El Salitre (Guanajuato)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Salitre, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 205 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Salitre (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Cortazar. There are 205 inhabitants and it is 1,752 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comonfort is 54 minutes away by car (42 km). It is the most populated town in the position #31 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Salitre, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Salitre is located at 11.2 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Cortazar, 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 Salitre.
#1 Where is El Salitre? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Salitre in Guanajuato? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Salitre.
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#2 The population of El Salitre (Guanajuato) is 205 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 104 | 101 | 205 |
| 2010 | 95 | 80 | 175 |
| 2005 | 101 | 98 | 199 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.05 | 13.75 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.46% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.78% | 12.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.88% | 13.75% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.90% | 10.53% |
| Schooling level: | 6.25 | 5.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.08 | 4.51 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.42 | 5.47 |
| 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 Cortazar (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.59% | 26.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.45% | 43.75% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.27% | 11.58% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 57 | 62 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.25% | 96.15% |
| Homes with a radio: | 63.16% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.49% | 94.23% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 98.25% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 71.93% | 61.54% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.39% | 44.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 10.53% | 3.85% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.77% | 46.15% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 84.21% | 53.85% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.53% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salitre
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Salitre, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cortazar. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Salitre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Salitre, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Salitre so you can contact them:- HOTEL ENCANTO DE CELAYA: 4 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL SULTAN: 5 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA HUERTA: 6 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL MONACO: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salitre
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Salitre? The list of the best places to visit in El Salitre and nearby locations.Mountains in El Salitre for hiking and trails:
- Mandinga (2184 meters): 9.3 km walk (136 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Grande (2545 meters): 11.1 km walk (203 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Gavia (2369 meters): 11.7 km walk (206 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Pelón (2096 meters): 13.5 km walk (208 minutes), heading East.
- Comonfort (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Estación de Fábrica de Soria", 54 km, heading Northeast (42 minutes by car)
- Salvatierra (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo de San Francisco de Asís", 72 km, heading South (49 minutes by car)
- La Luz de Orozco (La Luz) (43 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Balneario Raúl Granados González (9 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Jofre (716 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Primera Fracción de Crespo (El Molino) (4045 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Salitre 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 Salitre there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 56 | 56 | 112 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 21 | 42 |
#7 Pictures of El Salitre
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Salitre, 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 Salitre, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Salitre en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Salitre (Guanajuato) is 38497
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Salitre 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: 38497. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Salitre ("38") 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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#10 Schools in El Salitre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Cortazar
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