El Mezote
Learn about medium-sized town of El Mezote through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 454 inhabitants of the State of Querétaro
The town of El Mezote belongs to the municipality of Colón (State of Querétaro). There are 454 inhabitants and it is 2,023 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Bernal is 42 minutes away by car (30 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #37 of the ranking.
Data: In El Mezote, 85% of the inhabitants are catholic and 36% 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 Mezote? You can find it at 12.6 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Colón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Mezote through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Mezote? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Mezote (Querétaro) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Mezote, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Mezote (Querétaro) is 454 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 229 | 225 | 454 |
| 2010 | 188 | 181 | 369 |
| 2005 | 159 | 165 | 324 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.02 | 9.94 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Querétaro: | 3.74% | 5.15% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.05% | 10.57% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.86% | 9.94% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.19% | 11.17% |
| Schooling level: | 6.96 | 5.60 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.98 | 5.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.94 | 5.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 5.15% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 2.44% |
| 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 Colón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 38.33% | 24.93% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.44% | 40.88% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 24.45% | 9.57% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 105 | 99 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.19% | 93.02% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.38% | 96.51% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 70.48% | 43.02% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.29% | 65.12% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.62% | 81.40% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 64.76% | 38.37% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 36.19% | 9.30% |
| Homes with a car: | 25.71% | 15.12% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.86% | 3.49% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.16% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 77.14% | 39.53% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.95% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mezote
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Mezote, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Colón. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezote.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezote
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Mezote, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Mezote so you can contact them:- HOTEL VIÑEDO PUERTA DEL LOBO: 10 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HACIENDA ATONGO: 15 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON COLONIAL: 18 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE LA ESPERANZA: 20 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mezote
Want to know what to see in El Mezote if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Mezote.Las mejores montes de El Mezote para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Mezote (2243 meters): 0.7 km walk (8 minutes), heading East.
- Mesa Potrerillos (2237 meters): 2.2 km walk (29 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Vista Hermosa (2070 meters): 2.4 km walk (34 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Palo Blanco (2058 meters): 4.3 km walk (53 minutes), heading West.
- Bernal (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Museo de la Máscara", 42 km, heading East (30 minutes by car)
- Tequisquiapan (Querétaro): Don't miss "Museo del Queso y el Vino", 72 km, heading Southeast (61 minutes by car)
- Cadereyta de Montes (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Parroquía de San Pedro y San Pablo", 62 km, heading East (50 minutes by car)
- Vista Hermosa (1004 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Puerta de Enmedio (882 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Peña Colorada (533 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- La Zorra (514 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mezote (Querétaro)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Mezote 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 Mezote there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 47 | 52 | 99 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 134 | 131 | 265 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 15 | 36 |
#7 Pictures of El Mezote
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mezote? 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 Mezote.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Mezote (Querétaro) is 76283
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Mezote 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: 76283. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Mezote ("76") correspond to the State of Querétaro, 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 Mezote
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Colón
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