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El Molinito (Guanajuato)

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The town of El Molinito (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Valle de Santiago. There are 129 inhabitants and it is 1,715 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Yuriria is 45 minutes away by car (40 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #119 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Molinito, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Molinito is located at 11.5 kilometers from Valle de Santiago, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Molinito.

#1 Where is El Molinito? How to go? Map

Online map of El Molinito in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Molinito (Guanajuato) is 129 inhabitants

Population data in El Molinito (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	68	61	129
2010	68	66	134
2005	76	79	155

Evolution of the population in El Molinito: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Molinito:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.98	9.09
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	0.00%	2.99%
Illiterate population:	4.65%	10.45%
Illiterate population (men):	0.78%	9.09%
Illiterate population (women):	3.88%	11.76%
Schooling level:	6.34	5.04
Schooling level (men):	7	5.17
Schooling level (women):	5.72	4.94

Indigenous culture data in El Molinito:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Molinito, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Molinito:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	49.61%	31.34%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	67.21%	59.09%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	33.82%	4.41%
Number of inhabited private housings:	30	28
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	96.67%	88.89%
Homes with a radio:	53.33%	62.96%
Homes with a television:	90.00%	96.30%
Homes with a refrigerator:	86.67%	81.48%
Homes with a washing machine:	83.33%	44.44%
Homes with a car:	63.33%	37.04%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.33%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	6.67%	3.70%
Homes with cell phones:	76.67%	44.44%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Molinito (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Molinito

With the satellite map of El Molinito 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 Valle de Santiago. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Molinito.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Molinito

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Molinito, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Molinito so you can contact them:

• HOTEL LAS FLORES: 15 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL DEL VALLE: 18 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CANDILES: 17 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
• CASA GRANDE HOTEL: 15 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Molinito

Want to know what to see in El Molinito if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Molinito.
Las mejores montes de El Molinito para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Sotelo (1824 meters): 5.5 km walk (77 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Comaleros (1886 meters): 9.2 km walk (141 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Potrerillo (1802 meters): 12.0 km walk (164 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Colorado (1758 meters): 12.1 km walk (181 minutes), heading East.

Magical Towns near El Molinito to discover the Mexican culture:

• Yuriria (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo y Ex Convento Agustino de San Pablo", 45 km, heading South (40 minutes by car)
• Salvatierra (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Eco Parque El Sabinal​", 70 km, heading Southeast (56 minutes by car)

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Molinito?:

• Terán (425 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• Los Laureles (26 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• La Isla (445 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Rancho Nuevo de la Isla (299 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Molinito (Guanajuato)

In El Molinito 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 Molinito, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Molinito (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	10	5	15
Youth (6-14 years)	11	12	23
Adults (15-59 years)	41	38	79
Elderly (60+ years)	6	6	12

#7 Pictures of El Molinito

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Molinito? 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 Molinito.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Molinito (Guanajuato) is 38426

Are you going to send a letter to El Molinito? Do you have a friend in El Molinito and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Molinito consists of the following 5 digits: 38426. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Molinito ("38") 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.

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