El Jagüey (Zacatecas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Jagüey, a beautiful medium-sized town of 282 inhabitants of the State of Zacatecas
The town of El Jagüey (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of Melchor Ocampo. There are 282 inhabitants and it is 2,003 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #3 of the ranking.
Data: In El Jagüey, 94% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the housings 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 Jagüey? You can find it at 11.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Melchor Ocampo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Jagüey through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Jagüey? How to go? Map
Online map of El Jagüey in Zacatecas, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Jagüey (Zacatecas) is 282 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 128 | 154 | 282 |
| 2010 | 179 | 207 | 386 |
| 2005 | 143 | 155 | 298 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.23 | 7.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 11.35% | 18.91% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.93% | 8.29% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.03% | 7.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.90% | 9.50% |
| Schooling level: | 6.71 | 5.96 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.61 | 5.81 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.81 | 6.14 |
| 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 Melchor Ocampo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.33% | 34.20% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 47.40% | 51.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 16.41% | 13.97% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 64 | 102 |
| Homes with electricity: | 95.31% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.88% | 93.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.94% | 85.19% |
| Homes with a radio: | 51.56% | 43.21% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.06% | 85.19% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.50% | 83.95% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 76.56% | 70.37% |
| Homes with a car: | 53.12% | 50.62% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.38% | 3.70% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.38% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 40.62% | 8.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Jagüey
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Jagüey, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Melchor Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Jagüey.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Jagüey
Do you want to stay in El Jagüey? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Jagüey:- HOTEL POSADA DE MAZAPIL: 21 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- ADMINISTRACION DE SERVICIOS Y LOGISTICA MAZAPIL: 20 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL: 25 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL: 26 km away, direction Southeast (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Jagüey
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Jagüey? The list of the best places to visit in El Jagüey and nearby locations.Mountains in El Jagüey for hiking and trails:
- Cerro del Chivo (2083 meters): 2.6 km walk (45 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Pinal (2469 meters): 5.3 km walk (77 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Potrero (2297 meters): 4.8 km walk (79 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Colorado (2342 meters): 4.5 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Noria de San Vicente (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Cargadero (92 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Labores del Rincón Grande (10 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Mineral de Noche Buena (73 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Jagüey (Zacatecas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Jagüey 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 Jagüey there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 23 | 41 | 64 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 75 | 78 | 153 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 16 | 19 | 35 |
#7 Pictures of El Jagüey
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Jagüey, 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 Jagüey, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Jagüey en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Jagüey (Zacatecas) is 98229
Are you going to send a letter to El Jagüey? Do you have a friend in El Jagüey and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Jagüey consists of the following 5 digits: 98229. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Jagüey ("98") correspond to the state code of Zacatecas, 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 Jagüey 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 Zacatecas, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in El Jagüey
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Melchor Ocampo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Melchor Ocampo
- El Pachango (30 inhabitants)
- El Socavón (El Ojito) (1 inhabitants)
- El Tepozán (4 inhabitants)
- La Blanca (2 inhabitants)
- La Naranjera (- inhabitants)
- Labores del Rincón Grande (10 inhabitants)
- Majada Valparaíso (1 inhabitants)
- Matamoros (374 inhabitants)
- Noria de Nacahuales (1 inhabitants)
- Noria de San Vicente (7 inhabitants)
- Presa de los Ángeles (La Presa) (111 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- San José Buenavista (8 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (Estación San Pedro) (18 inhabitants)
- Tierra y Libertad (La Maroma) (232 inhabitants)