El Colorado (Jalisco)
Learn about large village of El Colorado through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,150 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco
The town of El Colorado (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Puerto Vallarta. There are 1,150 inhabitants and it is 40 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Sayulita is 67 minutes away by car (51 km). It is the most populated town in the position #7 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Colorado, 79% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Colorado is located at 18.9 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Puerto Vallarta, 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 Colorado.
#1 Where is El Colorado? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Colorado in Jalisco? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Colorado.
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#2 The population of El Colorado (Jalisco) is 1,150 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 595 | 555 | 1150 |
2010 | 516 | 507 | 1023 |
2005 | 391 | 359 | 750 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.49 | 6.31 |
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 25.39% | 29.62% |
Illiterate population: | 2.87% | 6.06% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.48% | 6.31% |
Illiterate population (women): | 1.39% | 5.81% |
Schooling level: | 8.13 | 7.09 |
Schooling level (men): | 8.07 | 6.99 |
Schooling level (women): | 8.2 | 7.20 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.39% | 1.76% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.52% | 0.59% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 47.13% | 33.04% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.02% | 49.90% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 36.97% | 16.47% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 312 | 372 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.72% | 98.83% |
Homes with piped water: | 95.51% | 87.16% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.12% | 97.28% |
Homes with a radio: | 58.33% | 73.93% |
Homes with a television: | 83.65% | 92.22% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.22% | 85.21% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 72.44% | 65.76% |
Homes with a car: | 44.55% | 46.69% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.67% | 9.34% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.60% | 1.95% |
Homes with cell phones: | 88.46% | 77.82% |
Homes with Internet: | 29.17% | 2.33% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Colorado
With the satellite map of El Colorado 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 Puerto Vallarta. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Colorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Colorado
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Colorado, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Colorado so you can contact them:- RESTAURANTE Y HOSPEDAJE LA NORTEÑITA: 9 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA NORTEÑITA: 8 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA SAN JUAN: 10 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AVENIDA: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Colorado
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Colorado? The list of the best places to visit in El Colorado and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Colorado para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Quelitan (558 meters): 7.5 km walk (105 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Bola (514 meters): 7.9 km walk (108 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Mona (508 meters): 14.9 km walk (194 minutes), heading South.
- Sayulita (Nayarit): Don't miss "La Plaza Pública", 67 km, heading West (51 minutes by car)
- San Sebastián del Oeste (Jalisco): Don't miss "Hacienda Esperanza de la Galera", 54 km, heading East (45 minutes by car)
- Campestre los Ángeles (521 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Zancudo (725 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Joyas del Colorado (198 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Colinas del Valle (464 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Colorado (Jalisco)
In El Colorado 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 Colorado, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 64 | 71 | 135 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 131 | 115 | 246 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 346 | 319 | 665 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 54 | 50 | 104 |
#7 Pictures of El Colorado
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Colorado, 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 Colorado, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Colorado en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Colorado (Jalisco) is 48265
Are you going to send a letter to El Colorado? Do you have a friend in El Colorado and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Colorado consists of the following 5 digits: 48265. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Colorado ("48") correspond to the state code of Jalisco, 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 Colorado as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Colorado
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