El Salitre (Jalisco)
The most complete information about the large village of El Salitre (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Jalisco has 2,870 inhabitants?
The town of El Salitre (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of San Martín Hidalgo. There are 2,870 inhabitants and it is 1,260 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cocula is 30 minutes away by car (27 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Salitre, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 46% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Salitre is located at 11.2 kilometers from San Martín Hidalgo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Salitre.
#1 Where is El Salitre? How to go? Map
Online map of El Salitre in Jalisco, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Salitre (Jalisco) is 2,870 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1461 | 1409 | 2870 |
| 2010 | 1423 | 1285 | 2708 |
| 2005 | 1329 | 1105 | 2434 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.56 | 8.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 4.08% | 4.21% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.98% | 7.57% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.58% | 8.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.40% | 7.10% |
| Schooling level: | 7.34 | 6.28 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.17 | 6.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.51 | 6.32 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.03% | 0.74% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.03% | 0.37% |
| 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: | 37.18% | 27.55% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.45% | 44.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.45% | 11.81% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 814 | 1,052 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.53% | 99.16% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.54% | 94.99% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.42% | 97.63% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.48% | 85.52% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.37% | 96.52% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.91% | 88.16% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.34% | 67.27% |
| Homes with a car: | 52.95% | 54.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 23.96% | 12.95% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 44.10% | 53.34% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.50% | 38.86% |
| Homes with Internet: | 46.31% | 5.71% |
#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 San Martín Hidalgo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Salitre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre
Do you want to stay in El Salitre? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Salitre:- HOTEL CASAS ROSAS: 18 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ROSAS: 19 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL CHINO: 18 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA CORONA: 15 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salitre
Want to know what to see in El Salitre if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Salitre.Las mejores montes de El Salitre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Gordo (1350 meters): 6.5 km walk (99 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Santa Clara (1631 meters): 9.6 km walk (198 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cocula (Jalisco): Don't miss "Plaza Principal", 30 km, heading South (27 minutes by car)
- La Puerta Blanca (57 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- La Estanzuela (716 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- Agua Caliente (760 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
- Trapiche de Abra (1379 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northeast (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Jalisco)
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) | 124 | 135 | 259 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 244 | 228 | 472 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 824 | 793 | 1,617 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 269 | 253 | 522 |
#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 (Jalisco) is 46780
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: 46780. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Salitre ("46") correspond to the state code of Jalisco, 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
#11 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in El Salitre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Martín Hidalgo
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