El Ídolo (Petlalcingo, Puebla)

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The town of El Ídolo is located in the Municipality of Petlalcingo (in the State of Puebla). There are 587 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking. El Ídolo is at 1,425 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Ídolo, 90% of the inhabitants are catholic and 63% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Ídolo? You can find it at 5.6 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Petlalcingo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Ídolo location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Ídolo? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Ídolo (Puebla) 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 Ídolo (Puebla) is 587 inhabitants

Population data in El Ídolo (Petlalcingo, Puebla)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020297290587
2010258240498
2005236216452
Evolution of the population in El Ídolo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Ídolo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.417.92
Population coming from outside the State of Puebla:4.77%5.42%
Illiterate population:6.64%11.65%
Illiterate population (men):2.39%7.92%
Illiterate population (women):4.26%15.12%
Schooling level:6.975.68
Schooling level (men):6.975.60
Schooling level (women):6.965.75
Indigenous culture data in El Ídolo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:2.90%5.02%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:1.02%1.20%
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 El Ídolo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Puebla, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Ídolo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.95%22.09%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.00%40.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):28.28%5.43%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:147153
Homes with electricity:98.64%99.13%
Housing with piped water:76.87%82.61%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:92.52%93.04%
Dwellings with radio:57.82%70.43%
Housing with television:82.99%92.17%
Housing with refrigerator:63.95%60.00%
Housing with washing machine:63.27%62.61%
Housing with automobile:21.09%26.09%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:2.04%4.35%
Homes with landline telephone:8.16%37.39%
Dwellings with cellular phones:67.35%34.78%
Homes with Internet:1.36%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Ídolo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Puebla, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Ídolo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Ídolo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Petlalcingo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Ídolo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ídolo

Many people want to stay in the town of El Ídolo 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Ídolo (Puebla)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Ídolo by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Ídolo there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Ídolo
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Ídolo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)354075
Youth (6-14 years)5954113
Adults (15-59 years)164161325
Elderly (60+ years)393574

#6 Photos of El Ídolo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Ídolo? 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 El Ídolo.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Ídolo (Puebla) is 74976

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Ídolo so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 74976. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Ídolo ("74") correspond to the State of Puebla, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Petlalcingo

  1. Barrio de Guadalupe Sección Tercera (95 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia el Progreso (51 inhabitants)
  3. El Ídolo (587 inhabitants)
  4. El Conejo (11 inhabitants)
  5. El Limón (247 inhabitants)
  6. El Rincón (3 inhabitants)
  7. La Pila Verde (9 inhabitants)
  8. Mezquital (Sección Quinta el Mezquital) (247 inhabitants)
  9. Petlalcingo (2700 inhabitants)
  10. Petlalcingo (27 inhabitants)
  11. Ranchito Providencia (68 inhabitants)
  12. San Antonio Tierra Colorada (279 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Gertrudis Salitrillo (657 inhabitants)
  14. Tepejillo (621 inhabitants)
  15. Texcalapa de Juárez (1640 inhabitants)