El Arenal (Hidalgo)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Arenal, a beautiful large village of 596 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Arenal (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Yahualica. There are 596 inhabitants and it is 245 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #15 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Arenal, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 19% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Arenal is located at 4.4 kilometers from Santa Teresa, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 2.2 kilometers from Yahualica, which is the capital of the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Arenal.
#1 Where is El Arenal? How to go? Map
Online map of El Arenal (Hidalgo) 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 Arenal (Hidalgo) is 596 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 311 | 285 | 596 |
| 2010 | 254 | 215 | 469 |
| 2005 | 233 | 184 | 417 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.5 | 11.16 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 5.37% | 3.84% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.92% | 17.91% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.86% | 11.16% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 9.06% | 23.62% |
| Schooling level: | 7.24 | 6.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.74 | 7.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.77 | 5.15 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 72.99% | 75.48% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 44.46% | 33.90% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 7.38% | 1.49% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Yahualica (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.95% | 24.95% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.95% | 53.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.30% | 0.79% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 167 | 118 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.40% | 95.54% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.41% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.22% | 91.96% |
| Homes with a radio: | 34.73% | 46.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 76.05% | 79.46% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 76.65% | 72.32% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 11.98% | 2.68% |
| Homes with a car: | 16.17% | 22.32% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.38% | 6.25% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.60% | 18.75% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 77.84% | 48.21% |
| Homes with Internet: | 18.56% | 1.79% |
#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 Yahualica. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arenal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal
Many people want to stay in the town of El Arenal 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 AZUL ATLAPEXCO: 18 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA: 19 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ATLAPEXCO: 22 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)
- RIO MOTEL: 18 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Arenal
A weekend in El Arenal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Arenal and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Arenal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Teyacaza (432 meters): 0.8 km walk (13 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa Xochitlán (702 meters): 2.9 km walk (52 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Tlatlapaya (773 meters): 3.5 km walk (72 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Tenamastepec (768 meters): 5.4 km walk (81 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Pepeyocatitla (1082 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Teresa (4941 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Zacayahual (304 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Chompeletla (286 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Hidalgo)
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) | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 55 | 50 | 105 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 181 | 172 | 353 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 40 | 33 | 73 |
#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 (Hidalgo) is 43085
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: 43085. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal ("43") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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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#10 Schools in El Arenal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Yahualica
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Yahualica
- Aguacatitla (520 inhabitants)
- Atlajco (284 inhabitants)
- Chiatitla (544 inhabitants)
- Crisolco (434 inhabitants)
- El Paraje (128 inhabitants)
- Huexoapa (173 inhabitants)
- Mecatlán (2080 inhabitants)
- Olma (123 inhabitants)
- Pepeyocatitla (1082 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (4941 inhabitants)
- Tecacalax (130 inhabitants)
- Tepetitla (1245 inhabitants)
- Tetla (457 inhabitants)
- Xocotitla (3 inhabitants)
- Zoquitipán (1447 inhabitants)