El Mezquital (Santiago de Anaya, Hidalgo)
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The place of El Mezquital is inside the municipality of Santiago de Anaya (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 1,066 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #6 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Mezquital is at 1,940 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Mezquital, there is a percentage of 80% of indigenous population and 83% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Mezquital? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Mezquital is located at 6.2 kilometers from Yolotepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. In addition, it is located at 6.2 kilometers from Santiago de Anaya, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Mezquital.
#1 Where is El Mezquital? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Mezquital in Hidalgo? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Mezquital.
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#2 The population of El Mezquital (Hidalgo) is 1,066 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 544 | 522 | 1066 |
| 2010 | 422 | 394 | 816 |
| 2005 | 369 | 355 | 724 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.67 | 3.30 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 8.26% | 7.97% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.32% | 5.88% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.31% | 3.30% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.00% | 8.29% |
| Schooling level: | 8.26 | 7.02 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.42 | 7.06 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.1 | 6.99 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 80.02% | 90.69% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 43.62% | 50.37% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.19% | 0.25% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.62% | 38.97% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 46.36% | 57.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 23.35% | 22.04% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 286 | 240 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.60% | 99.02% |
| Housing with piped water: | 98.60% | 99.51% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.46% | 94.63% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 55.94% | 69.27% |
| Housing with television: | 76.92% | 91.71% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 77.62% | 71.22% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 48.60% | 47.80% |
| Housing with automobile: | 44.41% | 49.76% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.09% | 5.37% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.55% | 36.10% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 82.87% | 35.12% |
| Homes with Internet: | 22.03% | 0.00% |
#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 Santiago de Anaya. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Mezquital.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquital
Do you want to stay in El Mezquital? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Mezquital:- PENSIONES Y CASAS DE HUÉSPEDES: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- MOTEL PISCIS: 18 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL QUINTA CAMPO REAL: 17 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL ARCOIRIS: 19 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Mezquital (Hidalgo)
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) | 66 | 72 | 138 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 93 | 86 | 179 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 319 | 307 | 626 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 66 | 57 | 123 |
#6 Photos of El Mezquital
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Mezquital.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Mezquital (Hidalgo) is 42623
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: 42623. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Mezquital ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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