El Peñón (Alfajayucan, Hidalgo)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 209 inhabitants of Hidalgo.

The town of El Peñón is located in the Municipality of Alfajayucan (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 209 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #39 of the ranking. El Peñón is at 2,035 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Peñón, 38% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Peñón? You can find it at 6.1 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Alfajayucan, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Peñón location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Peñón (Hidalgo) is 209 inhabitants

Population data in El Peñón (Alfajayucan, Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202012287209
20108367150
20056348111
Evolution of the population in El Peñón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Peñón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.237.46
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:9.57%7.33%
Illiterate population:6.70%8.00%
Illiterate population (men):1.91%7.46%
Illiterate population (women):4.78%8.43%
Schooling level:8.237.14
Schooling level (men):7.926.77
Schooling level (women):8.467.43
Indigenous culture data in El Peñón:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:11.96%2.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:6.22%0.67%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.96%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Peñón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Peñón:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:30.14%32.67%
Employed population over 12 years (men):54.02%50.75%
Employed population over 12 years (women):13.11%18.07%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5152
Homes with electricity:92.16%89.47%
Housing with piped water:90.20%94.74%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:88.24%36.84%
Dwellings with radio:62.75%76.32%
Housing with television:84.31%73.68%
Housing with refrigerator:74.51%60.53%
Housing with washing machine:33.33%36.84%
Housing with automobile:35.29%26.32%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:1.96%2.63%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:80.39%36.84%
Homes with Internet:1.96%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Peñón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Peñón

With the satellite map of El Peñón 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 Alfajayucan. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Peñón.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Peñón

Do you want to stay in El Peñón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Peñón:

#5 Population pyramid of El Peñón (Hidalgo)

In El Peñón 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 Peñón, 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 El Peñón
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Peñón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)111021
Youth (6-14 years)281745
Adults (15-59 years)6544109
Elderly (60+ years)181634

#6 Photos of El Peñón

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Peñón, 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 Peñón, 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 Peñón (Hidalgo) is 42394

Are you going to send a letter to El Peñón? Do you have a friend in El Peñón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Peñón consists of the following 5 digits: 42394. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Peñón ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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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  6. Donguiñyo (178 inhabitants)
  7. El Bermejo (1 inhabitants)
  8. El Dadhó (36 inhabitants)
  9. El Decá Tezoquipan (16 inhabitants)
  10. La Vega (633 inhabitants)
  11. Nexni (69 inhabitants)
  12. San Agustín Tlalixticapa (327 inhabitants)
  13. Santa María la Palma (312 inhabitants)
  14. Yonthe Chico (818 inhabitants)
  15. Yonthe Grande (317 inhabitants)