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El Monte (Guanajuato)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Monte, a beautiful medium-sized town of 254 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The town of El Monte (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Pénjamo. There are 254 inhabitants and it is 1,682 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #147 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Monte, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 80% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Monte? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Monte is located at 22.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Pénjamo, 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 Monte.

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

Location map of El Monte in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Monte, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Monte (Guanajuato) is 254 inhabitants

Population data in El Monte (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	125	129	254
2010	111	86	197
2005	76	57	133

Evolution of the population in El Monte: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Monte:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.2	10.47
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	34.25%	45.18%
Illiterate population:	6.69%	11.68%
Illiterate population (men):	2.36%	10.47%
Illiterate population (women):	4.33%	12.61%
Schooling level:	6.86	6.28
Schooling level (men):	6.59	6.34
Schooling level (women):	7.09	6.24

Indigenous culture data in El Monte:

	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 Monte, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Pénjamo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Monte:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	39.76%	29.44%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	54.26%	53.49%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	24.80%	10.81%
Number of inhabited private housings:	61	56
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	54.35%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	83.61%	67.39%
Homes with a radio:	67.21%	76.09%
Homes with a television:	95.08%	97.83%
Homes with a refrigerator:	81.97%	80.43%
Homes with a washing machine:	57.38%	52.17%
Homes with a car:	34.43%	41.30%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	14.75%	4.35%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	4.35%
Homes with cell phones:	80.33%	39.13%
Homes with Internet:	24.59%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Monte (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 Monte

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Monte, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Pénjamo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Monte.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Monte

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

• MOTEL A FONTE: 15 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
• SERVICIOS TURISTICOS SALVI: 19 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
• GRAN HOTEL: 15 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA PURÍSIMA: 18 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Monte

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

• Casas Tapadas (1861 meters): 6.6 km walk (120 minutes), heading North.
• El Caballo (2020 meters): 8.4 km walk (132 minutes), heading North.
• Mesa Acuitzío (1803 meters): 10.0 km walk (161 minutes), heading Southwest.
• El León (1775 meters): 9.6 km walk (137 minutes), heading Northwest.

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

• Laguna Larga de Cortés (3640 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• La Estrella (2489 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• El Solovino (223 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• El Salitrillo (480 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 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 Monte (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Monte 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 Monte there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	12	20	32
Youth (6-14 years)	25	34	59
Adults (15-59 years)	78	65	143
Elderly (60+ years)	10	10	20

#7 Pictures of El Monte

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Monte? 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 Monte.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Monte (Guanajuato) is 36933

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Monte 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: 36933. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Monte ("36") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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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