancos de Calitique, Uweni Muyewe in Wixárika, Municipality of Mezquital, Durango.

Some statistical data (Source: PueblosAmerica.com. - Information and data from 2018)
The autonomous community of 
Bancos de Calitique is located in the Municipality of Mezquital, in the State of Durango. There are 528 inhabitants. Bancos de Calitique is 1009 meters above sea level.

There are 528 inhabitants, 255 men and 273 women. People from outside the State of Durango account for 3.79% of the total population. 12.69% of the inhabitants are illiterate (8.24% of the men, and 16.85% of the women). The average school enrolment ratio is 5.57 (6.50 of the men, and 4.79 of the women).

99.43% of the population is indigenous, and 77.46% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 3.03% of the population speaks one of the indigenous languages, but not Spanish.

20.08% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (31.76% of the men, and 9.16% of the women).

In Bancos de Calitique there are 99 dwellings. 37.93% of the dwellings have electricity, 37.93% have piped water, 57.47% have toilet or restroom, 40.23% have a radio receiver, 5.75% a television, 4.60% a fridge, 1.15% a washing-machine, 4.60% a car or a van, 0.00% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 0.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access.


Below: María de Jesús Patricio Martínez (on the left), spokesperson of the Indigenous Governing Council (CIG), during her visit with Santos de la Cruz Carrillo, general coordinator of the Wixarika Regional Council in the Autonomous Community of Bancos de Calitique, on July 14, 2017, prior to the Híkuri Neixa festivities.
 
The plateau of Bancos de Calitique amid the surrounding mountains.