Rancho el Gordo (La Paz, Baja California Sur)
We have collected many facts about the small village of Rancho el Gordo, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 179 inhabitants of Baja California Sur.
Its former name was El Palo Verde.
The place of Rancho el Gordo is inside the municipality of La Paz (in the State of Baja California Sur). There are 179 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #886 of the ranking. Rancho el Gordo is at 38 meters of altitude.
You may know this town as El Palo Verde, because this was its former name. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2019.
Data: In Rancho el Gordo, 16% of individuals have completed secondary education and 22% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Rancho el Gordo? You can find it at 47.4 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of La Paz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Rancho el Gordo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Rancho el Gordo? How to go? Map
Online map of Rancho el Gordo in Baja California Sur, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Rancho el Gordo (Baja California Sur) is 179 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 91 | 88 | 179 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.26 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur: | 21.23% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.68% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.12% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.56% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 8.02 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.29 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.72 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 10.06% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.59% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of La Paz (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.51% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.36% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 43.96% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 45 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.78% | -% |
| Housing with piped water: | 97.78% | -% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.33% | -% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 31.11% | -% |
| Housing with television: | 84.44% | -% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 88.89% | -% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 71.11% | -% |
| Housing with automobile: | 71.11% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.22% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.33% | -% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 93.33% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 24.44% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of Rancho el Gordo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Rancho el Gordo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of La Paz. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Rancho el Gordo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Rancho el Gordo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Rancho el Gordo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Rancho el Gordo so you can contact them.:- HOTEL BAJA JOES: 25 km away, direction Northwest (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL KURT N MARINA: 25 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
- LA VENTANA HOSTEL: 22 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
- TRAILER PARK LA VENTANA: 22 km away, direction Northwest (16 minutes by car)
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