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El Arco (Durango)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Arco, a beautiful small village of 35 inhabitants of the State of Durango

The town of El Arco (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro. There are 35 inhabitants and it is 1,813 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #86 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Arco, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 73% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Arco is located at 23.4 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Santiago Papasquiaro, 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 El Arco.

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

Online map of El Arco in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Arco (Durango) is 35 inhabitants

Population data in El Arco (Durango)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	18	17	35
2010	25	18	43
2005	21	12	33

Evolution of the population in El Arco: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Arco:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.4	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Durango:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	0.00%	2.33%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	0.00%	4.00%
Schooling level:	6.26	6
Schooling level (men):	5.92	5.58
Schooling level (women):	6.57	6.31

Indigenous culture data in El Arco:

	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 El Arco, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Durango, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Arco:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	31.43%	25.58%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.71%	55.56%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	0.00%	4.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	11	15
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	25.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	90.91%	91.67%
Homes with a radio:	9.09%	75.00%
Homes with a television:	90.91%	91.67%
Homes with a refrigerator:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	72.73%	50.00%
Homes with a car:	72.73%	41.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	18.18%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	33.33%
Homes with cell phones:	72.73%	16.67%
Homes with Internet:	9.09%	0.00%

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

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Arco, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Papasquiaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arco.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arco

Do you want to stay in El Arco? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Arco:

• AUTO HOTEL SIERRA DORADA: 32 km away, direction North (25 minutes by car)
• HOTEL COLONIAL: 32 km away, direction Northwest (23 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DIVISIÓN DEL NORTE: 36 km away, direction Northwest (27 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LOMA LINDA: 33 km away, direction Northwest (28 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Arco

Want to know what to see in El Arco if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Arco.
Las mejores montes de El Arco para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Mesa Los Ruiz (1883 meters): 3.2 km walk (64 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Mesa Papasquiaro (1909 meters): 4.2 km walk (79 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro El Olote (2201 meters): 4.3 km walk (70 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro El Macho (2094 meters): 4.5 km walk (94 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Arco:

• Sandovales (63 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Canatán (114 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• San Miguel de Papasquiaro (212 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Aranas (103 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (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 Arco (Durango)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Arco by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Arco there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Arco (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	1	2	3
Youth (6-14 years)	3	2	5
Adults (15-59 years)	10	9	19
Elderly (60+ years)	4	4	8

#7 Pictures of El Arco

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arco? 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 Arco.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Arco (Durango) is 34610

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Arco so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 34610. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arco ("34") correspond to the State of Durango, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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