El Socorro (Guanajuato)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Socorro through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 207 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of El Socorro (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San Diego de la Unión. There are 207 inhabitants and it is 2,005 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 44 minutes away by car (38 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #33 of the ranking.
Data: In El Socorro, 34% of individuals have completed secondary education and 13% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Socorro? You can find it at 19.9 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of San Diego de la Unión, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Socorro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Socorro? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Socorro (Guanajuato)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Socorro (Guanajuato) is 207 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113 | 94 | 207 |
| 2010 | 131 | 110 | 241 |
| 2005 | 116 | 84 | 200 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.59 | 9.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.45% | 1.24% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.08% | 10.79% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.31% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.76% | 12.21% |
| Schooling level: | 6.04 | 4.58 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.76 | 3.79 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.22 | 5.05 |
| 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 San Diego de la Unión (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 25.12% | 15.35% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.62% | 23.64% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.73% | 8.40% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 45 | 50 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 82.22% | 93.18% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 73.33% | 56.82% |
| Homes with a radio: | 46.67% | 72.73% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.00% | 84.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.11% | 56.82% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 68.89% | 47.73% |
| Homes with a car: | 55.56% | 43.18% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 84.44% | 52.27% |
| Homes with Internet: | 35.56% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Socorro
With the satellite map of El Socorro 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 Diego de la Unión. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Socorro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Socorro
Many people want to stay in the town of El Socorro 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 BALNEARIO LA PAZ: 22 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS VILLAS: 24 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAZADORES: 29 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PARAISO: 30 km away, direction Northwest (25 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Socorro
A weekend in El Socorro and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Socorro and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Socorro para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Mesita (2160 meters): 4.3 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Conejo (2149 meters): 8.1 km walk (147 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Redondo (2220 meters): 8.2 km walk (154 minutes), heading East.
- Guerrero (2117 meters): 9.9 km walk (192 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Las Minas", 44 km, heading Southeast (38 minutes by car)
- Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Museo Casa de Hidalgo - casona del siglo XVIII", 54 km, heading Southwest (50 minutes by car)
- Tierra Nueva (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Palmoro Hats", 52 km, heading Northeast (50 minutes by car)
- La Colorada (45 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- La Misericordia (Chinches Bravas) (117 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- La Frutera (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Socorro (Guanajuato)
In El Socorro 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 Socorro, 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) | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 26 | 42 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 70 | 46 | 116 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 8 | 20 |
#7 Pictures of El Socorro
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Socorro? 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 Socorro.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Socorro (Guanajuato) is 37876
Are you going to send a letter to El Socorro? Do you have a friend in El Socorro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Socorro consists of the following 5 digits: 37876. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Socorro ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Socorro as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Guanajuato, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Guanajuato
#10 Schools in El Socorro
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Diego de la Unión
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Diego de la Unión
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- Ejido Santa Anita (174 inhabitants)
- El Depósito (3 inhabitants)
- El Peñón (229 inhabitants)
- La Biznaga (14 inhabitants)
- La Leona (95 inhabitants)
- La Misericordia (Chinches Bravas) (117 inhabitants)
- Mezquites (1 inhabitants)
- Nainare (140 inhabitants)
- Ojo Ciego (San José de la Purísima) (383 inhabitants)
- La Maroma (5 inhabitants)
- Roberto Bárcenas Bernal (1 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (- inhabitants)
- Santo Niño (30 inhabitants)
- Tres Hermanas (9 inhabitants)