El Penitente

We have collected many facts about the large village of El Penitente, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 522 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of El Penitente belongs to the municipality of León (State of Guanajuato). There are 522 inhabitants and it is 1,878 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Lagos de Moreno is 64 minutes away by car (51 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #73 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

The town of El Penitente is located at 8.1 kilometers from León de los Aldama, 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 Penitente.

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

Online map of El Penitente (Guanajuato) 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 Penitente (Guanajuato) is 522 inhabitants

Population data in El Penitente
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2010259263522
2005271262533
Evolution of the population in El Penitente: Total   Men   Women

According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 263 males and 259 females. The female/male ratio is 0.985, and the birth rate is 2.65 children per woman. Of the total population, 3.64% comes from outside the State of Guanajuato. 13.03% of the population is illiterate (14.07% of men and 11.97% of women). The education level is 5.53 (4.94 in men and 6.10 in women).

Indigenous culture in El Penitente
0.00% of the population is indigenous, and 0.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.

Unemployment and the economy in El Penitente
37.93% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (55.51% of the men, and 20.08% of the women).

Housing and infrastructure in El Penitente
In El Penitente there are 118 housings. 99.12% of the housings have electricity, 80.70% have piped water, 96.49% have toilet or restroom, 88.60% have a radio receiver, 92.11% a television, 71.93% a fridge, 60.53% a washing-machine, 30.70% a car or a van, 4.39% a personal computer, 14.04% a landline telephone, 44.74% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access.

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#3 Satellite photo of El Penitente

With the satellite map of El Penitente 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 León. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Penitente.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Penitente

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

#5 What to do in El Penitente

Want to know what to see in El Penitente if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Penitente.
Las mejores montes de El Penitente para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Mesa de Medina (2265 meters): 3.7 km walk (62 minutes), heading East.
  • Mesa de Ibarrilla (2256 meters): 6.3 km walk (104 minutes), heading North.
  • Cerro Prieto (2351 meters): 4.9 km walk (94 minutes), heading Northeast.
  • La Virgen (2207 meters): 8.6 km walk (117 minutes), heading Northwest.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Penitente:Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Penitente?:This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Penitente (Guanajuato)

In El Penitente 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 Penitente, 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.

#7 Pictures of El Penitente

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

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#8 The Postal Code of El Penitente (Guanajuato) is 37207

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Penitente 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: 37207. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Penitente ("37") 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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