El Rucio (Xichú, Guanajuato)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Rucio, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 231 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of El Rucio is located in the Municipality of Xichú (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 231 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #11 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Rucio is at 1,983 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Rucio, 81% of the inhabitants are catholic and 51% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Rucio is located at 18.2 kilometers from Xichú, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Rucio.

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

Location map of El Rucio in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Rucio, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Rucio (Guanajuato) is 231 inhabitants

Population data in El Rucio (Xichú, Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020111120231
2010123117240
2005119113232
Evolution of the population in El Rucio: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Rucio:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.2917.09
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:10.82%10.42%
Illiterate population:22.08%20.00%
Illiterate population (men):9.52%17.09%
Illiterate population (women):12.55%22.76%
Schooling level:5.54.77
Schooling level (men):5.484.76
Schooling level (women):5.534.78
Indigenous culture data in El Rucio:
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 Rucio, 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 Rucio:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.29%27.50%
Employed population over 12 years (men):68.33%55.56%
Employed population over 12 years (women):16.22%0.81%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7178
Homes with electricity:94.37%96.49%
Housing with piped water:70.42%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:78.87%70.18%
Dwellings with radio:33.80%45.61%
Housing with television:83.10%66.67%
Housing with refrigerator:69.01%43.86%
Housing with washing machine:50.70%28.07%
Housing with automobile:35.21%21.05%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%1.75%
Homes with landline telephone:1.41%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:60.56%1.75%
Homes with Internet:39.44%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Rucio (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 Rucio

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rucio

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

#5 Population pyramid of El Rucio (Guanajuato)

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

Population pyramid of El Rucio
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Rucio (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)111223
Youth (6-14 years)91423
Adults (15-59 years)6462126
Elderly (60+ years)273259

#6 Photos of El Rucio

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

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#7 The Postal Code of El Rucio (Guanajuato) is 37936

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Rucio 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: 37936. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Rucio ("37") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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 Xichú

  1. Agua Zarca de Romerillos (124 inhabitants)
  2. Buenavista (Puerto de Buenavista) (141 inhabitants)
  3. El Aguacate (306 inhabitants)
  4. El Capulín (9 inhabitants)
  5. El Pitahayal (17 inhabitants)
  6. La Lajita (- inhabitants)
  7. La Madera (Rivera de Santiago) (51 inhabitants)
  8. La Pila (44 inhabitants)
  9. Mesa de San Isidro (16 inhabitants)
  10. Misión de Santa Rosa (305 inhabitants)
  11. Ojo de Agua (25 inhabitants)
  12. Pinalito de la Gloria (118 inhabitants)
  13. Romerillos (162 inhabitants)
  14. San Miguel de las Casitas (727 inhabitants)
  15. Yerbabuena (- inhabitants)