El Alcíhuatl

Learn about small village of El Alcíhuatl through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 179 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco

The town of El Alcíhuatl belongs to the municipality of Villa Purificación (State of Jalisco). There are 179 inhabitants and it is 440 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #12 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Alcíhuatl, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 28% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Alcíhuatl? You can find it at 24.0 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Villa Purificación, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Alcíhuatl through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is El Alcíhuatl? How to go? Map

Online map of El Alcíhuatl (Jalisco) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Alcíhuatl (Jalisco) is 179 inhabitants

Population data in El Alcíhuatl
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209386179
201010287189
2005118102220
Evolution of the population in El Alcíhuatl: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Alcíhuatl:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):4.0714.94
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:1.68%2.65%
Illiterate population:13.41%14.81%
Illiterate population (men):8.94%14.94%
Illiterate population (women):4.47%14.71%
Schooling level:4.734.44
Schooling level (men):3.623.38
Schooling level (women):5.95.24
Indigenous culture data in El Alcíhuatl:
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 Alcíhuatl, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Jalisco, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Alcíhuatl:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:60.89%29.63%
Employed population over 12 years (men):69.77%58.62%
Employed population over 12 years (women):52.69%4.90%
Number of inhabited private housings:5869
Homes with electricity:96.55%100.00%
Homes with piped water:98.28%98.08%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:89.66%78.85%
Homes with a radio:20.69%25.00%
Homes with a television:68.97%75.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:93.10%92.31%
Homes with a washing machine:63.79%59.62%
Homes with a car:50.00%48.08%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:10.34%5.77%
Homes with landline telephone:1.72%9.62%
Homes with cell phones:62.07%13.46%
Homes with Internet:27.59%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Alcíhuatl (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Jalisco, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Alcíhuatl

With the satellite map of El Alcíhuatl 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 Villa Purificación. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Alcíhuatl.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Alcíhuatl

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Alcíhuatl, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Alcíhuatl so you can contact them:
  • HOTEL IGMIZA: 38 km away, direction Southeast (25 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL RUL: 37 km away, direction Southeast (30 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL AL-LY: 38 km away, direction Southeast (29 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL ALLY: 34 km away, direction Southeast (25 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Alcíhuatl

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Alcíhuatl? The list of the best places to visit in El Alcíhuatl and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Alcíhuatl para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Cerro Las Calabazas (666 meters): 3.1 km walk (42 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro Los Platanos (855 meters): 4.4 km walk (55 minutes), heading North.
  • Cerro La Ocotera (1066 meters): 7.3 km walk (129 minutes), heading West.
  • Cerro El Palmar (779 meters): 8.6 km walk (152 minutes), heading North.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Alcíhuatl?:
  • Los Otates (23 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
  • La Atalaya (183 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
  • Carreón (109 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the South (10 minutes by car)
  • El Herradero (10 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Alcíhuatl (Jalisco)

In El Alcíhuatl 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 Alcíhuatl, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Alcíhuatl (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)11516
Youth (6-14 years)13821
Adults (15-59 years)514394
Elderly (60+ years)183048

#7 Pictures of El Alcíhuatl

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

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Villa Purificación

  1. Camposano (- inhabitants)
  2. El Alcíhuatl (179 inhabitants)
  3. El Chante (- inhabitants)
  4. El Gondo (14 inhabitants)
  5. La Isla (El Herradero) (10 inhabitants)
  6. El Higueral (7 inhabitants)
  7. Las Primaveras (- inhabitants)
  8. Masapili (2 inhabitants)
  9. Mojogacho (- inhabitants)
  10. Palmitas de San Luis (2 inhabitants)
  11. Paso Hondo (6 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Dos Hermanos (- inhabitants)
  13. Rincón de Ixtán (7 inhabitants)
  14. San Miguel (516 inhabitants)
  15. Tezacuale (Carrizalillo) (26 inhabitants)