El Cantón (Atarjea, Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the small village of El Cantón (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 27 inhabitants?
The place of El Cantón is inside the municipality of Atarjea (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 27 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #26 of the whole municipality. El Cantón is at 1,930 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Cantón, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% 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 El Cantón is located at 15.0 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of El Carricillo, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Atarjea) it is at 10.4 kilometers in direction North. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Cantón.
#1 Where is El Cantón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Cantón (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 El Cantón (Guanajuato) is 27 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
2010 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
2005 | 31 | 27 | 58 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 5 | 26.09 |
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 7.41% | 13.64% |
Illiterate population: | 22.22% | 27.27% |
Illiterate population (men): | 7.41% | 26.09% |
Illiterate population (women): | 14.81% | 28.57% |
Schooling level: | 5 | 5.19 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.33 | 5.24 |
Schooling level (women): | 4.67 | 5.13 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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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% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 22.22% | 34.09% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 30.77% | 65.22% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.29% | 0.00% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 10 | 15 |
Homes with electricity: | 90.00% | 100.00% |
Housing with piped water: | 10.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.00% | 72.73% |
Dwellings with radio: | 0.00% | 18.18% |
Housing with television: | 70.00% | 72.73% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 70.00% | 36.36% |
Housing with washing machine: | 50.00% | 18.18% |
Housing with automobile: | 40.00% | 18.18% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 60.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 60.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Cantón
With the satellite map of El Cantón 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 Atarjea. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cantón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cantón
Many people want to stay in the town of El Cantón 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 SANTA MARIA: 30 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PEÑAMILLER: 27 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
- POSADA MARY: 28 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
- CASA DE VISITAS DE XICHU: 37 km away, direction West (25 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Cantón (Guanajuato)
In El Cantón 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 El Cantón, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
#6 Photos of El Cantón
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Cantón, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Cantón, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Cantón (Guanajuato) is 37947
Are you going to send a letter to El Cantón? Do you have a friend in El Cantón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Cantón consists of the following 5 digits: 37947. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Cantón ("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.
#8 Vote for El Cantón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Comments and opinions about El Cantón
#10 Schools in El Cantón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Atarjea
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- El Charco (107 inhabitants)
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- El Piñonal (46 inhabitants)
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- La Tapona (353 inhabitants)
- Mangas Cuatas (343 inhabitants)
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- Salitrillo (64 inhabitants)