El Mezquital (Guanajuato)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Mezquital, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 47 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Mezquital (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide. There are 47 inhabitants and it is 2,139 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 42 minutes away by car (42 km). It is the most populated town in the position #127 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Mezquital, there is a percentage of 23% of indigenous population and 92% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Mezquital? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Mezquital is located at 10.9 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of San José Iturbide, 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 Mezquital.
#1 Where is El Mezquital? How to go? Map
Online map of El Mezquital (Guanajuato) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Mezquital (Guanajuato) is 47 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 2010 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2005 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.26 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 21.28% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 15.38% |
| Schooling level: | 8.64 | 6.95 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.06 | 6.18 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.22 | 7.89 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 23.40% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 10.64% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.43% | 32.26% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 65.00% | 38.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.22% | 23.08% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 13 | 11 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 88.89% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 88.89% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 92.31% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a radio: | 23.08% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.31% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.31% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.38% | 33.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.31% | 55.56% |
| Homes with Internet: | 15.38% | 11.11% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mezquital
With the satellite map of El Mezquital 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 José Iturbide. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezquital.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquital
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Mezquital, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Mezquital so you can contact them:- POSADA HIDALGO: 14 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA LA UNIÓN: 14 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- POSADA LAS TERESAS: 15 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- CASA DE ITURBIDE SUCURSAL CENTRO: 17 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mezquital
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Mezquital? The list of the best places to visit in El Mezquital and nearby locations.Mountains in El Mezquital for hiking and trails:
- Las Medias (2212 meters): 1.0 km walk (14 minutes), heading North.
- La Garrapata (2422 meters): 3.7 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Meca (2251 meters): 5.2 km walk (66 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Concha (2293 meters): 9.0 km walk (179 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Jardín Juárez", 42 km, heading Northwest (42 minutes by car)
- La Garrapata (73 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Puerto de la Ceniza (69 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Las Medias (155 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Las Talegas (Anastacio Basaldúa Nieto) (121 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mezquital (Guanajuato)
In El Mezquital 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 Mezquital, 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) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of El Mezquital
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mezquital? 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 Mezquital.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Mezquital (Guanajuato) is 37995
Are you going to send a letter to El Mezquital? Do you have a friend in El Mezquital and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Mezquital consists of the following 5 digits: 37995. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Mezquital ("37") 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 Mezquital as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San José Iturbide
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