El Centro (Zacatecas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Centro, a beautiful large village of 783 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of El Centro (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of Fresnillo. There are 783 inhabitants and it is 2,206 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #27 of the ranking.
Data: In El Centro, 94% of the inhabitants are catholic and 75% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Centro? You can find it at 50.6 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Fresnillo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Centro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Centro? How to go? Map
Online map of El Centro in Zacatecas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Centro (Zacatecas) is 783 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 396 | 387 | 783 |
| 2010 | 398 | 386 | 784 |
| 2005 | 356 | 340 | 696 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.94 | 9.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 1.92% | 2.04% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.00% | 9.82% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.94% | 9.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.07% | 10.30% |
| Schooling level: | 6.85 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.34 | 5.39 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.35 | 6.08 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| 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 Fresnillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.25% | 25.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.06% | 48.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.86% | 3.02% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 206 | 216 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.03% | 98.41% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.51% | 97.88% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 68.45% | 45.50% |
| Homes with a radio: | 71.36% | 86.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.72% | 89.42% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.41% | 76.19% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 74.76% | 51.32% |
| Homes with a car: | 52.43% | 52.91% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.80% | 2.12% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 12.14% | 12.17% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 43.69% | 1.06% |
| Homes with Internet: | 23.79% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Centro
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Centro, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Fresnillo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Centro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Centro
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Centro, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Centro so you can contact them:- HOTEL BARRAZA: 30 km away, direction North (23 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CONDE DEL JARAL: 58 km away, direction Northwest (47 minutes by car)
- POSADA LA NORIA: 63 km away, direction Northwest (48 minutes by car)
- ESTACIONAMIENTO DEL HOTEL AVENIDA REAL: 61 km away, direction Northwest (52 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Centro
Want to know what to see in El Centro if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Centro.Mountains in El Centro for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Blanco (2475 meters): 6.0 km walk (85 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa La Pastilla (2345 meters): 8.2 km walk (126 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Pelón (2291 meters): 7.8 km walk (138 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Sotoles (2305 meters): 9.7 km walk (195 minutes), heading East.
- Rancho Nuevo (Carmelo Monreal Villalobos) (9 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- San Antonio del Centro (El Salitrillo) (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
- La Casita (606 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- Francisco I. Madero (688 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the South (15 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Centro (Zacatecas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Centro by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Centro there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 72 | 61 | 133 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 217 | 219 | 436 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 57 | 57 | 114 |
#7 Pictures of El Centro
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Centro, 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 Centro, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Centro en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Centro (Zacatecas) is 99160
Are you going to send a letter to El Centro? Do you have a friend in El Centro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Centro consists of the following 5 digits: 99160. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Centro ("99") correspond to the state code of Zacatecas, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Centro as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Centro or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Centro to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Zacatecas, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Zacatecas
#10 Schools in El Centro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Fresnillo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Fresnillo
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- El Calvario (- inhabitants)
- El Huizache (2 inhabitants)
- El Solitario (Juan Rodarte Cázares) (- inhabitants)
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- Granja Guadalupe (19 inhabitants)
- Huerta el Cortijo (- inhabitants)
- Huertas los Ortega (2 inhabitants)
- José Saucedo (- inhabitants)
- Los Rivera (- inhabitants)
- Rancho El Rehilete (Asunción Hernández Fernández) (8 inhabitants)
- Refaccionaria Eva Braun (5 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (José Rosario Ramos Niño) (- inhabitants)
- San Luis de Urite (3 inhabitants)
- San Martín de los Pajaritos (180 inhabitants)