El Peñón (State of Mexico)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Peñón, a beautiful large village of 519 inhabitants of the State of Estado de México
The town of El Peñón (State of Mexico) belongs to the municipality of Temascaltepec. There are 519 inhabitants and it is 1,812 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Valle de Bravo is 32 minutes away by car (22 km). It is the most populated town in the position #22 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Peñón, 41% of the population over 12 years is single and 35% 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 Peñón is located at 7.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Temascaltepec de González, 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 Peñón.
#1 Where is El Peñón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Peñón in Estado de México, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Peñón (Estado de México) is 519 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 266 | 253 | 519 |
| 2010 | 259 | 274 | 533 |
| 2005 | 234 | 226 | 460 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 2.19 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Estado de México: | 2.12% | 0.94% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.50% | 3.38% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.58% | 2.19% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.93% | 4.63% |
| Schooling level: | 8.24 | 6.65 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.37 | 6.85 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.12 | 6.40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.75% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| 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 Temascaltepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 15.80% | 28.71% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 24.11% | 54.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 7.89% | 1.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 123 | 112 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.19% | 98.06% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.19% | 92.23% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.62% | 64.08% |
| Homes with a radio: | 47.15% | 47.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.24% | 93.20% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 77.24% | 73.79% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 68.29% | 48.54% |
| Homes with a car: | 34.96% | 25.24% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.38% | 3.88% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.25% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 72.36% | 34.95% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.96% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Peñón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Peñón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Temascaltepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Peñón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Peñón
Many people want to stay in the town of El Peñón 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 RESTAURANT REGILTEPEC: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PEPE: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
- POSADA FAMILIAR REAL DE MINAS: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL REAL: 12 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Peñón
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Peñón? The list of the best places to visit in El Peñón and nearby locations.Mountains in El Peñón for hiking and trails:
- El Peñón (2357 meters): 1.8 km walk (30 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Tezontle (1890 meters): 5.2 km walk (103 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Juan Luis (2581 meters): 4.7 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Juan Luis (2432 meters): 4.9 km walk (89 minutes), heading West.
- Valle de Bravo (México): Don't miss "Lago", 32 km, heading North (22 minutes by car)
- Los Timbres (255 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- El Tule (86 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- El Cerro Pelón (499 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- San José Potrerillos (Potrerillos) (31 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Peñón (Estado de México)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Peñón 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 Peñón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 25 | 51 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 66 | 53 | 119 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 148 | 146 | 294 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 29 | 55 |
#7 Pictures of El Peñón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Peñón? 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 Peñón.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Peñón en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Peñón (Estado de México) is 51306
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Peñón 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: 51306. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Peñón ("51") correspond to the State of Estado de México, 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.
#9 Vote for El Peñón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Peñón or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Peñón to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Estado de México, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in El Peñón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Temascaltepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Temascaltepec
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- Barrio la Cascada (Barrio del Varal) (99 inhabitants)
- El Peñón (519 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Fiesta de los Bosques de Tepehuite (31 inhabitants)
- La Comunidad (698 inhabitants)
- La Estancia de Tequesquipan (737 inhabitants)
- Los Ocotes (671 inhabitants)
- Manzana del Jabalí (198 inhabitants)
- Mina del Rincón (174 inhabitants)
- Rincón de Atarasquillo (500 inhabitants)
- Rincón de Tequesquipan (528 inhabitants)
- Sabanillas (5 inhabitants)
- San Francisco Oxtotilpan (1506 inhabitants)
- San Martín Tequesquipan (Tequesquipan) (1120 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Tenayac (2032 inhabitants)