El Arenal de Arriba
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Arenal de Arriba, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 298 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Arenal de Arriba belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide (State of Guanajuato). There are 298 inhabitants and it is 2,181 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 52 minutes away by car (42 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #56 of the ranking.
Data: In El Arenal de Arriba, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 66% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Arenal de Arriba? You can find it at 9.3 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of San José Iturbide, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Arenal de Arriba 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 de Arriba? How to go? Map
Online map of El Arenal de Arriba (Guanajuato) 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 de Arriba (Guanajuato) is 298 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 149 | 149 | 298 |
| 2010 | 153 | 158 | 311 |
| 2005 | 149 | 120 | 269 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.37 | 4.43 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 10.40% | 15.11% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.37% | 8.68% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.01% | 4.43% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.36% | 13.07% |
| Schooling level: | 8.21 | 6.67 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.19 | 7.01 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.21 | 6.34 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.67% | 33.12% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.10% | 48.10% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.24% | 17.65% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 76 | 94 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 94.81% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.05% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.68% | 87.01% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.79% | 67.53% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.11% | 94.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.16% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.79% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a car: | 63.16% | 53.25% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.00% | 9.09% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.32% | 51.95% |
| Homes with Internet: | 19.74% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Arenal de Arriba
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Arenal de Arriba, 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 Arriba.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arenal de Arriba
Many people want to stay in the town of El Arenal de Arriba 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 CAMPESTRE: 8 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL HORIZONTE: 9 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA FE: 13 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BUENROSTRO: 12 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Arenal de Arriba
Want to know what to see in El Arenal de Arriba if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Arenal de Arriba.Las mejores montes de El Arenal de Arriba para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Chiquihuitillo (2410 meters): 4.3 km walk (88 minutes), heading North.
- Peña Briones (2404 meters): 4.4 km walk (59 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Alto (2649 meters): 6.7 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Granizo (2573 meters): 8.5 km walk (121 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Capilla de San Antonio de Padua", 52 km, heading North (42 minutes by car)
- Las Tinajas del Arenal (148 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- El Mosqueado (Allende) (163 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- El Arenal de Abajo (579 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- El Mastranto (381 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arenal de Arriba (Guanajuato)
In El Arenal de Arriba 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 de Arriba, 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) | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 18 | 43 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 86 | 94 | 180 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 22 | 48 |
#7 Pictures of El Arenal de Arriba
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arenal de Arriba? 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 Arriba.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Arenal de Arriba (Guanajuato) is 37988
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Arenal de Arriba 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: 37988. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Arenal de Arriba ("37") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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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