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El Puente (Guanajuato)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Puente, a beautiful large village of 693 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The town of El Puente (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of León. There are 693 inhabitants and it is 1,775 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpa de Cánovas is 61 minutes away by car (46 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #63 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Puente, 37% of individuals have completed secondary education and 16% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Puente is located at 10.0 kilometers from León de los Aldama, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Puente.

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

Online map of El Puente in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Puente (Guanajuato) is 693 inhabitants

Population data in El Puente (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	339	354	693
2010	318	309	627
2005	266	272	538

Evolution of the population in El Puente: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Puente:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.8	6.15
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	3.61%	2.39%
Illiterate population:	5.48%	7.34%
Illiterate population (men):	2.74%	6.15%
Illiterate population (women):	2.74%	8.49%
Schooling level:	7.02	6.20
Schooling level (men):	7.41	6.72
Schooling level (women):	6.62	5.68

Indigenous culture data in El Puente:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Puente, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Puente:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	47.04%	34.29%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	59.32%	50.81%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	34.22%	18.24%
Number of inhabited private housings:	147	152
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	95.62%
Homes with piped water:	99.32%	89.05%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	99.32%	94.89%
Homes with a radio:	80.27%	76.64%
Homes with a television:	96.60%	97.08%
Homes with a refrigerator:	91.84%	78.83%
Homes with a washing machine:	78.91%	81.02%
Homes with a car:	42.18%	35.04%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	15.65%	8.03%
Homes with landline telephone:	13.61%	29.93%
Homes with cell phones:	85.71%	56.93%
Homes with Internet:	27.21%	2.19%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Puente (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Puente

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Puente, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of León. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Puente.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Puente

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

• HOTEL HACIENDA SAN CRISTOBAL: 10 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
• AUTO HOTEL CAZZA DIANA: 9 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
• AUTOHOTEL VILLA MAGNA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL HACIENDA ARRIBA: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Puente

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Puente? The list of the best places to visit in El Puente and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Puente for hiking and trails:

• La Silleta (1930 meters): 13.2 km walk (273 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Cerrito de Jerez (1848 meters): 12.1 km walk (220 minutes), heading Northeast.
• El Zorrillo (2058 meters): 13.7 km walk (196 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Mesa de California (1901 meters): 11.4 km walk (214 minutes), heading Southwest.

Magical Towns near El Puente to discover the Mexican culture:

• Jalpa de Cánovas (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo de nuestra madre santísima de la luz", 61 km, heading Southwest (46 minutes by car)

Other towns near El Puente:

• San Pedro del Monte (La Huizachera) (1019 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Valle de las Flores (355 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Colonia Nuevo Progreso (334 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Rústico San Pedro (720 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Puente (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Puente 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 Puente there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Puente (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	46	47	93
Youth (6-14 years)	54	62	116
Adults (15-59 years)	206	217	423
Elderly (60+ years)	33	28	61

#7 Pictures of El Puente

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Puente? 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 Puente.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Puente (Guanajuato) is 37660

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Puente 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: 37660. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Puente ("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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