El Carretón (Zacatecas)
Learn about small village of El Carretón through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 19 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of El Carretón (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro. There are 19 inhabitants and it is 2,220 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Calvillo is 79 minutes away by car (58 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #11 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Carretón, 12% of the population over 12 years is single and 86% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Carretón is located at 5.5 kilometers from El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Carretón.
#1 Where is El Carretón? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Carretón (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 Carretón, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Carretón (Zacatecas) is 19 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2010 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 6.88 | 9.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.26% | 12.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.26% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 15.38% |
| Schooling level: | 4.63 | 5.40 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.38 | 6.78 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.88 | 4.27 |
| 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 El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 15.79% | 12.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 20.00% | 9.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.11% | 15.38% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 7 | 14 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a radio: | 100.00% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 85.71% | 75.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.29% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 85.71% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Carretón
With the satellite map of El Carretón 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 El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Carretón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Carretón
Many people want to stay in the town of El Carretón 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:- HOTEL ANA: 29 km away, direction Southeast (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REGIS: 34 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS ARCOS: 28 km away, direction Southeast (23 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL CHIQUE: 34 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Carretón
Want to know what to see in El Carretón if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Carretón.Las mejores montes de El Carretón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Mesa San Bartolo (2480 meters): 4.1 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa La Silleta (2332 meters): 5.0 km walk (68 minutes), heading East.
- Mesa La Laguna (2416 meters): 6.9 km walk (99 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Cosculeque (2656 meters): 6.2 km walk (103 minutes), heading South.
- Calvillo (Aguascalientes): Don't miss "Plazuela Hidalgo", 79 km, heading East (58 minutes by car)
- La Presa (29 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Pedro Raygoza (Guadalupe) (27 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua de los Solís (71 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
- La Labor de Abajo (Labor de Abajo y de A.) (37 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Carretón (Zacatecas)
In El Carretón 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 Carretón, 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
#7 Pictures of El Carretón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Carretón? 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 Carretón.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro
- Buenavista (Los Amoles) (- inhabitants)
- El Capulín (- inhabitants)
- El Carretón (19 inhabitants)
- El Llano (Rancho del Valle) (5 inhabitants)
- El Plateado de Joaquín Amaro (541 inhabitants)
- Francisco I. Madero (Rancho del Padre) (110 inhabitants)
- La Colorada (3 inhabitants)
- La Labor de Abajo (Labor de Abajo y de A.) (37 inhabitants)
- Las Presitas (5 inhabitants)
- Los Alamitos (- inhabitants)
- Los Bancos (- inhabitants)
- Palo Gordo (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho Los Coyaptes (1 inhabitants)
- Remudadero (11 inhabitants)
- Trinidad García de la Cadena (Guadalupito) (30 inhabitants)