El Alacrán (Tabasco)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Alacrán, a beautiful medium-sized town of 265 inhabitants of the State of Tabasco
The town of El Alacrán (Tabasco) belongs to the municipality of Cárdenas. There are 265 inhabitants and it is 2 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #86 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Alacrán, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Alacrán is located at 49.1 kilometers from Cárdenas, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Alacrán.
#1 Where is El Alacrán? How to go? Map
Online map of El Alacrán in Tabasco, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Alacrán (Tabasco) is 265 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 127 | 138 | 265 |
| 2010 | 240 | 257 | 497 |
| 2005 | 251 | 255 | 506 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.66 | 3.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Tabasco: | 3.40% | 1.01% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.04% | 3.62% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.40% | 3.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.64% | 4.17% |
| Schooling level: | 6.3 | 6.03 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.2 | 6.21 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.42 | 5.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.75% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Cárdenas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 53.96% | 29.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.67% | 56.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.16% | 1.25% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 81 | 136 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.83% | 96.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 1.23% | 18.33% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.25% | 79.17% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.62% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 60.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 54.32% | 67.50% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 43.21% | 36.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.70% | 4.17% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.23% | 1.67% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 61.73% | 26.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Alacrán
With the satellite map of El Alacrán 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 Cárdenas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Alacrán.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Alacrán
Many people want to stay in the town of El Alacrán 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:- CUARTOS DE RENTA LA LUPITA: 21 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES EL PERICO: 34 km away, direction Southeast (28 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL LA PASARELA: 38 km away, direction Southeast (31 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DELIA: 37 km away, direction West (28 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Alacrán
A weekend in El Alacrán and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Alacrán and surroundings to find the best destinations.Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Alacrán?:
- El Alacrn (Sector Colonia) (205 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
- El Alacrán (Manatinero) (372 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the West (13 minutes by car)
- El Mingo (444 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- Las Coloradas 2a. Sección (Ampl. las Aldeas) (694 inhabitants): Located 14 km to the Southeast (21 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Alacrán (Tabasco)
In El Alacrán 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 Alacrán, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 31 | 25 | 56 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 19 | 27 |
#7 Pictures of El Alacrán
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Alacrán? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Alacrán.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Alacrán (Tabasco) is 86474
Are you going to send a letter to El Alacrán? Do you have a friend in El Alacrán and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Alacrán consists of the following 5 digits: 86474. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Alacrán ("86") correspond to the state code of Tabasco, 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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#10 Schools in El Alacrán
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