El Deca (Hidalgo)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Deca, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,069 inhabitants of Hidalgo.
The town of El Deca (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Cardonal. There are 1,069 inhabitants and it is 2,050 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Zimapán is 63 minutes away by car (46 km). It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Deca, 26% of individuals have completed secondary education and 34% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Deca is located at 66.2 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of El Bingú, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Cardonal) it is at 2.2 kilometers in direction South. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Deca.
#1 Where is El Deca? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Deca (Hidalgo) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Deca, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Deca (Hidalgo) is 1,069 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 546 | 523 | 1069 |
| 2010 | 488 | 473 | 961 |
| 2005 | 344 | 317 | 661 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.39 | 3.81 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 3.46% | 3.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.86% | 7.39% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.12% | 3.81% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.74% | 10.86% |
| Schooling level: | 10.78 | 9.08 |
| Schooling level (men): | 11.5 | 9.73 |
| Schooling level (women): | 10.09 | 8.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.35% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 79.98% | 81.17% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.90% | 3.85% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Cardonal (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 58.47% | 39.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.86% | 49.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 53.30% | 30.53% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 282 | 273 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.29% | 97.36% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.29% | 96.92% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.14% | 88.99% |
| Homes with a radio: | 64.54% | 81.06% |
| Homes with a television: | 79.08% | 76.65% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 79.08% | 61.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 39.72% | 22.03% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.68% | 34.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 34.04% | 15.42% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 16.31% | 44.49% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 79.79% | 29.07% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.18% | 2.20% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Deca
With the satellite map of El Deca 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 Cardonal. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Deca.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Deca
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Deca, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Deca so you can contact them:- HOTEL: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AVENIDA CARDONAL: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL MOLINO: 7 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
- LA GLORIA TOLANTONGO: 19 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Deca
A weekend in El Deca and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Deca and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Deca for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Texmaye (2253 meters): 3.1 km walk (58 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Xuemeye (2566 meters): 7.1 km walk (90 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Candho (2114 meters): 6.5 km walk (87 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Santuario (2865 meters): 6.0 km walk (73 minutes), heading North.
- Zimapán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Centro Histórico", 63 km, heading Northwest (46 minutes by car)
- Metztitlán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Ex Convento de los Santos Reyes", 65 km, heading East (53 minutes by car)
- Cerro Colorado (432 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Buena (779 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- El Bingú (1065 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Chalmita (206 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Deca (Hidalgo)
In El Deca 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 Deca, 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) | 44 | 50 | 94 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 92 | 84 | 176 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 334 | 324 | 658 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 76 | 65 | 141 |
#7 Pictures of El Deca
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Deca? 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 Deca.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Deca (Hidalgo) is 42376
Are you going to send a letter to El Deca? Do you have a friend in El Deca and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Deca consists of the following 5 digits: 42376. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Deca ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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 Deca as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Deca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Cardonal
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