El Bálsamo (Guerrero)
Learn about small village of El Bálsamo through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 19 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero
The town of El Bálsamo (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Petatlán. There are 19 inhabitants and it is 573 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Zihuatanejo is 87 minutes away by car (58 km). It is the most populated town in the position #98 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Bálsamo, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Bálsamo is located at 28.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Petatlán, 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 Bálsamo.
#1 Where is El Bálsamo? How to go? Map
Online map of El Bálsamo (Guerrero) 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 Bálsamo (Guerrero) is 19 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 | 28 |
| 2005 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.2 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.26% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.26% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 6.33 | 6.29 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.25 | 5.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.2 | 7.29 |
| 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 Petatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.58% | 21.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 40.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | 4 |
| Homes with electricity: | 60.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 60.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Bálsamo
With the satellite map of El Bálsamo 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 Petatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Bálsamo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Bálsamo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Bálsamo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Bálsamo so you can contact them:- HOTEL TAPATIAS: 43 km away, direction South (37 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAMINO DEL MAR: 46 km away, direction South (31 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL RINCONCITO: 39 km away, direction South (33 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL COMERCIANTE: 42 km away, direction South (35 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Bálsamo
Want to know what to see in El Bálsamo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Bálsamo.Las mejores montes de El Bálsamo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Chicolo (794 meters): 2.0 km walk (27 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Pino Rayado (1193 meters): 2.9 km walk (53 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Jilguero (1434 meters): 6.7 km walk (85 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Bandera (968 meters): 6.0 km walk (95 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Zihuatanejo (Guerrero): Don't miss "Barra de Potosí", 87 km, heading Southwest (58 minutes by car)
- El Colorín (31 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- El Vergel (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Las Huertas (21 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Los Zapotes (39 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Bálsamo (Guerrero)
In El Bálsamo 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 Bálsamo, 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) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
#7 Pictures of El Bálsamo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Bálsamo? 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 Bálsamo.
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#9 Schools in El Bálsamo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Petatlán
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