El Salitre (Hidalgo)
Learn about large village of El Salitre through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 991 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Salitre (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Zimapán. There are 991 inhabitants and it is 1,857 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Zimapán is 10 minutes away by car (9 km). It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Salitre, 35% of individuals have completed secondary education and 22% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Salitre is located at 5.7 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Zimapán, 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
Online map of El Salitre in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Salitre (Hidalgo) is 991 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 527 | 464 | 991 |
| 2010 | 470 | 394 | 864 |
| 2005 | 432 | 324 | 756 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.45 | 2.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 8.07% | 7.29% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.53% | 4.63% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.71% | 2.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.83% | 6.60% |
| Schooling level: | 8.63 | 7.44 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.82 | 7.28 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.46 | 7.55 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 23.61% | 25.23% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 8.78% | 9.84% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.19% | 23.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.25% | 35.53% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.69% | 14.04% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 263 | 299 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 99.11% |
| Homes with piped water: | 87.83% | 76.44% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 72.24% | 81.78% |
| Homes with a radio: | 76.43% | 84.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.45% | 90.22% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.45% | 78.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 55.89% | 49.78% |
| Homes with a car: | 52.47% | 44.44% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.43% | 7.11% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 8.37% | 8.89% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.21% | 42.22% |
| Homes with Internet: | 33.84% | 0.89% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salitre
With the satellite map of El Salitre 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 Zimapán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Salitre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre
Many people want to stay in the town of El Salitre 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 ROYAL SPA: 7 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN JUAN: 7 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL OASIS: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANT BAR FUNDICIÓN: 8 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salitre
A weekend in El Salitre and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Salitre and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Salitre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Adho (1894 meters): 1.1 km walk (15 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Mecho (1984 meters): 1.7 km walk (24 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Grande (2142 meters): 1.8 km walk (38 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Lindas (1826 meters): 3.6 km walk (54 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Zimapán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Cañón del Infiernillo", 10 km, heading Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- San Joaquín (Querétaro): Don't miss "Cascadas Maravillas", 61 km, heading Northwest (55 minutes by car)
- Tecozautla (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Balnearios de aguas termales de 35 a 38 grados", 58 km, heading Southwest (52 minutes by car)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (Remedios) (1498 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Xindhó Guadalupe (271 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- El Sabino (37 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Llano Blanco (753 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Hidalgo)
In El Salitre 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 Salitre, 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) | 50 | 47 | 97 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 87 | 74 | 161 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 314 | 282 | 596 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 76 | 61 | 137 |
#7 Pictures of El Salitre
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Salitre? 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 Salitre.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Salitre (Hidalgo) is 42344
Are you going to send a letter to El Salitre? Do you have a friend in El Salitre and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Salitre consists of the following 5 digits: 42344. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Salitre ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#10 Schools in El Salitre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zimapán
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