El Chamal (Hidalgo)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Chamal, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 172 inhabitants of Hidalgo.
The town of El Chamal (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of La Misión. There are 172 inhabitants and it is 1,574 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 72 minutes away by car (58 km). It is the most populated town in the position #25 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Chamal, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Chamal is located at 6.8 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of La Misión, 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 Chamal.
#1 Where is El Chamal? How to go? Map
Online map of El Chamal (Hidalgo) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Chamal (Hidalgo) is 172 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 | 88 | 172 |
| 2010 | 81 | 76 | 157 |
| 2005 | 99 | 89 | 188 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.92 | 15.79 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 9.30% | 7.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.63% | 14.65% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.56% | 15.79% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.07% | 13.58% |
| Schooling level: | 6.95 | 5.50 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.37 | 5.50 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.57 | 5.50 |
| 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 La Misión (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.81% | 23.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.59% | 31.58% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 14.29% | 16.05% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 51 | 51 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.04% | 97.37% |
| Homes with piped water: | 5.88% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 74.51% | 89.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.78% | 86.84% |
| Homes with a television: | 78.43% | 86.84% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 70.59% | 57.89% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 45.10% | 39.47% |
| Homes with a car: | 35.29% | 21.05% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.84% | 2.63% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.96% | 2.63% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 72.55% | 15.79% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.96% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Chamal
With the satellite map of El Chamal 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 La Misión. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chamal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chamal
Do you want to stay in El Chamal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Chamal:- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 9 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS LA MISIÓN: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 12 km away, direction Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Chamal
A weekend in El Chamal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Chamal and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Chamal for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Muñeco (1830 meters): 4.3 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Frío (2109 meters): 5.0 km walk (87 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Ojo de Agua (2169 meters): 6.4 km walk (87 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Bordo Alto (1776 meters): 7.1 km walk (137 minutes), heading South.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Parador el Paraíso", 72 km, heading North (58 minutes by car)
- Puerto de la Culebra (83 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- La Culebra (142 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Puerto del Aire (34 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Piedra Larga (153 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Chamal (Hidalgo)
In El Chamal 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 Chamal, 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) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 47 | 49 | 96 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
#7 Pictures of El Chamal
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chamal, 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 Chamal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Chamal (Hidalgo) is 42264
Are you going to send a letter to El Chamal? Do you have a friend in El Chamal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Chamal consists of the following 5 digits: 42264. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Chamal ("42") 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 Chamal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of La Misión
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of La Misión
- Agua Zarca (38 inhabitants)
- Barbechos (21 inhabitants)
- Cerro Grande (5 inhabitants)
- El Balcón (5 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (2 inhabitants)
- El Chamal (172 inhabitants)
- El Llano (Llano de Jacalilla) (26 inhabitants)
- El Nogalito (166 inhabitants)
- La Misión (546 inhabitants)
- La Mora (203 inhabitants)
- La Palizada (308 inhabitants)
- Las Cañitas (112 inhabitants)
- Mirador de la Culebra (5 inhabitants)
- Puerto de la Culebra (83 inhabitants)
- Puerto de Piedra (35 inhabitants)