El Contento (Hidalgo)
The most complete information about the small village of El Contento (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Hidalgo has 90 inhabitants?
The town of El Contento (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Huasca de Ocampo. There are 90 inhabitants and it is 2,039 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Huasca de Ocampo is 11 minutes away by car (11 km). It is the most populated town in the position #43 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Contento, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 4% 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 Contento is located at 7.4 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Río Seco Puente de Doria, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Huasca de Ocampo) it is at 4.4 kilometers in direction Southwest. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Contento.
#1 Where is El Contento? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Contento (Hidalgo)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Contento (Hidalgo) is 90 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43 | 47 | 90 |
| 2010 | 59 | 60 | 119 |
| 2005 | 63 | 62 | 125 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 6.67 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 11.11% | 1.68% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.89% | 9.24% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.33% | 6.67% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.56% | 11.86% |
| Schooling level: | 5.4 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.64 | 4.38 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.19 | 4.98 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 15.56% | 5.04% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.33% | 3.36% |
| 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 Huasca de Ocampo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.00% | 17.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.94% | 30.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.30% | 5.08% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 23 | 41 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.77% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 19.35% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 78.26% | 74.19% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.52% | 51.61% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.30% | 74.19% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.30% | 67.74% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 47.83% | 29.03% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.87% | 32.26% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.26% | 48.39% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.35% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Contento
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Contento, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Huasca de Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Contento.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Contento
Many people want to stay in the town of El Contento 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:- HOTEL EL GRAN AMIGO: 7 km away, direction Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- CABAÑA LOS COLORINES: 7 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT MIS VIEJITOS: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS LOS PRISMAS: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Contento
Want to know what to see in El Contento if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Contento.Mountains in El Contento for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tezontle (2132 meters): 1.7 km walk (23 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Quemado (2199 meters): 7.3 km walk (98 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Alto (2251 meters): 8.4 km walk (123 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Tepezalá (2220 meters): 8.7 km walk (111 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Huasca de Ocampo (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Presa de San Antonio", 11 km, heading Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- Real de Monte (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Museo de Medicina Laboral", 39 km, heading Southwest (30 minutes by car)
- Mineral del Chico (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Peña del Cuervo", 39 km, heading West (31 minutes by car)
- Acaxochitlán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Presa Tejocotal", 58 km, heading East (54 minutes by car)
- Zempoala (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Acueducto del Padre Tembleque", 82 km, heading Southwest (55 minutes by car)
- Palma Antigua el Vite (151 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Peral (411 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- La Palmilla (25 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- San Juan Hueyapan (205 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Contento (Hidalgo)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Contento 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 Contento there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 23 | 24 | 47 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 9 | 18 |
#7 Pictures of El Contento
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Contento? 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 Contento.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Contento en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Contento (Hidalgo) is 43530
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Contento 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: 43530. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Contento ("43") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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 Contento
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huasca de Ocampo
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