El Gigante (Jalisco)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Gigante, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 22 inhabitants of Jalisco.
The town of El Gigante (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Zapotitlán de Vadillo. There are 22 inhabitants and it is 1,254 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comala is 39 minutes away by car (35 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #26 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Gigante, 8% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Gigante is located at 3.0 kilometers from Zapotitlán de Vadillo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Gigante.
#1 Where is El Gigante? How to go? Map
Online map of El Gigante (Jalisco) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Gigante (Jalisco) is 22 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 5 | 20.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.09% | 23.53% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.55% | 20.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.55% | 28.57% |
| Schooling level: | 7.08 | 5.23 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.5 | 5.43 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.57 | 5 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 22.73% | 23.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 45.45% | 40.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 11 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.33% | 25.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gigante
With the satellite map of El Gigante 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 Zapotitlán de Vadillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Gigante.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gigante
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Gigante, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Gigante so you can contact them:- HOTEL EL CENTRO: 5 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZAPOTITLAN: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES COPALA: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
- HACIENDA DE SAN ANTONIO: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gigante
Want to know what to see in El Gigante if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Gigante.Las mejores montes de El Gigante para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Grande de Villa (999 meters): 13.0 km walk (200 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Volcán San Isidro (1692 meters): 12.6 km walk (252 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Petacal (1465 meters): 11.5 km walk (141 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Volcán La Erita (1715 meters): 16.6 km walk (293 minutes), heading North.
- Comala (Colima): Don't miss "Escultura del novelista Juan Rulfo", 39 km, heading South (35 minutes by car)
- Potrero Grande (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Los Navas (Loma de los Navas) (10 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Zacalmecatl (59 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Loma de Murguías (22 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Gigante (Jalisco)
In El Gigante 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 Gigante, 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) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
#7 Pictures of El Gigante
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gigante? 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 Gigante.
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#8 Vote for El Gigante 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 Jalisco, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zapotitlán de Vadillo
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Zapotitlán de Vadillo
- Chancuellar (221 inhabitants)
- El Espinal (56 inhabitants)
- El Gigante (22 inhabitants)
- El Huacal (2 inhabitants)
- El Vivero (- inhabitants)
- Huitzometl (La Providencia) (141 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (7 inhabitants)
- Loma de Murguías (22 inhabitants)
- Loma de Perempitz (152 inhabitants)
- Loma del Camichín (17 inhabitants)
- Potrero Grande (8 inhabitants)
- Los Rivera (7 inhabitants)
- Telcruz (123 inhabitants)
- Tlajomulco (4 inhabitants)
- Zacalmecatl (59 inhabitants)