El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 484 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) belongs to the municipality of Pénjamo (State of Guanajuato). There are 484 inhabitants and it is 1,700 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #73 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 13% 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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) is located at 27.6 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Pénjamo, 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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro).

#1 Where is El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) (Guanajuato) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) (Guanajuato) is 484 inhabitants

Population data in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020250234484
2010267214481
2005275186461
Evolution of the population in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro): Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro):
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.7511.21
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:31.20%40.33%
Illiterate population:8.88%12.47%
Illiterate population (men):3.93%11.21%
Illiterate population (women):4.96%13.48%
Schooling level:6.45.22
Schooling level (men):6.325.15
Schooling level (women):6.465.27
Indigenous culture data in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro):
20202010
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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro):
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.18%28.90%
Employed population over 12 years (men):52.99%54.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):34.00%8.24%
Number of inhabited private housings:135174
Homes with electricity:100.00%99.19%
Homes with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:91.11%75.00%
Homes with a radio:77.04%79.03%
Homes with a television:94.07%91.13%
Homes with a refrigerator:88.15%84.68%
Homes with a washing machine:65.93%52.42%
Homes with a car:46.67%39.52%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:12.59%3.23%
Homes with landline telephone:6.67%24.19%
Homes with cell phones:77.04%42.74%
Homes with Internet:11.11%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Pénjamo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro).



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)

Many people want to stay in the town of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) 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:

#5 What to do in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)? The list of the best places to visit in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) for hiking and trails:
  • Cerro Grande (2018 meters): 1.6 km walk (28 minutes), heading East.
  • El Bellaco (1891 meters): 4.1 km walk (60 minutes), heading East.
  • Veredas (1824 meters): 5.9 km walk (110 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • Guándaro (2018 meters): 8.7 km walk (134 minutes), heading Southeast.
Other towns near El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro):This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) (Guanajuato)

In El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) 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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro), 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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro) (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)293665
Youth (6-14 years)253661
Adults (15-59 years)153122275
Elderly (60+ years)434083

#7 Pictures of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Cerro (Rancho el Cerro)? 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 Cerro (Rancho el Cerro).

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  1. Agua Tibia de Ayala (375 inhabitants)
  2. El Zopilote (7 inhabitants)
  3. J. Guadalupe López (- inhabitants)
  4. Los Mendoza (1 inhabitants)
  5. Granja Rivero Alatorre (1 inhabitants)
  6. Hacienda del Carmen (469 inhabitants)
  7. Las Camelinas (23 inhabitants)
  8. Las Jaras (3 inhabitants)
  9. Los Pinos (4 inhabitants)
  10. Maravillas de Morales (273 inhabitants)
  11. Mesa de Méndez (362 inhabitants)
  12. Moro de Barajas (150 inhabitants)
  13. Portales de Herrera (16 inhabitants)
  14. Potrerillos del Río (375 inhabitants)
  15. San Ignacio de Álvarez (464 inhabitants)