El Faro (Baja California)
Learn about small village of El Faro through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 83 inhabitants of the State of Baja California
The town of El Faro (Baja California) belongs to the municipality of Mexicali. There are 83 inhabitants and it is 23 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #168 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Faro, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 37% 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 Faro is located at 43.1 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Mexicali, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Faro.
#1 Where is El Faro? How to go? Map
Online map of El Faro in Baja California, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Faro (Baja California) is 83 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 41 | 42 | 83 |
| 2010 | 45 | 52 | 97 |
| 2005 | 37 | 48 | 85 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.22 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California: | 22.89% | 19.59% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.41% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.20% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 9.89 | 9.30 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.86 | 9.58 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.91 | 8.97 |
| 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 Mexicali (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.78% | 27.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.38% | 46.15% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.02% | 6.67% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 27 | 32 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 95.65% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.30% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.15% | 82.61% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.30% | 95.65% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 92.59% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 88.89% | 95.65% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 37.04% | 65.22% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 11.11% | 4.35% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.59% | 100.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 48.15% | 21.74% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Faro
With the satellite map of El Faro 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 Mexicali. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Faro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Faro
Do you want to stay in El Faro? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Faro:- HOTEL SAN ÁNGEL: 22 km away, direction Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DIAL: 36 km away, direction East (29 minutes by car)
- DEPARTAMENTOS EJIDO CUERNAVACA: 50 km away, direction North (42 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALOMAR: 45 km away, direction North (37 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Faro
Want to know what to see in El Faro if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Faro.Mountains in El Faro for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Faro (217 meters): 1.7 km walk (35 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Laguna (266 meters): 6.0 km walk (73 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Palma (682 meters): 7.2 km walk (120 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Resbaladero (217 meters): 13.5 km walk (197 minutes), heading West.
- Familia Balderrama (Colonia Mariana) (6 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Familia Verdugo (Ejido Cucapah Mestizo) (10 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Ejido Cucapah Indígena (678 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- Familia Camacho Norsagaray (Ejido Nayarit) (6 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Faro (Baja California)
In El Faro 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 Faro, 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) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 29 | 29 | 58 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 7 | 12 |
#7 Pictures of El Faro
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Faro? 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 Faro.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Faro (Baja California) is 21730
Are you going to send a letter to El Faro? Do you have a friend in El Faro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Faro consists of the following 5 digits: 21730. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Faro ("21") correspond to the state code of Baja California, 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 Faro as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Baja California, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mexicali
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Mexicali
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- Familia Cervantes (Colonia Centinela) (48 inhabitants)
- Familia García Zavala (Ejido Colima) (5 inhabitants)
- Familia Guerra (3 inhabitants)
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- Familia Pérez Zavala (9 inhabitants)
- Hortalizas Valle del Sol (7 inhabitants)
- La Caída (Colonia Hindú) (5 inhabitants)
- Laguna México (- inhabitants)
- Familia Lamarque (Colonia Chapultepec) (6 inhabitants)
- Pista Las Palmeras (2 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Antonio (2 inhabitants)
- Familia Sotero (Ejido Garzón Santibáñez) (1 inhabitants)
- Vista Bella (8 inhabitants)