El Capulín (Hidalgo)
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The town of El Capulín (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Chapantongo. There are 309 inhabitants and it is 2,343 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez is 49 minutes away by car (37 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Capulín, 35% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Capulín is located at 14.8 kilometers from Santa María Amealco, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. In addition, it is located at 8.1 kilometers from Chapantongo, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Capulín.
#1 Where is El Capulín? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Capulín (Hidalgo)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Capulín (Hidalgo) is 309 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 176 | 133 | 309 |
| 2010 | 178 | 175 | 353 |
| 2005 | 153 | 152 | 305 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.8 | 4.57 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 8.41% | 13.88% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.83% | 5.10% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.94% | 4.57% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.88% | 5.62% |
| Schooling level: | 6.77 | 5.87 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.63 | 5.81 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.88 | 5.93 |
| 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: | 29.77% | 29.75% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.38% | 56.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.93% | 3.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 108 | 161 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.27% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.15% | 96.36% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 75.93% | 64.55% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.04% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.52% | 87.27% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.04% | 60.91% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 48.15% | 24.55% |
| Homes with a car: | 38.89% | 29.09% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.78% | 0.91% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.63% | 9.09% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.33% | 45.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.70% | 0.91% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Capulín
With the satellite map of El Capulín 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 Chapantongo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Capulín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Capulín
Do you want to stay in El Capulín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Capulín:- MOTEL LAS TERRAZAS: 21 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DANASH: 20 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL UNICORNIO S: 21 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RED PARADISE: 23 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Capulín
A weekend in El Capulín and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Capulín and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Capulín para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pelón (2462 meters): 2.6 km walk (45 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Santa Clara (2679 meters): 3.6 km walk (65 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Capulín (2747 meters): 4.4 km walk (60 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Juchitlan (2636 meters): 4.5 km walk (66 minutes), heading East.
- Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez (México): Don't miss "Ex Hacienda de Doxhicho", 49 km, heading South (37 minutes by car)
- Huichapan (Hidalgo): Don't miss "El Chapite", 44 km, heading Northwest (35 minutes by car)
- Aculco (México): Don't miss "Santuario del Señor de Nenthé", 57 km, heading West (48 minutes by car)
- El Camarón (27 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Colorado (Cerro Colorado) (61 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Mogote (176 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- Rancho Nuevo (148 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Capulín (Hidalgo)
In El Capulín 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 Capulín, 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) | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 91 | 75 | 166 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 39 | 31 | 70 |
#7 Pictures of El Capulín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Capulín? 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 Capulín.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Capulín (Hidalgo) is 42918
Are you going to send a letter to El Capulín? Do you have a friend in El Capulín and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Capulín consists of the following 5 digits: 42918. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Capulín ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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 Capulín
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chapantongo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Chapantongo
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- Rancho Nuevo (148 inhabitants)
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