El Dorado (Puebla)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Dorado, a beautiful medium-sized town of 277 inhabitants of the State of Puebla
The town of El Dorado (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Zihuateutla. There are 277 inhabitants and it is 631 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xicotepec is 27 minutes away by car (22 km). It is the most populated town in the position #18 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Dorado, there is a percentage of 65% of indigenous population and 82% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Dorado? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Dorado is located at 8.9 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of La Unión, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Zihuateutla) it is at 7.6 kilometers in direction East. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Dorado.
#1 Where is El Dorado? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Dorado (Puebla) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Dorado, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Dorado (Puebla) is 277 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | 131 | 277 |
| 2010 | 103 | 97 | 200 |
| 2005 | 90 | 81 | 171 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 13.40 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 31.05% | 24.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 19.49% | 18.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 9.39% | 13.40% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.11% | 23.30% |
| Schooling level: | 5.05 | 3.59 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.91 | 4.08 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.17 | 3.13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 64.98% | 70.50% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 39.35% | 38.50% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.72% | 0.50% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 63.90% | 30.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.41% | 49.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 61.64% | 12.62% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 60 | 42 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 88.57% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 53.33% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.67% | 48.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 70.00% | 74.29% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.33% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 10.00% | 2.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.67% | 2.86% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.67% | 2.86% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Dorado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Dorado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Zihuateutla. You can search free satellite map (2025) of El Dorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Dorado
Do you want to stay in El Dorado? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Dorado:- CENTRO CULTURAL PROTOTONACO, A.C.: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 21 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 19 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA CEIBA: 22 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Dorado
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Dorado? The list of the best places to visit in El Dorado and nearby locations.Mountains in El Dorado for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Nanacatepec (776 meters): 6.9 km walk (106 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Tecuantepec (859 meters): 8.8 km walk (151 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa El Crucero (501 meters): 10.3 km walk (186 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Torrecilla (1038 meters): 11.3 km walk (218 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Xicotepec (Puebla): Don't miss "Mirador de la Monumental Virgen de Guadalupe", 27 km, heading West (22 minutes by car)
- Zozocolco (Veracruz): Don't miss "Cosmovisión y tradiciones Totonaku", 40 km, heading Southeast (40 minutes by car)
- Huauchinango (Puebla): Don't miss "Árbol del Tizoc", 42 km, heading West (41 minutes by car)
- Pahuatlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Puente Colgante de Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla", 65 km, heading West (50 minutes by car)
- Los Manguitos (153 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Andrés (100 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Nicolás (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Uxmaya (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Dorado (Puebla)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Dorado 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 Dorado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 34 | 29 | 63 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 84 | 67 | 151 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 12 | 18 |
#7 Pictures of El Dorado
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Dorado, 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 Dorado, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Dorado en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Dorado (Puebla) is 73248
Are you going to send a letter to El Dorado? Do you have a friend in El Dorado and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Dorado consists of the following 5 digits: 73248. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Dorado ("73") correspond to the state code of Puebla, 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 Dorado as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zihuateutla
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Zihuateutla
- Cacahuatlán (235 inhabitants)
- Cuatechalotla (114 inhabitants)
- Ejido Tenanguito (- inhabitants)
- El Dorado (277 inhabitants)
- El Plantel (- inhabitants)
- El Sacrificio (- inhabitants)
- Finca la Puebla (41 inhabitants)
- Finca la Trinidad (7 inhabitants)
- Finca Nueva (10 inhabitants)
- La Chiquita (10 inhabitants)
- La Tranca de Fierro (175 inhabitants)
- La Unión (1658 inhabitants)
- Los Amigos (La Hormiga) (- inhabitants)
- Nanacatepec (132 inhabitants)
- Tecpatlán (634 inhabitants)