Alumbres (Hidalgo)

Learn about large village of Alumbres through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 576 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo

The town of Alumbres is located in the Municipality of Metztitlán (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 576 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality. Alumbres is at 2,101 meters of altitude.

Data: In Alumbres, there is a percentage of 30% of indigenous population and 71% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Alumbres? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Alumbres is located at 11.0 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Metztitlán, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Alumbres.

#1 Where is Alumbres? How to get there? Map

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

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#2 The population of Alumbres (Hidalgo) is 576 inhabitants

Population data in Alumbres (Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020291285576
2010267258525
2005220207427
Evolution of the population in Alumbres: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Alumbres:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.274.65
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:4.51%3.43%
Illiterate population:8.68%9.52%
Illiterate population (men):2.43%4.65%
Illiterate population (women):6.25%14.23%
Schooling level:8.016.66
Schooling level (men):8.287.23
Schooling level (women):7.756.15
Indigenous culture data in Alumbres:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:30.38%29.90%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:20.66%20.76%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:1.91%0.57%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Alumbres, 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 Alumbres:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:44.97%38.48%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.14%54.65%
Employed population over 12 years (women):34.02%22.85%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:161189
Homes with electricity:96.27%95.86%
Housing with piped water:97.52%60.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:83.23%95.17%
Dwellings with radio:42.86%71.72%
Housing with television:77.64%86.21%
Housing with refrigerator:73.29%60.69%
Housing with washing machine:36.02%24.83%
Housing with automobile:27.95%18.62%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:16.77%1.38%
Homes with landline telephone:0.62%6.90%
Dwellings with cellular phones:70.81%10.34%
Homes with Internet:11.18%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Alumbres (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 Alumbres

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Alumbres, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Metztitlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Alumbres.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Alumbres

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

#5 Population pyramid of Alumbres (Hidalgo)

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

Population pyramid of Alumbres
Data of the age pyramid of the town Alumbres (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)263359
Youth (6-14 years)494695
Adults (15-59 years)172169341
Elderly (60+ years)443781

#6 Photos of Alumbres

In order for you to enjoy nature around Alumbres, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Alumbres, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of Alumbres (Hidalgo) is 43360

Are you going to send a letter to Alumbres? Do you have a friend in Alumbres and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Alumbres consists of the following 5 digits: 43360. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Alumbres ("43") 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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