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Colonia Shingade (State of Mexico)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Colonia Shingade, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 348 inhabitants of Estado de México.

It was formerly known as Colonia Loma Bonita.

The town of Colonia Shingade (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Toluca. There are 348 inhabitants and it is 2,744 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Metepec is 11 minutes away by car (9 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #62 of the ranking.

You may know this town as Colonia Loma Bonita, because this was its former name. In the year 2015, the locality changed its name.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Colonia Shingade, 36% of individuals have completed secondary education and 26% 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 Colonia Shingade? You can find it at 6.6 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Toluca de Lerdo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Colonia Shingade through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Colonia Shingade? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to Colonia Shingade (Estado de México) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Colonia Shingade, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of Colonia Shingade (Estado de México) is 348 inhabitants

Population data in Colonia Shingade (State of Mexico)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	171	177	348
2010	326	314	640

Evolution of the population in Colonia Shingade: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Colonia Shingade:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.19	2.23
Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México:	2.30%	14.53%
Illiterate population:	5.46%	2.81%
Illiterate population (men):	2.87%	2.23%
Illiterate population (women):	2.59%	3.37%
Schooling level:	9.37	8.75
Schooling level (men):	9.14	8.99
Schooling level (women):	9.6	8.50

Indigenous culture data in Colonia Shingade:

	2020	2010
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 Colonia Shingade, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Estado de México, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Toluca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Colonia Shingade:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	59.20%	37.19%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	68.36%	50.96%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	49.71%	23.93%
Number of inhabited private housings:	150	173
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.64%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	76.19%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	95.92%
Homes with a radio:	87.33%	86.39%
Homes with a television:	90.67%	95.24%
Homes with a refrigerator:	90.00%	59.18%
Homes with a washing machine:	83.33%	51.70%
Homes with a car:	58.00%	51.02%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	26.00%	21.09%
Homes with landline telephone:	17.33%	23.81%
Homes with cell phones:	71.33%	72.79%
Homes with Internet:	24.00%	9.52%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Colonia Shingade (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Estado de México, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Colonia Shingade

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Colonia Shingade

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Colonia Shingade, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Colonia Shingade so you can contact them:

• HOTEL REAL SAN FELIPE: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA ZONA: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
• OPERADORA HOTELERA DEL ATLANTICO: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TOLUCA DE LERDO: 7 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Colonia Shingade

A weekend in Colonia Shingade and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Colonia Shingade and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in Colonia Shingade for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Tlacotepec (2979 meters): 3.1 km walk (48 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Coatepec (2747 meters): 7.2 km walk (90 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Agua Bendita (2858 meters): 10.1 km walk (148 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Teresona (2990 meters): 9.2 km walk (172 minutes), heading North.

Magical Towns to visit when in Colonia Shingade:

• Metepec (México): Don't miss "Plaza Juárez", 11 km, heading East (9 minutes by car)
• Malinalco (México): Don't miss "Zona Arqueológica Cua​​​​uhtinchán", 67 km, heading Southeast (52 minutes by car)

Other towns near Colonia Shingade:

• Las Palmas (467 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Colonia la Joya (1181 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
• Colonia la Joya (437 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• El Arenal (1925 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

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