El Caracol (José Joaquín de Herrera, Guerrero)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Caracol, a beautiful small village of 113 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero

The place of El Caracol is inside the municipality of José Joaquín de Herrera (in the State of Guerrero). There are 113 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #33 of the whole municipality. El Caracol is at 1,876 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Caracol, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 41% 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 2.2 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Hueycantenango, 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 Caracol.

#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map

Location map of El Caracol in Guerrero: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Caracol, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Caracol (Guerrero) is 113 inhabitants

Population data in El Caracol (José Joaquín de Herrera, Guerrero)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20205756113
2010395695
2005414788
Evolution of the population in El Caracol: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Caracol:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.5314.29
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:3.54%0.00%
Illiterate population:13.27%18.95%
Illiterate population (men):4.42%14.29%
Illiterate population (women):8.85%25.64%
Schooling level:6.214.02
Schooling level (men):6.774.92
Schooling level (women):5.562.95
Indigenous culture data in El Caracol:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:100.00%100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:64.60%72.63%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%2.11%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Caracol, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Caracol:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:29.20%26.32%
Employed population over 12 years (men):53.57%41.07%
Employed population over 12 years (women):5.26%5.13%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:2924
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%90.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:58.62%35.00%
Dwellings with radio:27.59%25.00%
Housing with television:41.38%30.00%
Housing with refrigerator:31.03%5.00%
Housing with washing machine:3.45%0.00%
Housing with automobile:3.45%0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.45%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:41.38%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Caracol (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.

#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 José Joaquín de Herrera. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Caracol.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol

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#5 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Guerrero)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Caracol by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of El Caracol
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Caracol (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)9514
Youth (6-14 years)141226
Adults (15-59 years)273461
Elderly (60+ years)7512

#6 Photos of El Caracol

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#9 Other towns in the Municipality of José Joaquín de Herrera

  1. Acalco (96 inhabitants)
  2. Apanguito (656 inhabitants)
  3. Dospaños (43 inhabitants)
  4. El Bárzamo (133 inhabitants)
  5. Ixtláhuac (112 inhabitants)
  6. La Laguna (121 inhabitants)
  7. Lobotepec (Manantial de la Selva) (- inhabitants)
  8. Puente Ixtla (- inhabitants)
  9. Quetzalapa (406 inhabitants)
  10. Tepetlazalco (93 inhabitants)
  11. Tlachimaltepec (881 inhabitants)
  12. Tomactilicán (1217 inhabitants)
  13. Tonalapa (45 inhabitants)
  14. Totoleapan (4 inhabitants)
  15. Zacatepec Viejo (24 inhabitants)