El Pochote (Guanajuato)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Pochote, a beautiful medium-sized town of 320 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of El Pochote (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Pénjamo. There are 320 inhabitants and it is 1,736 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #98 of the ranking.
Data: In El Pochote, 90% of the inhabitants are catholic and 52% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Pochote? You can find it at 4.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Pénjamo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Pochote through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Pochote? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Pochote (Guanajuato)? 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 Pochote (Guanajuato) is 320 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 157 | 163 | 320 |
| 2010 | 160 | 149 | 309 |
| 2005 | 149 | 130 | 279 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.64 | 2.68 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 4.69% | 6.15% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.38% | 4.85% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.88% | 2.68% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.50% | 6.88% |
| Schooling level: | 7.31 | 6.18 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.08 | 5.90 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.54 | 6.45 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Pénjamo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.56% | 28.16% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.90% | 51.01% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 23.57% | 6.88% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 83 | 81 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.13% | 28.99% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.06% | 59.42% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.77% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 89.16% | 81.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 51.81% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a car: | 34.94% | 40.58% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.25% | 4.35% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.82% | 14.49% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.93% | 46.38% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.82% | 1.45% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Pochote
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pochote, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Pénjamo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pochote.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pochote
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Pochote, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Pochote so you can contact them:- HOTEL SIENA: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- PENSION PÉNJAMO: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN CARLOS: 7 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN CARLOS: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Pochote
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Pochote? The list of the best places to visit in El Pochote and nearby locations.Mountains in El Pochote for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Moreno (1924 meters): 8.2 km walk (164 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Madronera (2050 meters): 8.9 km walk (138 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Pinos (2142 meters): 8.6 km walk (120 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Chivato (1692 meters): 8.6 km walk (125 minutes), heading East.
- Puerta de Gómez Chica (72 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Viborillas de Suárez (Viborillas) (476 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- San Rafael de Villaseñor (San Rafael) (265 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- El Capricho de Reyes (34 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Pochote (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pochote 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 Pochote there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 99 | 93 | 192 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 17 | 32 |
#7 Pictures of El Pochote
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Pochote, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Pochote, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Pochote en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Pochote (Guanajuato) is 36937
Are you going to send a letter to El Pochote? Do you have a friend in El Pochote and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Pochote consists of the following 5 digits: 36937. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Pochote ("36") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Pochote as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Pochote
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Pénjamo
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- El Cerro (484 inhabitants)
- El Mogote de Reyes (84 inhabitants)
- El Pantano (1 inhabitants)
- Fichas de León (35 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Carlos (8 inhabitants)
- La Casita (1 inhabitants)
- La Lagartija (9 inhabitants)
- Las Ánimas (1149 inhabitants)
- Los Alcalanes (40 inhabitants)
- Los Arellano (7 inhabitants)
- Potrerillos del Cerro (14 inhabitants)
- Ranchito San José de Maravillas (61 inhabitants)
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