El Defay (Hidalgo)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Defay, a beautiful medium-sized town of 472 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo

The town of El Defay is located in the Municipality of Ixmiquilpan (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 472 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #45 of the ranking. El Defay is at 2,255 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Defay, 74% of the inhabitants are catholic and 51% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Defay? You can find it at 17.6 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Ixmiquilpan, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Defay location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is El Defay? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to El Defay (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 Defay, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Defay (Hidalgo) is 472 inhabitants

Population data in El Defay (Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020248224472
2010227201428
2005217246463
Evolution of the population in El Defay: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Defay:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.843.48
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:2.54%0.70%
Illiterate population:7.63%7.94%
Illiterate population (men):2.12%3.48%
Illiterate population (women):5.51%11.89%
Schooling level:8.417.86
Schooling level (men):9.28.61
Schooling level (women):7.747.32
Indigenous culture data in El Defay:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:87.29%99.07%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:65.89%68.69%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:5.93%2.80%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Defay, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Defay:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:28.60%13.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):42.41%19.90%
Employed population over 12 years (women):16.13%7.93%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:106134
Homes with electricity:97.17%97.83%
Housing with piped water:99.06%97.83%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:89.62%72.83%
Dwellings with radio:83.96%86.96%
Housing with television:85.85%81.52%
Housing with refrigerator:87.74%66.30%
Housing with washing machine:50.94%38.04%
Housing with automobile:65.09%51.09%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:18.87%7.61%
Homes with landline telephone:1.89%4.35%
Dwellings with cellular phones:84.91%35.87%
Homes with Internet:26.42%1.09%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Defay (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Defay

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Defay, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ixmiquilpan. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Defay.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Defay

Many people want to stay in the town of El Defay 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Defay (Hidalgo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Defay by age and sex, 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 Defay there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Defay
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Defay (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)263056
Youth (6-14 years)5554109
Adults (15-59 years)139113252
Elderly (60+ years)282755

#6 Photos of El Defay

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#7 The Postal Code of El Defay (Hidalgo) is 42317

Are you going to send a letter to El Defay? Do you have a friend in El Defay and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Defay consists of the following 5 digits: 42317. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Defay ("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.

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  3. Colonia General Felipe Ángeles (1216 inhabitants)
  4. Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas (El Internado) (567 inhabitants)
  5. Ejido Maguey Blanco (3 inhabitants)
  6. El Tablón (720 inhabitants)
  7. Ex-Hacienda de Ocotza (580 inhabitants)
  8. Ignacio López Rayón (417 inhabitants)
  9. La Estación (742 inhabitants)
  10. La Loma López Rayón (408 inhabitants)
  11. La Loma de la Cruz (509 inhabitants)
  12. La Loma Julián Villagrán (1427 inhabitants)
  13. La Palma (84 inhabitants)
  14. Ojuelos (27 inhabitants)
  15. San Pedro Capula (546 inhabitants)