El Arenal (State of Mexico)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Arenal, a beautiful small village of 117 inhabitants of the State of Estado de México
The town of El Arenal (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Amecameca. There are 117 inhabitants and it is 2,467 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tlayacapan is 39 minutes away by car (37 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #15 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Arenal, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 44% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Arenal is located at 2.7 kilometers from Amecameca de Juárez, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest 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
Location map of El Arenal in Estado de México: 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 (Estado de México) is 117 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | 53 | 117 |
| 2010 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 2005 | 35 | 31 | 66 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.58 | 3.23 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México: | 4.27% | 33.90% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.85% | 3.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 3.23% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.85% | 3.57% |
| Schooling level: | 10.63 | 9.92 |
| Schooling level (men): | 10.75 | 10.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 10.56 | 9.12 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Amecameca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 54.70% | 30.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.60% | 38.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.12% | 21.43% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 36 | 16 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.22% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 80.56% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 55.56% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.44% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.33% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 69.44% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.89% | 30.77% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 30.56% | 15.38% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 38.89% | 38.46% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.11% | 76.92% |
| Homes with Internet: | 44.44% | 15.38% |
#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 Amecameca. 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 FONTESANTA: 0 km away, direction Northeast (0 minutes by car)
- MILLA POSADA: 1 km away, direction North (1 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR CANOXCO: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN CARLOS: 3 km away, direction Northeast (3 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.Las mejores montes de El Arenal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Sacromonte (2563 meters): 2.5 km walk (33 minutes), heading North.
- Xoyacan (2740 meters): 4.2 km walk (80 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Tepenacasco (2471 meters): 5.6 km walk (94 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Tepepopulco (2654 meters): 6.4 km walk (107 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Tlayacapan (Morelos): Don't miss "Corredor arqueológico", 39 km, heading Southwest (37 minutes by car)
- Tepoztlán (Morelos): Don't miss "Baño de temazcal", 64 km, heading West (58 minutes by car)
- Huejotzingo (Puebla): Don't miss "Pirámide de Coyotzingo", 65 km, heading East (54 minutes by car)
- Carretera a Tlamacas (45 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho San Rafael (52 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho las Palomas (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Camino a Pahuacán (Colonia Néstor Soriano) (151 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal (Estado de México)
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) | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 47 | 26 | 73 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 6 | 11 |
#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 (Estado de México) is 56954
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: 56954. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal ("56") correspond to the State of Estado de México, 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Amecameca
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Amecameca
- Agua Viva (40 inhabitants)
- Amecameca de Juárez (33716 inhabitants)
- Atlancatzi (43 inhabitants)
- Camino al Salto (Coapexco) (120 inhabitants)
- Carretera a Tlamacas (45 inhabitants)
- El Arenal (117 inhabitants)
- Las Cartoneras (76 inhabitants)
- Maracana (4 inhabitants)
- Neriaco (38 inhabitants)
- CIDEM (17 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Zoyatzingo (3223 inhabitants)
- San Diego Huehuecalco (2079 inhabitants)
- San Nicolás (Zapotitla) (- inhabitants)
- San Pedro Nexapa (5441 inhabitants)
- Tenexcaltitla (13 inhabitants)