Ameca (Ameca, Jalisco)

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The place of Ameca is inside the municipality of Ameca (in the State of Jalisco). There are 37,871 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #1 in terms of number of inhabitants. Ameca is at 1,239 meters of altitude.

Data: In Ameca, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 61% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Ameca? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Ameca (Jalisco)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Ameca (Jalisco) is 37,871 inhabitants

Population data in Ameca (Ameca, Jalisco)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020195541831737871
2010185471760936156
2005180471700035047
Evolution of the population in Ameca: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Ameca:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.272.60
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:7.54%7.37%
Illiterate population:1.93%2.80%
Illiterate population (men):0.84%2.60%
Illiterate population (women):1.09%3.00%
Schooling level:9.778.76
Schooling level (men):9.888.91
Schooling level (women):9.688.63
Indigenous culture data in Ameca:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.81%0.81%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.38%0.35%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Ameca, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Jalisco, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Ameca:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:48.29%37.29%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.68%50.13%
Employed population over 12 years (women):38.55%25.10%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:10,88611,759
Homes with electricity:99.64%99.40%
Housing with piped water:99.41%90.45%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:99.63%99.37%
Dwellings with radio:78.95%85.98%
Housing with television:95.09%97.32%
Housing with refrigerator:96.75%94.23%
Housing with washing machine:85.63%81.36%
Housing with automobile:59.39%58.19%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:44.34%33.06%
Homes with landline telephone:50.84%55.12%
Dwellings with cellular phones:89.13%71.12%
Homes with Internet:61.48%23.70%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Ameca (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Jalisco, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Ameca

With the satellite map of Ameca 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 Ameca. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Ameca.


#4 Population pyramid of Ameca (Jalisco)

In Ameca 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 Ameca, 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.

Population pyramid of Ameca
Data of the age pyramid of the town Ameca (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)1,7161,7283,444
Youth (6-14 years)3,0302,8855,915
Adults (15-59 years)11,83411,07222,906
Elderly (60+ years)2,9742,6325,606

#5 Photos of Ameca

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Ameca? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Ameca.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Ameca

  1. Ameca (23 inhabitants)
  2. Antonio Correa (5 inhabitants)
  3. Arroyo Hondo (250 inhabitants)
  4. Crucero de San Antonio (4 inhabitants)
  5. El Cabezón (El Limón) (2749 inhabitants)
  6. El Divisadero (3 inhabitants)
  7. Fraccionamiento El Brillante (379 inhabitants)
  8. La Nueva Cantería (El Pochote) (339 inhabitants)
  9. Las Garzas (- inhabitants)
  10. Los Ojos de Agua (5 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho José Ramos González (- inhabitants)
  12. Rancho los Tres Potrillos (- inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Santa Rita (- inhabitants)
  14. San Isidro (La Casa de Nilo) (4 inhabitants)
  15. San Nicolás (791 inhabitants)