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El Murciélago (Puebla)

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The town of El Murciélago (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Tehuacán. There are 78 inhabitants and it is 1,906 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #24 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Murciélago, there is a percentage of 14% of indigenous population and 65% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Murciélago? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Murciélago is located at 21.2 kilometers from Tehuacán, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Murciélago.

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

Online map of El Murciélago (Puebla) 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 Murciélago (Puebla) is 78 inhabitants

Population data in El Murciélago (Puebla)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	41	37	78
2010	36	29	65
2005	28	22	50

Evolution of the population in El Murciélago: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Murciélago:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.23	24.14
Population coming from outside the State of Puebla:	1.28%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	12.82%	24.62%
Illiterate population (men):	5.13%	24.14%
Illiterate population (women):	7.69%	25.00%
Schooling level:	6.83	4.55
Schooling level (men):	6.79	4.50
Schooling level (women):	6.87	4.59

Indigenous culture data in El Murciélago:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	14.10%	9.23%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.28%	1.54%
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 Murciélago, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Puebla, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Murciélago:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	43.59%	24.62%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	43.24%	48.28%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	43.90%	5.56%
Number of inhabited private housings:	17	20
Homes with electricity:	94.12%	76.92%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	58.82%	76.92%
Homes with a radio:	58.82%	61.54%
Homes with a television:	70.59%	38.46%
Homes with a refrigerator:	35.29%	15.38%
Homes with a washing machine:	47.06%	7.69%
Homes with a car:	11.76%	7.69%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	5.88%	7.69%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	64.71%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	52.94%	0.00%

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

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Murciélago

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

• HOTEL ZAPOTITLAN: 18 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MESON ZAPOTITLAN: 17 km away, direction Southeast (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SPRING VALLEY: 19 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL CALVARIO: 20 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Murciélago

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Murciélago? The list of the best places to visit in El Murciélago and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Murciélago for hiking and trails:

• Mono (2125 meters): 2.2 km walk (27 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Miradores Tuzingalla (2104 meters): 3.0 km walk (50 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Tarantula (2601 meters): 3.8 km walk (72 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Majada Toponchiche (2647 meters): 4.5 km walk (56 minutes), heading North.

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

• Santa Ana Teloxtoc (1596 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• La Mezquitera (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• El Moral (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• Los Tempesquistles (15 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 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 Murciélago (Puebla)

In El Murciélago 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 Murciélago, 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 Murciélago (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	8	8	16
Youth (6-14 years)	10	10	20
Adults (15-59 years)	20	16	36
Elderly (60+ years)	3	3	6

#7 Pictures of El Murciélago

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Murciélago? 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 Murciélago.
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