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El Amate (Guerrero)

The most complete information about the small village of El Amate (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Guerrero has 135 inhabitants?

The town of El Amate (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo. There are 135 inhabitants and it is 1,284 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #51 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Amate, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 7% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Amate? You can find it at 15.9 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Tlacotepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Amate through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

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

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#2 The population of El Amate (Guerrero) is 135 inhabitants

Population data in El Amate (Guerrero)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	66	69	135
2010	92	103	195
2005	84	90	174

Evolution of the population in El Amate: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Amate:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.28	17.48
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	17.04%	17.44%
Illiterate population (men):	10.37%	17.48%
Illiterate population (women):	6.67%	17.39%
Schooling level:	4.35	3.44
Schooling level (men):	3.98	3.29
Schooling level (women):	4.76	3.60

Indigenous culture data in El Amate:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	4.44%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.74%	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 Amate, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Amate:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	18.52%	29.23%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	36.23%	52.43%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	0.00%	3.26%
Number of inhabited private housings:	28	43
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	84.21%
Homes with piped water:	17.86%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	71.43%	13.16%
Homes with a radio:	17.86%	26.32%
Homes with a television:	78.57%	57.89%
Homes with a refrigerator:	82.14%	39.47%
Homes with a washing machine:	46.43%	10.53%
Homes with a car:	53.57%	31.58%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	17.86%	15.79%
Homes with cell phones:	53.57%	5.26%
Homes with Internet:	7.14%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Amate (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Amate

With the satellite map of El Amate 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 General Heliodoro Castillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Amate.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Amate

Many people want to stay in the town of El Amate 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:

• HOTEL MORELOS: 24 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GUEVARA: 22 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GUADALUPE: 22 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TLACOTEPEC: 25 km away, direction Southwest (21 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Amate

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

• Cerro el Limón (1600 meters): 6.3 km walk (122 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro el Conejo (1246 meters): 6.8 km walk (108 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Grande (874 meters): 6.1 km walk (74 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Prieto (1300 meters): 7.9 km walk (119 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Amate:

• Las Mesas (Anonos) (125 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
• Rancho la Gloria (16 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• Las Pascuas (22 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
• Las Piñas (12 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 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 Amate (Guerrero)

In El Amate 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 Amate, 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 Amate (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	7	5	12
Youth (6-14 years)	14	16	30
Adults (15-59 years)	40	40	80
Elderly (60+ years)	5	8	13

#7 Pictures of El Amate

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Amate, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Amate, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Amate (Guerrero) is 39132

Are you going to send a letter to El Amate? Do you have a friend in El Amate and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Amate consists of the following 5 digits: 39132. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Amate ("39") 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.

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#10 Schools in El Amate

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