El Palomo (Hidalgo)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Palomo, a beautiful medium-sized town of 488 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Palomo (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Actopan. There are 488 inhabitants and it is 1,981 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral del Chico is 43 minutes away by car (31 km). It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Palomo, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 27% 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 Palomo is located at 2.3 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Actopan, 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 Palomo.
#1 Where is El Palomo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Palomo (Hidalgo) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Palomo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Palomo (Hidalgo) is 488 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 263 | 225 | 488 |
| 2010 | 235 | 217 | 452 |
| 2005 | 153 | 164 | 317 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.61 | 4.61 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 4.51% | 2.88% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.51% | 6.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.43% | 4.61% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.07% | 7.66% |
| Schooling level: | 8.59 | 7.74 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.61 | 7.78 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.57 | 7.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 7.79% | 8.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.84% | 2.43% |
| 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 Actopan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.39% | 39.38% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.33% | 58.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.16% | 21.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 126 | 130 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.21% | 99.07% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.41% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.41% | 95.37% |
| Homes with a radio: | 64.29% | 87.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.68% | 92.59% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.06% | 74.07% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.08% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 55.56% | 48.15% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.49% | 9.26% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 22.22% | 10.19% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.68% | 40.74% |
| Homes with Internet: | 26.98% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Palomo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Palomo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Actopan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Palomo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Palomo
Many people want to stay in the town of El Palomo itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL REAL JADE: 2 km away, direction East (1 minutes by car)
- QUINTA RIVERA HOTEL: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
- CASA HUÉSPEDES: 3 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COLONIAL BEL RUB CRYS: 4 km away, direction North (2 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Palomo
A weekend in El Palomo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Palomo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Palomo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Cosaguallan (2552 meters): 6.6 km walk (88 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Cuade (2268 meters): 7.5 km walk (128 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Cantera (2500 meters): 9.0 km walk (187 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Peña Blanca (2144 meters): 8.5 km walk (175 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mineral del Chico (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Iglesia de la Purisima Concepción", 43 km, heading East (31 minutes by car)
- Real de Monte (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Panteón Inglés", 65 km, heading East (50 minutes by car)
- Huasca de Ocampo (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Presa de San Antonio", 60 km, heading East (51 minutes by car)
- Bothi Baji (698 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Jiadi (2672 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Colonia Veinte de Noviembre (738 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Loma (1209 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Palomo (Hidalgo)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Palomo 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 Palomo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 55 | 45 | 100 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 148 | 129 | 277 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 35 | 29 | 64 |
#7 Pictures of El Palomo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Palomo? 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 Palomo.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Palomo en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Palomo (Hidalgo) is 42601
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Palomo 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: 42601. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Palomo ("42") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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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#10 Schools in El Palomo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Actopan
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