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El Charco (Colima)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Charco through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 275 inhabitants of the State of Colima

The town of El Charco (Colima) belongs to the municipality of Manzanillo. There are 275 inhabitants and it is 37 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #26 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Charco, 100% 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 Charco? You can find it at 28.1 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Manzanillo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Charco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is El Charco? How to go? Map

Online map of El Charco in Colima, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Charco (Colima) is 275 inhabitants

Population data in El Charco (Colima)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	130	145	275
2010	131	129	260
2005	101	109	210

Evolution of the population in El Charco: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Charco:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.95	4.65
Population coming from outside the State of Colima:	53.82%	55.77%
Illiterate population:	4.73%	3.85%
Illiterate population (men):	2.91%	4.65%
Illiterate population (women):	1.82%	3.05%
Schooling level:	7.62	6.69
Schooling level (men):	7.4	6.23
Schooling level (women):	7.89	7.12

Indigenous culture data in El Charco:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	1.92%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.38%
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 Charco, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Colima, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Charco:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	50.91%	47.69%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	68.97%	62.79%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	30.77%	32.82%
Number of inhabited private housings:	89	97
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	97.26%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	97.26%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	97.75%	95.89%
Homes with a radio:	92.13%	63.01%
Homes with a television:	88.76%	89.04%
Homes with a refrigerator:	98.88%	90.41%
Homes with a washing machine:	75.28%	75.34%
Homes with a car:	70.79%	67.12%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	6.74%	9.59%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.25%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	92.13%	60.27%
Homes with Internet:	8.99%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Charco (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Colima, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Charco

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Charco, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Manzanillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Charco.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Charco

Do you want to stay in El Charco? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Charco:

• MOTEL DUNAS: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL JARDÍN: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CASTREJON: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL KARLA: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Charco

A weekend in El Charco and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Charco and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Charco para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Aguila (299 meters): 2.0 km walk (25 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Rincón (155 meters): 5.5 km walk (75 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Prieto (658 meters): 14.1 km walk (181 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Ojo de Agua (268 meters): 13.2 km walk (172 minutes), heading South.

Other towns near El Charco:

• Rancho Verd�n (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• El Bonete (29 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
• Peñitas y Truchas (207 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• Río Marabasco (545 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (6 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Charco (Colima)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Charco 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 Charco there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Charco (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	14	11	25
Youth (6-14 years)	20	21	41
Adults (15-59 years)	71	85	156
Elderly (60+ years)	25	28	53

#7 Pictures of El Charco

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Charco? 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 Charco.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Charco (Colima) is 28833

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Charco so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 28833. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Charco ("28") correspond to the State of Colima, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#10 Schools in El Charco

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