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El Caracol (Jalisco)

The most complete information about the small village of El Caracol (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Jalisco has 155 inhabitants?

The town of El Caracol (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Arandas. There are 155 inhabitants and it is 1,988 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #46 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Caracol, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Caracol? You can find it at 6.0 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Arandas, 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

Map to know how to get to El Caracol (Jalisco) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Caracol, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Caracol (Jalisco) is 155 inhabitants

Population data in El Caracol (Jalisco)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	76	79	155
2010	45	40	85
2005	25	25	50

Evolution of the population in El Caracol: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.19	17.50
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:	0.00%	1.18%
Illiterate population:	5.16%	14.12%
Illiterate population (men):	3.23%	17.50%
Illiterate population (women):	1.94%	11.11%
Schooling level:	5.47	4.08
Schooling level (men):	5.29	4.04
Schooling level (women):	5.65	4.13

Indigenous culture data in El Caracol:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Caracol, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Jalisco, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Arandas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	40.65%	37.65%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	58.23%	65.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	22.37%	13.33%
Number of inhabited private housings:	40	46
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	90.48%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	61.90%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	95.00%	80.95%
Homes with a radio:	60.00%	80.95%
Homes with a television:	85.00%	80.95%
Homes with a refrigerator:	97.50%	76.19%
Homes with a washing machine:	92.50%	57.14%
Homes with a car:	82.50%	76.19%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	7.50%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	95.00%	47.62%
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 Jalisco, and with the total for the country.
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#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 Arandas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Caracol.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Caracol

Many people want to stay in the town of El Caracol itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• PENSION ARANDAS: 8 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MONARCA: 9 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL DE MÉXICO: 9 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL HACIENDA VIEJA: 9 km away, direction Northwest (8 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:

• Cerro Ayo (2370 meters): 8.1 km walk (107 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Gusano (2074 meters): 13.9 km walk (261 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro La Campana (2318 meters): 15.2 km walk (193 minutes), heading North.
• San Judas (2257 meters): 15.1 km walk (233 minutes), heading Northeast.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Caracol?:

• La Pueblita (45 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• El Baloneado (57 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• Los Cerritos (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
• Palo Cuate (15 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Jalisco)

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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Caracol (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	13	16	29
Youth (6-14 years)	17	15	32
Adults (15-59 years)	37	40	77
Elderly (60+ years)	9	8	17

#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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#9 Schools in El Caracol

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