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El Higo (Veracruz)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 61 inhabitants of Veracruz.

The town of El Higo (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Chontla. There are 61 inhabitants and it is 133 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #32 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Higo, 38% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Higo is located at 10.5 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Chontla, 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 Higo.

#1 Where is El Higo? How to go? Map

Map to know how to get to El Higo (Veracruz) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Higo, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Higo (Veracruz) is 61 inhabitants

Population data in El Higo (Veracruz)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	25	36	61
2010	31	43	74
2005	33	36	69

Evolution of the population in El Higo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Higo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.7	2.33
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	4.92%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	11.48%	10.81%
Illiterate population (men):	3.28%	2.33%
Illiterate population (women):	8.20%	22.58%
Schooling level:	5.73	5.07
Schooling level (men):	6.26	5.72
Schooling level (women):	4.9	4.17

Indigenous culture data in El Higo:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	16.39%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	4.92%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Higo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Veracruz, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chontla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Higo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	62.30%	37.84%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	75.00%	62.79%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	44.00%	3.23%
Number of inhabited private housings:	19	19
Homes with electricity:	94.74%	94.44%
Homes with piped water:	89.47%	11.11%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	10.53%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	73.68%	88.89%
Homes with a television:	78.95%	77.78%
Homes with a refrigerator:	57.89%	44.44%
Homes with a washing machine:	21.05%	5.56%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	78.95%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	5.26%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Higo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Veracruz, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Higo

With the satellite map of El Higo 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 Chontla. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Higo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Higo

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Higo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Higo so you can contact them:

• HOTEL ALBA: 17 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS AMALIAS: 16 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL VERDE VITTA: 17 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BUGAMBILIAS: 15 km away, direction Southeast (11 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Higo

A weekend in El Higo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Higo and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Mountains in El Higo for hiking and trails:

• Cerro El Guajolote (118 meters): 11.3 km walk (193 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Mixcaltepec (384 meters): 14.5 km walk (290 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro El León (594 meters): 17.3 km walk (296 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near El Higo:

• La Laja (46 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Las Canoas (222 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Dos Caminos (83 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Guasimal (22 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Higo (Veracruz)

In El Higo 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 Higo, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Higo (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	1	1	2
Youth (6-14 years)	4	4	8
Adults (15-59 years)	13	22	35
Elderly (60+ years)	7	9	16

#7 Pictures of El Higo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Higo, 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 Higo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Higo (Veracruz) is 92210

Are you going to send a letter to El Higo? Do you have a friend in El Higo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Higo consists of the following 5 digits: 92210. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Higo ("92") correspond to the state code of Veracruz, 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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