El Arenal de Abajo
Learn about large village of El Arenal de Abajo through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 579 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of El Arenal de Abajo belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide (State of Guanajuato). There are 579 inhabitants and it is 2,150 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 53 minutes away by car (42 km). It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Arenal de Abajo, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 81% 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 Arenal de Abajo is located at 7.0 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of San José Iturbide, 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 Arenal de Abajo.
#1 Where is El Arenal de Abajo? How to go? Map
Online map of El Arenal de Abajo in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Arenal de Abajo (Guanajuato) is 579 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 291 | 288 | 579 |
| 2010 | 288 | 245 | 533 |
| 2005 | 162 | 154 | 316 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.95 | 6.12 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 12.78% | 22.70% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.66% | 8.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.90% | 6.12% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.76% | 10.07% |
| Schooling level: | 9.01 | 7.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.12 | 7.17 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.92 | 6.97 |
| 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 San José Iturbide (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.21% | 34.90% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.60% | 48.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.96% | 22.92% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 135 | 150 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 95.93% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.04% | 94.31% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.04% | 67.48% |
| Homes with a radio: | 72.59% | 78.05% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.56% | 93.50% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.85% | 77.24% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 81.48% | 48.78% |
| Homes with a car: | 74.81% | 53.66% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 32.59% | 8.13% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.48% | 0.81% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 91.11% | 63.41% |
| Homes with Internet: | 30.37% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Arenal de Abajo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Arenal de Abajo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San José Iturbide. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Arenal de Abajo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal de Abajo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Arenal de Abajo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Arenal de Abajo so you can contact them:- HOTEL CAMPESTRE: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL HORIZONTE: 5 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA FE: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BUENROSTRO: 10 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Arenal de Abajo
A weekend in El Arenal de Abajo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Arenal de Abajo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Arenal de Abajo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Chiquihuitillo (2410 meters): 4.9 km walk (76 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Peña Briones (2404 meters): 5.3 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Alto (2649 meters): 11.6 km walk (151 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Granizo (2573 meters): 12.0 km walk (218 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Las Minas", 53 km, heading North (42 minutes by car)
- El Mastranto (381 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Presa los Vargas (153 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- El Mosqueado (Allende) (163 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Las Tinajas del Arenal (148 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal de Abajo (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Arenal de Abajo 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 Arenal de Abajo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 23 | 38 | 61 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 52 | 94 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 210 | 169 | 379 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 29 | 45 |
#7 Pictures of El Arenal de Abajo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arenal de Abajo? 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 de Abajo.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Arenal de Abajo (Guanajuato) is 37988
Are you going to send a letter to El Arenal de Abajo? Do you have a friend in El Arenal de Abajo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Arenal de Abajo consists of the following 5 digits: 37988. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Arenal de Abajo ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Arenal de Abajo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San José Iturbide
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