El Picacho (Querétaro)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Picacho, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 835 inhabitants of Querétaro.
The town of El Picacho (Querétaro) belongs to the municipality of Amealco de Bonfil. There are 835 inhabitants and it is 2,573 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Amealco de Bonfil is 19 minutes away by car (13 km). It is the most populated town in the position #19 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Picacho, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% 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 Picacho is located at 9.3 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Amealco de Bonfil, 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 Picacho.
#1 Where is El Picacho? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Picacho (Querétaro)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Picacho (Querétaro) is 835 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 444 | 391 | 835 |
| 2010 | 479 | 430 | 909 |
| 2005 | 461 | 381 | 842 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.75 | 4.19 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Querétaro: | 5.99% | 3.41% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.95% | 6.93% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.08% | 4.19% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.87% | 9.39% |
| Schooling level: | 7.73 | 5.94 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.85 | 6.17 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.63 | 5.75 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 19.76% | 44.66% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 7.31% | 17.16% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Amealco de Bonfil (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.69% | 26.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.08% | 43.95% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 47.07% | 10.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 205 | 224 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.07% | 84.24% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.68% | 77.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 79.02% | 33.99% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.10% | 69.46% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.85% | 78.82% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 79.51% | 55.17% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 34.15% | 20.69% |
| Homes with a car: | 31.22% | 25.12% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.68% | 0.99% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 10.24% | 1.48% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 73.66% | 2.46% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.85% | 0.49% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Picacho
With the satellite map of El Picacho 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 Amealco de Bonfil. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Picacho.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Picacho
Many people want to stay in the town of El Picacho 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 ESCUELA AMEALCO: 14 km away, direction Northwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GLORIA: 15 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL NARANJO: 14 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JOSE MARIA: 12 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Picacho
Want to know what to see in El Picacho if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Picacho.Las mejores montes de El Picacho para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cruz (2583 meters): 1.1 km walk (19 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Barco (2602 meters): 2.9 km walk (48 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Comal (2595 meters): 5.9 km walk (94 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Santa Rosa (2878 meters): 5.7 km walk (78 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Amealco de Bonfil (Querétaro): Don't miss "Museo de Muñeca Artesanal", 19 km, heading Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- Aculco (México): Don't miss "Cascadas la concepción Tixhiñu", 54 km, heading East (46 minutes by car)
- El Oro de Hidalgo (México): Don't miss "Capilla de Santa María de Guadalupe", 59 km, heading South (51 minutes by car)
- Tlalpujahua (Michoacán): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen", 47 km, heading South (47 minutes by car)
- Barrio de la Ladera (San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec) (93 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Barrio de la Cruz (San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec) (274 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Barrio Ojo de Agua (San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec) (245 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- San Miguel Tlaxcaltepec (Barrio Centro) (386 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Picacho (Querétaro)
In El Picacho 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 Picacho, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 52 | 49 | 101 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 78 | 75 | 153 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 275 | 234 | 509 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 39 | 33 | 72 |
#7 Pictures of El Picacho
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Picacho? 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 Picacho.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Picacho en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Picacho (Querétaro) is 76895
Are you going to send a letter to El Picacho? Do you have a friend in El Picacho and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Picacho consists of the following 5 digits: 76895. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Picacho ("76") correspond to the state code of Querétaro, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Picacho as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Picacho
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Amealco de Bonfil
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