El Junco (Guanajuato)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Junco, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 384 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Junco (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón. There are 384 inhabitants and it is 1,811 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpa de Cánovas is 36 minutes away by car (28 km). It is the most populated town in the position #29 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Junco, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 12% 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 Junco is located at 20.3 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of San Francisco del Rincón, 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 Junco.
#1 Where is El Junco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Junco (Guanajuato) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Junco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Junco (Guanajuato) is 384 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 190 | 194 | 384 |
| 2010 | 208 | 201 | 409 |
| 2005 | 174 | 132 | 306 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.29 | 7.46 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.04% | 0.98% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.59% | 7.58% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.12% | 7.46% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.47% | 7.69% |
| Schooling level: | 5.77 | 4.86 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.6 | 4.84 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.95 | 4.88 |
| 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 San Francisco del Rincón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.62% | 32.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.76% | 54.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.11% | 10.58% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 101 | 153 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.88% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.02% | 10.11% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.07% | 71.91% |
| Homes with a radio: | 75.25% | 89.89% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.07% | 97.75% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.09% | 80.90% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 88.12% | 69.66% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.46% | 57.30% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.88% | 2.25% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.90% | 20.22% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 82.18% | 43.82% |
| Homes with Internet: | 29.70% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Junco
With the satellite map of El Junco 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 San Francisco del Rincón. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Junco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Junco
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Junco, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Junco so you can contact them:- HOTEL EXHACIENDA CAÑADA DE NEGROS: 21 km away, direction Northwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZENT: 26 km away, direction North (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA ALAMEDA: 26 km away, direction Southwest (19 minutes by car)
- RESTAURANT - HOTEL RINCÓN DE LA GALERA: 24 km away, direction West (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Junco
A weekend in El Junco and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Junco and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Junco for hiking and trails:
- El Sombrerito (1804 meters): 2.0 km walk (24 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Picacho (2110 meters): 2.5 km walk (43 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Peña El Gavilán (2052 meters): 4.8 km walk (61 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa El Laurel (2076 meters): 4.7 km walk (70 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Jalpa de Cánovas (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo de nuestra madre santísima de la luz", 36 km, heading West (28 minutes by car)
- San José del Ojo de Agua de las Bonitas (25 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- El Varal (Ojo de Agua del Varal) (49 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Varal de la Luz (El Varal) (45 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- San Isidro de los Palominos (San Isidro) (951 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Junco (Guanajuato)
In El Junco 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 Junco, 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) | 22 | 26 | 48 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 33 | 34 | 67 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 107 | 102 | 209 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 28 | 32 | 60 |
#7 Pictures of El Junco
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Junco, 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 Junco, 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 Junco (Guanajuato) is 36457
Are you going to send a letter to El Junco? Do you have a friend in El Junco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Junco consists of the following 5 digits: 36457. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Junco ("36") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Junco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Junco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Francisco del Rincón
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