El Caracol (Hidalgo)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Caracol, a beautiful small village of 22 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Caracol (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Tecozautla. There are 22 inhabitants and it is 1,771 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tecozautla is 4 minutes away by car (3 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #55 of the ranking.
Data: In El Caracol, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Caracol? You can find it at 2.1 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Tecozautla, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Caracol through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Caracol? How to go? Map
Online map of El Caracol in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Caracol (Hidalgo) is 22 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2010 | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| 2005 | 29 | 28 | 57 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.88 | 6.06 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 18.18% | 8.70% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.55% | 4.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 6.06% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.55% | 2.78% |
| Schooling level: | 9 | 7 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.57 | 6.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.5 | 7.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 1.45% |
| 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 Tecozautla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.36% | 39.13% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 41.67% | 54.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.00% | 25.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | 20 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 93.75% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 40.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.00% | 81.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.00% | 43.75% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 20.00% | 18.75% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.00% | 25.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 6.25% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 20.00% | 6.25% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 37.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Caracol
With the satellite map of El Caracol 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 Tecozautla. Get free live access to satellite views of 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:- VILLA LA PALMA: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLAS MARIA BONITA: 2 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL QUINTA LA ESCONDIDA: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CENTENARIO: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 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.Las mejores montes de El Caracol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Mesa Bomanxotha (1789 meters): 2.2 km walk (40 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Tecozautla (1802 meters): 4.1 km walk (73 minutes), heading North.
- El Cerrito (1782 meters): 9.1 km walk (161 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Ixcojo (2351 meters): 11.9 km walk (230 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tecozautla (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Balnearios de aguas termales de 35 a 38 grados", 4 km, heading North (3 minutes by car)
- Huichapan (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Parroquia de San Mateo Apóstol", 28 km, heading South (22 minutes by car)
- Cadereyta de Montes (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Plaza Principal", 49 km, heading Northwest (42 minutes by car)
- Tequisquiapan (Querétaro): Don't miss "Balneario El Oasís", 37 km, heading West (36 minutes by car)
- Zimapán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Cerro del Dashí", 64 km, heading Northeast (55 minutes by car)
- Cuamxhi (477 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Tenzabhí (777 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- La Otra Banda (659 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Tecozautla (6701 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Hidalgo)
In El Caracol 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 Caracol, 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) | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of El Caracol
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Caracol? 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 Caracol.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Caracol (Hidalgo) is 42462
Are you going to send a letter to El Caracol? Do you have a friend in El Caracol and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Caracol consists of the following 5 digits: 42462. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Caracol ("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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tecozautla
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- Bomanxotha (2129 inhabitants)
- El Charcón (1 inhabitants)
- El Crucero (551 inhabitants)
- El Salto (565 inhabitants)
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- La Polvadera (9 inhabitants)
- Las Galindas (30 inhabitants)
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- Rancho la Parada (1 inhabitants)
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- San José el Desierto (126 inhabitants)
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