El Colón (Silao, Guanajuato)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 158 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The place of El Colón is inside the municipality of Silao (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 158 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #108 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Colón is at 1,751 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Colón, 33% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Colón is located at 9.5 kilometers from Silao, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Colón.
#1 Where is El Colón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Colón (Guanajuato) 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 Colón (Guanajuato) is 158 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 81 | 77 | 158 |
| 2010 | 82 | 68 | 150 |
| 2005 | 49 | 43 | 92 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.19 | 4.41 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 0.63% | 0.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.43% | 5.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.63% | 4.41% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.80% | 6.10% |
| Schooling level: | 6.94 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.13 | 5.45 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.77 | 5.46 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.51% | 25.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.74% | 51.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.22% | 3.66% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 34 | 30 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.06% | 100.00% |
| Housing with piped water: | 97.06% | 96.43% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.18% | 92.86% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 67.65% | 71.43% |
| Housing with television: | 88.24% | 92.86% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 85.29% | 82.14% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 88.24% | 53.57% |
| Housing with automobile: | 55.88% | 53.57% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.82% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 14.29% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 82.35% | 46.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Colón
With the satellite map of El Colón 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 Silao. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Colón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Colón
Do you want to stay in El Colón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Colón:- CASA DE HOSPEDAJE DE LA VICTORIA: 14 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CORTEZ: 13 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LEO: 15 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARISOL: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Colón (Guanajuato)
In El Colón 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 Colón, 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) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 43 | 41 | 84 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 7 | 17 |
#6 Photos of El Colón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Colón? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Colón.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Colón (Guanajuato) is 36285
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Colón 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: 36285. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Colón ("36") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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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