El Caracol (Baja California Sur)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Caracol, a beautiful medium-sized town of 367 inhabitants of the State of Baja California Sur
The town of El Caracol (Baja California Sur) belongs to the municipality of Mulegé. There are 367 inhabitants and it is 72 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #29 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Caracol, there is a percentage of 41% of indigenous population and 94% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Caracol? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Caracol is located at 107.8 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Guerrero Negro, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Santa Rosalía) it is at 85.7 kilometers in direction Northeast. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Caracol.
#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Caracol (Baja California Sur)? 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 Caracol (Baja California Sur) is 367 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 171 | 196 | 367 |
2010 | 100 | 87 | 187 |
2005 | 83 | 83 | 166 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.06 | 0.00 |
Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur: | 73.30% | 37.43% |
Illiterate population: | 5.72% | 0.53% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.00% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population (women): | 2.72% | 1.00% |
Schooling level: | 7.33 | 8.58 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.46 | 8.80 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.17 | 8.35 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 40.87% | 0.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 18.80% | 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 Mulegé (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 53.41% | 40.11% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.69% | 65.52% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 46.20% | 18.00% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 115 | 61 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.13% | 98.28% |
Homes with piped water: | 99.13% | 100.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.17% | 98.28% |
Homes with a radio: | 7.83% | 51.72% |
Homes with a television: | 50.43% | 98.28% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 47.83% | 89.66% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 13.91% | 75.86% |
Homes with a car: | 20.87% | 74.14% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.57% | 32.76% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 10.34% |
Homes with cell phones: | 93.91% | 79.31% |
Homes with Internet: | 5.22% | 10.34% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Caracol
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Caracol, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mulegé. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Caracol.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol
Do you want to stay in El Caracol? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Caracol:- HOTEL LOS: 17 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- CUARTOS DE RENTA: 20 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL VIZCAINO: 21 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA DEL GALOPEADO: 23 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Caracol
A weekend in El Caracol and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Caracol and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Caracol for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Caracol (119 meters): 1.9 km walk (39 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Piloncito (El Caracol) (119 meters): 5.2 km walk (78 minutes), heading South.
- Loma La Cruz (101 meters): 7.0 km walk (89 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa Judío (196 meters): 7.5 km walk (115 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Emiliano Zapata (320 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
- Colonia Nueva Esperanza (186 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the North (15 minutes by car)
- El Silencio (610 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southeast (11 minutes by car)
- Unión y Progreso (191 inhabitants): Located 14 km to the North (17 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Baja California Sur)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Caracol 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 Caracol there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 32 | 30 | 62 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 36 | 43 | 79 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 99 | 115 | 214 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 8 | 12 |
#7 Pictures of El Caracol
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Caracol, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Caracol, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mulegé
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- Piedras Negras (10 inhabitants)
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- San Francisquito (- inhabitants)
- Santa Ana (10 inhabitants)
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