El Salitre (Cortazar, Guanajuato)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 205 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of El Salitre is located in the Municipality of Cortazar (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 205 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #31 of the whole municipality. El Salitre is at 1,752 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Salitre, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within 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 within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Salitre.

#1 Where is El Salitre? How to get there? 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

Population data in El Salitre (Cortazar, Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020104101205
20109580175
200510198199
Evolution of the population in El Salitre: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Salitre:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.0513.75
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:6.255.06
Schooling level (men):6.084.51
Schooling level (women):6.425.47
Indigenous culture data in El Salitre:
20202010
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 Salitre, 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 dwelling data in El Salitre:
20202010
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 dwellings:5762
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.25%96.15%
Dwellings with radio:63.16%76.92%
Housing with television:96.49%94.23%
Housing with refrigerator:98.25%92.31%
Housing with washing machine:71.93%61.54%
Housing with automobile:54.39%44.23%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:10.53%3.85%
Homes with landline telephone:8.77%46.15%
Dwellings with cellular phones:84.21%53.85%
Homes with Internet:10.53%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Salitre (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.

#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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Salitre by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of El Salitre
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Salitre (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)11718
Youth (6-14 years)161733
Adults (15-59 years)5656112
Elderly (60+ years)212142

#6 Photos of El Salitre

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Salitre, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs 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.

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#7 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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  4. El Laurel (6 inhabitants)
  5. El Sandillal (2 inhabitants)
  6. Flores Mendoza (Segunda Fracción San Ignacio) (- inhabitants)
  7. La Charca (3 inhabitants)
  8. La Luz (1 inhabitants)
  9. Los Trejo (39 inhabitants)
  10. Palmira (- inhabitants)
  11. San José el Poblano (8 inhabitants)
  12. San Lorenzo (3 inhabitants)
  13. San Ramón (24 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Teresa (8 inhabitants)
  15. Sauz de Fuentes (489 inhabitants)