Cañajo (Guanajuato)
Learn about large village of Cañajo through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 831 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The place of Cañajo is inside the municipality of San Miguel de Allende (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 831 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #27 of the whole municipality. Cañajo is at 2,045 meters of altitude.
Data: In Cañajo, 97% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the dwellings 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 Cañajo is located at 7.6 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of San Miguel de Allende, 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 Cañajo.
#1 Where is Cañajo? How to go? Map
Online map of Cañajo (Guanajuato) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Cañajo (Guanajuato) is 831 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 422 | 409 | 831 |
| 2010 | 414 | 401 | 815 |
| 2005 | 297 | 244 | 541 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 8.48 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.56% | 0.98% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.33% | 10.18% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.20% | 8.48% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.13% | 11.84% |
| Schooling level: | 7.52 | 5.65 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.93 | 5.56 |
| 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 San Miguel de Allende (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.40% | 20.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.55% | 32.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.55% | 9.90% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 185 | 200 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.46% | 98.82% |
| Housing with piped water: | 100.00% | 95.88% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.19% | 66.47% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 80.00% | 88.82% |
| Housing with television: | 94.59% | 96.47% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 94.59% | 82.94% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 71.89% | 50.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 62.16% | 56.47% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 23.78% | 4.71% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 40.00% | 31.76% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 91.89% | 48.24% |
| Homes with Internet: | 37.84% | 4.12% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cañajo
With the satellite map of Cañajo 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 San Miguel de Allende. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cañajo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cañajo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Cañajo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Cañajo so you can contact them.:- HOTEL HACIENDA SAN PATRICIO: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DOS LOBOS: 8 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA PRIMAVERA: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MISION DEL MOLINO SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Cañajo (Guanajuato)
In Cañajo 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 Cañajo, 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) | 44 | 61 | 105 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 67 | 98 | 165 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 279 | 217 | 496 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 32 | 33 | 65 |
#6 Photos of Cañajo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Cañajo? 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 Cañajo.
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#7 The Postal Code of Cañajo (Guanajuato) is 37886
Are you going to send a letter to Cañajo? Do you have a friend in Cañajo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cañajo consists of the following 5 digits: 37886. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cañajo ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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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