El Mejay
Learn about large village of El Mejay through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 839 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Mejay belongs to the municipality of Chilcuautla (State of Hidalgo). There are 839 inhabitants and it is 1,959 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #10 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Mejay, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 15% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Mejay is located at 8.0 kilometers from Tunititlán, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. In addition, it is located at 16.4 kilometers from Chilcuautla, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Mejay.
#1 Where is El Mejay? How to go? Map
Location map of El Mejay in Hidalgo: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Mejay, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Mejay (Hidalgo) is 839 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 430 | 409 | 839 |
| 2010 | 394 | 365 | 759 |
| 2005 | 354 | 299 | 653 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.25 | 3.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 7.75% | 2.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.69% | 6.72% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.95% | 3.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.74% | 9.39% |
| Schooling level: | 9.01 | 7.55 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.12 | 7.59 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.92 | 7.51 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 81.41% | 80.63% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 48.75% | 44.14% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.36% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 56.97% | 25.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.08% | 34.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 51.16% | 17.51% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 238 | 251 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.90% | 98.96% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.64% | 92.75% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.82% | 90.16% |
| Homes with a radio: | 58.40% | 81.35% |
| Homes with a television: | 73.95% | 84.97% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 81.51% | 65.80% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 47.06% | 34.72% |
| Homes with a car: | 40.76% | 32.64% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 21.43% | 9.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.30% | 23.83% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.97% | 30.05% |
| Homes with Internet: | 15.13% | 1.55% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mejay
With the satellite map of El Mejay 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 Chilcuautla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Mejay.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mejay
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Mejay, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Mejay so you can contact them:- HOTEL POSADA YESI: 6 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TLACOTLAPILCO: 6 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EMMANUEL: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ESMERALDA: 6 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mejay
A weekend in El Mejay and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Mejay and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Mejay para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cruz (2362 meters): 2.6 km walk (39 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Palma (2144 meters): 4.3 km walk (61 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Mesa (2157 meters): 4.8 km walk (66 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Cuesta (2118 meters): 6.5 km walk (112 minutes), heading North.
- Santa Ana Batha (1862 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Xoth (848 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- La Estancia (1613 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia Benito Juárez (La Rinconada) (513 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mejay (Hidalgo)
In El Mejay 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 Mejay, 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) | 32 | 41 | 73 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 66 | 73 | 139 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 285 | 254 | 539 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 47 | 41 | 88 |
#7 Pictures of El Mejay
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mejay? 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 Mejay.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Mejay (Hidalgo) is 42757
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Mejay so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 42757. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Mejay ("42") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Mejay
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chilcuautla
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilcuautla
- Boxaxni (117 inhabitants)
- Cerro del Corazón (El Muí) (110 inhabitants)
- Colonia Benito Juárez (La Rinconada) (513 inhabitants)
- El Dontzhí (Colonia Álamos) (607 inhabitants)
- El Gallinero (- inhabitants)
- Llano Primero (503 inhabitants)
- El Sabino (25 inhabitants)
- El Tandhe (359 inhabitants)
- La Barranca de San Miguel (3 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (1613 inhabitants)
- Las Tortolas (2 inhabitants)
- Piletas (112 inhabitants)
- Texcatepec (1834 inhabitants)
- Tlacotlapilco (810 inhabitants)
- Tunititlán (2512 inhabitants)