Characo (Guerrero)

Maps, photos and statistics of Characo, a beautiful small village of 172 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero

The place of Characo is inside the municipality of Cutzamala de Pinzón (in the State of Guerrero). There are 172 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality. Characo is at 520 meters of altitude.

Data: In Characo, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Characo is located at 15.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Cutzamala de Pinzón, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Characo.

#1 Where is Characo? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Characo (Guerrero) is 172 inhabitants

Population data in Characo (Guerrero)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20208191172
2010108108216
20059796193
Evolution of the population in Characo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Characo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.0623.15
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:15.70%12.50%
Illiterate population:24.42%25.00%
Illiterate population (men):13.95%23.15%
Illiterate population (women):10.47%26.85%
Schooling level:4.933.66
Schooling level (men):4.543.37
Schooling level (women):5.443.93
Indigenous culture data in Characo:
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 Characo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Cutzamala de Pinzón (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Characo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:46.51%34.26%
Employed population over 12 years (men):67.03%62.04%
Employed population over 12 years (women):23.46%6.48%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6493
Homes with electricity:98.44%95.31%
Housing with piped water:87.50%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:89.06%70.31%
Dwellings with radio:45.31%79.69%
Housing with television:71.88%76.56%
Housing with refrigerator:90.62%89.06%
Housing with washing machine:65.62%67.19%
Housing with automobile:48.44%40.62%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.81%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:42.19%7.81%
Dwellings with cellular phones:46.88%0.00%
Homes with Internet:6.25%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Characo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Characo

With the satellite map of Characo 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 Cutzamala de Pinzón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Characo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Characo

Many people want to stay in the town of Characo 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 Characo (Guerrero)

In Characo 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 Characo, 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 Characo
Data of the age pyramid of the town Characo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)9413
Youth (6-14 years)13922
Adults (15-59 years)425092
Elderly (60+ years)172845

#6 Photos of Characo

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

Enjoy photos of Characo at this link

#7 The Postal Code of Characo (Guerrero) is 40649

Are you going to send a letter to Characo? Do you have a friend in Characo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Characo consists of the following 5 digits: 40649. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Characo ("40") correspond to the state code of Guerrero, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#8 Vote for Characo as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Characo or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Characo to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

Average Rating: 3.7/5
(considering 3 votes)



In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero

#9 Comments and opinions about Characo

#10 Schools in Characo

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Cutzamala de Pinzón

  1. El Limoncito (18 inhabitants)
  2. El Pinzán (300 inhabitants)
  3. El Rosario (17 inhabitants)
  4. El Tepehuaje (Tepehuaje Grande) (121 inhabitants)
  5. El Tule (90 inhabitants)
  6. La Fajilla (43 inhabitants)
  7. La Joya (120 inhabitants)
  8. La Papaya (13 inhabitants)
  9. Las Ceibas (- inhabitants)
  10. Las Latas (8 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Amilpillas (Milpillas) (23 inhabitants)
  12. Nuevo Galeana (747 inhabitants)
  13. Palmarillos (- inhabitants)
  14. Rancho Aguaje (- inhabitants)
  15. San José (3 inhabitants)