El Pencil (Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal., Guanajuato)

We have collected many facts about the small village of El Pencil, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 20 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of El Pencil is located in the Municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal. (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 20 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #340 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Pencil is at 1,997 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Pencil, 90% of the inhabitants are catholic and 67% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Pencil is located at 17.4 kilometers from Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal., which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Pencil.

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

Map to know how to get to El Pencil (Guanajuato) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Pencil, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Pencil (Guanajuato) is 20 inhabitants

Population data in El Pencil (Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal., Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202011920
2010131427
2005101020
Evolution of the population in El Pencil: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Pencil:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):37.14
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:0.00%11.11%
Illiterate population:20.00%14.81%
Illiterate population (men):5.00%7.14%
Illiterate population (women):15.00%23.08%
Schooling level:4.444.60
Schooling level (men):5.134.80
Schooling level (women):3.754.40
Indigenous culture data in El Pencil:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Pencil, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Pencil:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:35.00%37.04%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.67%64.29%
Employed population over 12 years (women):9.09%7.69%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:912
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:55.56%10.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:77.78%60.00%
Dwellings with radio:88.89%100.00%
Housing with television:100.00%100.00%
Housing with refrigerator:77.78%100.00%
Housing with washing machine:66.67%90.00%
Housing with automobile:44.44%80.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:11.11%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%10.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:100.00%60.00%
Homes with Internet:11.11%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pencil (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Pencil

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pencil, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pencil.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pencil

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#5 Population pyramid of El Pencil (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pencil 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 Pencil there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Pencil
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Pencil (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)112
Youth (6-14 years)202
Adults (15-59 years)358
Elderly (60+ years)538

#6 Photos of El Pencil

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.

  1. Cerrito de Esteban (184 inhabitants)
  2. Divino Rostro (El Calichal) (- inhabitants)
  3. El Pencil (20 inhabitants)
  4. El Tajo (219 inhabitants)
  5. Guadalupita Soledad Nueva (- inhabitants)
  6. La Capilla (- inhabitants)
  7. La Palmilla (390 inhabitants)
  8. Las Aguilillas (33 inhabitants)
  9. Las Lozas (106 inhabitants)
  10. Nacimiento del Espejo (1 inhabitants)
  11. Paredones (194 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho de las Flores (22 inhabitants)
  13. San Isidro del Refugio (118 inhabitants)
  14. San José de la Estacada (- inhabitants)
  15. San Vicente (10 inhabitants)