El Mezquite (Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Mezquite (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 387 inhabitants?
The town of El Mezquite (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Ocampo. There are 387 inhabitants and it is 2,236 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #13 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Mezquite, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Mezquite is located at 8.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Ocampo, 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 Mezquite.
#1 Where is El Mezquite? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Mezquite (Guanajuato) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Mezquite, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Mezquite (Guanajuato) is 387 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 197 | 190 | 387 |
| 2010 | 240 | 207 | 447 |
| 2005 | 235 | 204 | 439 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.37 | 6.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 10.85% | 10.29% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.79% | 8.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.65% | 6.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.13% | 10.42% |
| Schooling level: | 6.39 | 5.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.76 | 5.02 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.01 | 5.76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Ocampo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.40% | 23.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.58% | 43.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.80% | 5.83% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 94 | 119 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.94% | 96.59% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 92.05% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 76.60% | 38.64% |
| Homes with a radio: | 68.09% | 85.23% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.36% | 95.45% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.43% | 82.95% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.98% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.26% | 60.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.19% | 3.41% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.06% | 37.50% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 79.79% | 44.32% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.19% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Mezquite
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Mezquite, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ocampo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Mezquite.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mezquite
Do you want to stay in El Mezquite? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Mezquite:- HOTEL ESTANCIA DEL VAQUERO: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA SAN JOSE: 13 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FRENTE AL SOL II: 29 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE EL MARQUEZ: 30 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Mezquite
A weekend in El Mezquite and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Mezquite and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Mezquite for hiking and trails:
- Punteras (2292 meters): 5.5 km walk (72 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Efigenia (2303 meters): 6.4 km walk (105 minutes), heading South.
- El Pedernal (2301 meters): 7.5 km walk (133 minutes), heading East.
- Carrión (2292 meters): 7.7 km walk (96 minutes), heading West.
- Jesús Romero (El Mezquite) (13 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- La Noria (Rancho Nuevo) (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Rancho Nuevo (22 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- San Bernardo (17 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Mezquite (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Mezquite 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 Mezquite there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 32 | 31 | 63 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 116 | 113 | 229 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 27 | 53 |
#7 Pictures of El Mezquite
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mezquite? 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 Mezquite.
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#9 Schools in El Mezquite
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ocampo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Ocampo
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- El Desmonte de Galicia (5 inhabitants)
- El Orégano (- inhabitants)
- El Taray (- inhabitants)
- Jaraleña (1 inhabitants)
- Jesús Romero (El Mezquite) (13 inhabitants)
- La Cantera (- inhabitants)
- La Haciendita (545 inhabitants)
- La Laguna (5 inhabitants)
- La Rinconada (- inhabitants)
- La Tuna Mansa (5 inhabitants)
- Loma de Navarro (5 inhabitants)
- Los Pirules (5 inhabitants)
- San Martín de la Majada (- inhabitants)
- Tlachiquera (63 inhabitants)