El Caracol (Zacatecas)
Learn about small village of El Caracol through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 114 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of El Caracol (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of Jalpa. There are 114 inhabitants and it is 1,548 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Calvillo is 48 minutes away by car (33 km). It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Caracol, 40% of individuals have completed secondary education and 22% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Caracol is located at 16.2 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Jalpa, 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
Map to know how to get to El Caracol (Zacatecas) 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 (Zacatecas) is 114 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | 54 | 114 |
| 2010 | 92 | 80 | 172 |
| 2005 | 91 | 66 | 157 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.43 | 5.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 12.28% | 13.95% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.51% | 5.23% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.63% | 5.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.88% | 5.43% |
| Schooling level: | 6.43 | 5.59 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.45 | 4.96 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.36 | 6.06 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Jalpa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.23% | 31.40% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.81% | 48.75% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.00% | 16.30% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 36 | 82 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.22% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.22% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.22% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 88.89% | 97.73% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.67% | 93.18% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.44% | 97.73% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 94.44% | 93.18% |
| Homes with a car: | 61.11% | 52.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.22% | 9.09% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 27.78% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.11% | 63.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 72.22% | 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 Jalpa. 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:- LA CUEVA: 21 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS SIERRA DEL SOL: 21 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL NAHIMA: 22 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CACTUS INN: 25 km away, direction Southwest (19 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:
- El Carrizo (1802 meters): 5.5 km walk (99 minutes), heading East.
- El Trigo (1763 meters): 5.2 km walk (73 minutes), heading South.
- Tejeda (1974 meters): 6.1 km walk (102 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Los Robles (1975 meters): 7.5 km walk (140 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Calvillo (Aguascalientes): Don't miss "Caídas de agua de Los Alisos y Ciénega", 48 km, heading Northeast (33 minutes by car)
- Nochistlán de Mejía (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Acueducto", 72 km, heading South (65 minutes by car)
- Alto del Zapote (22 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Zapote de Arriba (85 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Las Tareas (24 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Rodeo (217 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Caracol (Zacatecas)
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) | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 13 | 23 |
#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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Jalpa
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Jalpa
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- El Guayabo del Palmar (22 inhabitants)
- El Santuario (- inhabitants)
- El Tuitán (286 inhabitants)
- El Zapotillo (38 inhabitants)
- La Abejita (- inhabitants)
- Las Cruces (6 inhabitants)
- Las Tareas (24 inhabitants)
- Los García (45 inhabitants)
- Mesa de los Santiagos (El Rico) (77 inhabitants)
- Paso del Realito (6 inhabitants)
- Santa Clara (62 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (- inhabitants)
- Teocaltichillo (242 inhabitants)
- Villita de Abajo (La Villita San Lorenzo) (173 inhabitants)