El Mejay (Hidalgo)

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All the information about this town of 839 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo

The town of El Mejay is located in the Municipality of Chilcuautla (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 839 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #10 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Mejay is at 1,959 meters of altitude.

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.

Where is El Mejay? How to get there? 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 Map marker


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The population of El Mejay (Hidalgo) is 839 inhabitants

Population data in El Mejay (Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020430409839
2010394365759
2005354299653
Evolution of the population in El Mejay: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Mejay:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.253.84
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:9.017.55
Schooling level (men):9.127.59
Schooling level (women):8.927.51
Indigenous culture data in El Mejay:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Mejay, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Mejay:
20202010
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 dwellings:238251
Homes with electricity:97.90%98.96%
Housing with piped water:96.64%92.75%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:87.82%90.16%
Dwellings with radio:58.40%81.35%
Housing with television:73.95%84.97%
Housing with refrigerator:81.51%65.80%
Housing with washing machine:47.06%34.72%
Housing with automobile:40.76%32.64%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:21.43%9.33%
Homes with landline telephone:6.30%23.83%
Dwellings with cellular phones:86.97%30.05%
Homes with Internet:15.13%1.55%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Mejay (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of El Mejay

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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.

Population pyramid of El Mejay
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Mejay (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)324173
Youth (6-14 years)6673139
Adults (15-59 years)285254539
Elderly (60+ years)474188

Photos of El Mejay

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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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