El Casco (Hidalgo)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Casco (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Hidalgo has 261 inhabitants?
The town of El Casco (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Metepec. There are 261 inhabitants and it is 2,295 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Pahuatlán is 40 minutes away by car (31 km). It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Casco, 37% 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.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Casco is located at 8.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Metepec, 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 Casco.
#1 Where is El Casco? How to go? Map
Online map of El Casco 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 Casco (Hidalgo) is 261 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 134 | 127 | 261 |
| 2010 | 140 | 132 | 272 |
| 2005 | 108 | 101 | 209 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.36 | 12.88 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 7.28% | 6.25% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.11% | 14.71% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.13% | 12.88% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.98% | 16.43% |
| Schooling level: | 7.37 | 6.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.48 | 5.53 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.2 | 6.60 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 6.51% | 4.04% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.92% | 2.21% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.37% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Metepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.46% | 38.60% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.48% | 52.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.39% | 25.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 62 | 89 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.77% | 97.01% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.77% | 80.60% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 66.13% | 94.03% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.29% | 70.15% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.10% | 86.57% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 67.74% | 44.78% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 58.06% | 35.82% |
| Homes with a car: | 48.39% | 34.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.06% | 1.49% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.61% | 7.46% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.87% | 41.79% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.68% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Casco
With the satellite map of El Casco 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 Metepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Casco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Casco
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Casco, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Casco so you can contact them:- HOTEL JUQUILITA: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LA LOMA: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AGUA BLANCA: 7 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Casco
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Casco? The list of the best places to visit in El Casco and nearby locations.Mountains in El Casco for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Las Tres Cruces (2378 meters): 4.5 km walk (79 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Viejo (2750 meters): 6.1 km walk (107 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Fortín (1811 meters): 9.5 km walk (196 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Estribo (2440 meters): 10.6 km walk (193 minutes), heading East.
- Pahuatlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Acalapa", 40 km, heading East (31 minutes by car)
- Acaxochitlán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Centro Historico", 52 km, heading Southeast (37 minutes by car)
- Huasca de Ocampo (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Bosque de los Duendes", 47 km, heading Southwest (42 minutes by car)
- Huauchinango (Puebla): Don't miss "Presa de Tenango", 57 km, heading Southeast (53 minutes by car)
- Milpa Vieja (Apulco) (310 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Ex-Hacienda de Apulco Parte Alta (283 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Milpa Vieja (616 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Ejido de Majadillas (68 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Casco (Hidalgo)
In El Casco 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 Casco, 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) | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 82 | 74 | 156 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 14 | 26 |
#7 Pictures of El Casco
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Casco, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Casco, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Casco en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Casco (Hidalgo) is 43410
Are you going to send a letter to El Casco? Do you have a friend in El Casco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Casco consists of the following 5 digits: 43410. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Casco ("43") 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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#10 Schools in El Casco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Metepec
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