El Calichar (Guanajuato)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 162 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Calichar (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Apaseo el Alto. There are 162 inhabitants and it is 1,956 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comonfort is 60 minutes away by car (57 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #53 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Calichar, 50% of individuals have completed secondary education and 23% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Calichar is located at 13.9 kilometers from Apaseo el Alto, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Calichar.
#1 Where is El Calichar? How to go? Map
Online map of El Calichar 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 Calichar (Guanajuato) is 162 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 81 | 81 | 162 |
| 2010 | 64 | 50 | 114 |
| 2005 | 81 | 69 | 150 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.8 | 2.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 70.99% | 53.51% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.47% | 4.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 2.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.47% | 6.25% |
| Schooling level: | 8.54 | 7.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.59 | 7.75 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.49 | 7.13 |
| 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 Apaseo el Alto (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.95% | 37.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.38% | 52.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.52% | 26.56% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 31 | 31 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 83.87% | 96.30% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.55% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 96.30% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.65% | 62.96% |
| Homes with a car: | 70.97% | 59.26% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.58% | 7.41% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 7.41% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.65% | 44.44% |
| Homes with Internet: | 48.39% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Calichar
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Calichar, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Apaseo el Alto. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Calichar.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Calichar
Do you want to stay in El Calichar? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Calichar:- MOTEL LA NEGRETA: 8 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA MEXICANA: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANTE VILLA BONILLA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- RANCHO LA PITAYA: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Calichar
A weekend in El Calichar and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Calichar and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Calichar for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Puerco (1925 meters): 1.4 km walk (20 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Los Puercos (1986 meters): 1.8 km walk (28 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Buenavista (2217 meters): 2.8 km walk (51 minutes), heading East.
- Las Vacas (2203 meters): 3.9 km walk (57 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Comonfort (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Estación de Fábrica de Soria", 60 km, heading Northwest (57 minutes by car)
- El Calichar (395 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the North (0 minutes by car)
- San Felipe Calichar (25 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- San Felipe Calichar (San Felipe) (347 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Ejido de Lourdes (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Calichar (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Calichar 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 Calichar there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 45 | 51 | 96 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 7 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of El Calichar
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Calichar? 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 Calichar.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Calichar (Guanajuato) is 38515
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Calichar 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: 38515. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Calichar ("38") 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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#10 Schools in El Calichar
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Apaseo el Alto
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