El Cristal (Nuevo León)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Cristal, a beautiful small village of 170 inhabitants of the State of Nuevo León
The town of El Cristal (Nuevo León) belongs to the municipality of Galeana. There are 170 inhabitants and it is 1,886 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #54 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Cristal, 89% of the inhabitants are catholic and 66% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Cristal is located at 33.3 kilometers from Galeana, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cristal.
#1 Where is El Cristal? How to go? Map
Online map of El Cristal in Nuevo León, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Cristal (Nuevo León) is 170 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 | 86 | 170 |
| 2010 | 83 | 97 | 180 |
| 2005 | 75 | 86 | 161 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.18 | 7.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nuevo León: | 9.41% | 15.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.94% | 7.22% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.76% | 7.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.18% | 7.23% |
| Schooling level: | 6.94 | 6.25 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.28 | 6.53 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.57 | 5.97 |
| 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 Galeana (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 14.71% | 27.22% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 25.58% | 49.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 3.57% | 1.20% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 41 | 48 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.56% | 97.62% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.56% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 43.90% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 36.59% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.68% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.68% | 61.90% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.85% | 47.62% |
| Homes with a car: | 56.10% | 33.33% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.49% | 7.14% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Cristal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cristal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Galeana. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cristal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cristal
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Cristal, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Cristal so you can contact them:- HOTEL LOURDES: 36 km away, direction Northwest (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT LA PALMA: 43 km away, direction Northwest (33 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAGDALENA: 48 km away, direction East (37 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDÍN COLONIAL: 51 km away, direction East (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cristal
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Cristal? The list of the best places to visit in El Cristal and nearby locations.Mountains in El Cristal for hiking and trails:
- Loma El Gringo (1947 meters): 2.8 km walk (37 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Peñita (2085 meters): 10.4 km walk (145 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Loma El Calvario (1901 meters): 8.8 km walk (171 minutes), heading East.
- Loma La Peñita (1989 meters): 8.4 km walk (136 minutes), heading West.
- Venustiano Carranza (Lote Diecinueve) (18 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Cerro de Agua (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- Seis de Enero (79 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- La Trinidad (El Cedrito) (288 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the North (14 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cristal (Nuevo León)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cristal 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 Cristal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 40 | 47 | 87 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of El Cristal
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Cristal, 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 Cristal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Cristal en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Cristal (Nuevo León) is 67850
Are you going to send a letter to El Cristal? Do you have a friend in El Cristal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Cristal consists of the following 5 digits: 67850. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Cristal ("67") correspond to the state code of Nuevo León, 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 Cristal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Galeana
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Galeana
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- Catarino Rodríguez (El Potosí) (1834 inhabitants)
- El Carmen (78 inhabitants)
- El Fresno (El Caracol) (12 inhabitants)
- La Carbonera (74 inhabitants)
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- La Peñita (3 inhabitants)
- Los Nogales (114 inhabitants)
- Los Puertecitos (2 inhabitants)
- Lote Uno Fracción Navidad (Benito Juárez) (147 inhabitants)
- Rancho Bernal (7 inhabitants)
- Artesillas (11 inhabitants)
- San Antonio de Magueycillos (17 inhabitants)
- San Fernando (97 inhabitants)
- San Roberto (26 inhabitants)