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El Caracol (Jalisco)

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All the information about this town of 30 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco

The town of El Caracol (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Ayotlán. There are 30 inhabitants and it is 1,596 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #64 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Caracol, 33% of individuals have completed secondary education and 25% 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 1.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Ayotlán, 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

What is the route to get to El Caracol (Jalisco)? 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 (Jalisco) is 30 inhabitants

Population data in El Caracol (Jalisco)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	16	14	30
2010	7	4	11
2005	14	11	25

Evolution of the population in El Caracol: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	1.77	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:	13.33%	36.36%
Illiterate population:	10.00%	9.09%
Illiterate population (men):	6.67%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	3.33%	14.29%
Schooling level:	8.62	8.64
Schooling level (men):	9.38	12.25
Schooling level (women):	8.15	6.57

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.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Caracol:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	50.00%	36.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	57.14%	50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	43.75%	28.57%
Number of inhabited private housings:	8	3
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	87.50%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	62.50%	100.00%
Homes with a television:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	50.00%	66.67%
Homes with a car:	75.00%	66.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	25.00%	33.33%
Homes with landline telephone:	12.50%	33.33%
Homes with cell phones:	100.00%	66.67%
Homes with Internet:	37.50%	33.33%

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 Ayotlán. 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:

• PENSION AYOTLÁN: 1 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA LAS ROSAS: 1 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN AGUSTIN: 2 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• PENSION EL PEDAZO: 2 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Caracol

Want to know what to see in El Caracol if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Caracol.
Las mejores montes de El Caracol para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro el Picacho (1801 meters): 3.6 km walk (68 minutes), heading West.
• Mesa La Colorada (1695 meters): 4.3 km walk (68 minutes), heading South.
• La Tepamera (1750 meters): 6.1 km walk (90 minutes), heading South.
• San Lorenzo (1796 meters): 6.4 km walk (78 minutes), heading Southeast.

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

• Ayotlán (13810 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• Panzacola (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• El Bajío (Bajío de Tejas) (66 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Bajío (24 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 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)	1	3	4
Youth (6-14 years)	2	3	5
Adults (15-59 years)	12	7	19
Elderly (60+ years)	1	1	2

#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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