El Arenal (Guerrero)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Arenal, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,039 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The town of El Arenal (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Acapulco de Juárez. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Aeromar is 10 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #39 of the ranking.
Data: In El Arenal, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 4% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Arenal? You can find it at 20.0 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Acapulco de Juárez, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Arenal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Arenal? How to go? Map
Location map of El Arenal in Guerrero: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Arenal, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Arenal (Guerrero) is 1,039 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 529 | 510 | 1039 |
| 2010 | 484 | 516 | 1000 |
| 2005 | 374 | 379 | 753 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.67 | 11.24 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 1.06% | 0.80% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.01% | 12.30% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.33% | 11.24% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.68% | 13.43% |
| Schooling level: | 6.73 | 5.66 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.05 | 5.69 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.43 | 5.64 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.92% | 0.20% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.87% | 0.30% |
| 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 Acapulco de Juárez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 59.67% | 37.10% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.92% | 55.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 55.58% | 17.15% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 285 | 273 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.65% | 98.65% |
| Homes with piped water: | 85.26% | 82.96% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.51% | 69.06% |
| Homes with a radio: | 35.44% | 47.53% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.21% | 87.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 74.04% | 68.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 48.07% | 36.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 16.84% | 9.42% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.11% | 2.24% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.51% | 11.21% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.84% | 40.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.21% | 0.90% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Arenal
With the satellite map of El Arenal 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 Acapulco de Juárez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arenal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Arenal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Arenal so you can contact them:- MOTEL TRES PALOS: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CANADIAN RESORTS ACAPULCO: 11 km away, direction Southwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARFIL: 10 km away, direction Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- SCALA SEA CLUB: 10 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Arenal
Want to know what to see in El Arenal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Arenal.The best beaches in El Arenal to enjoy water sports:
- Playa Aeromar: A 10 km walk (92 minutes) or 12 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Encantada: A 16 km walk (187 minutes) or 17 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Revolcadero: A 17 km walk (211 minutes) or 20 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playa Majahua: A 18 km walk (198 minutes) or 21 minutes by car, heading West.
- Cerro San Isidro (321 meters): 12.6 km walk (251 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Icacos (82 meters): 17.1 km walk (245 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El VigÃa (457 meters): 17.8 km walk (249 minutes), heading West.
- Candelilla (Las Palmitas) (301 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Huerta Paraíso (Paraíso de la Laguna) (25 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- La Casa del Anciano (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia San Isidro del Progreso (141 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Guerrero)
In El Arenal 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 Arenal, 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) | 70 | 66 | 136 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 101 | 111 | 212 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 304 | 289 | 593 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 54 | 44 | 98 |
#7 Pictures of El Arenal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arenal? 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 Arenal.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Arenal (Guerrero) is 39932
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Arenal 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: 39932. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal ("39") correspond to the State of Guerrero, 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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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
#10 Schools in El Arenal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acapulco de Juárez
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Acapulco de Juárez
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- Amatillo (3914 inhabitants)
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- Colonia Loma Larga (El Basurero) (791 inhabitants)
- Colonia San Isidro del Progreso (141 inhabitants)
- Huerta los Reyes (2 inhabitants)
- La Concepción (1770 inhabitants)
- La Hacienda (La Hacienda de Papagayo) (1 inhabitants)
- La Providencia (989 inhabitants)
- Los Órganos de Juan R. Escudero (2756 inhabitants)
- Los Ilamos (141 inhabitants)
- Poza Verde (Pozo Verde) (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho Félix Lorenzo MartÃnez (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Viejo (- inhabitants)
- Vista Hermosa (532 inhabitants)