El Sótano (Chapulhuacán, Hidalgo)

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Did you know that this town in Hidalgo has 284 inhabitants?

The town of El Sótano is located in the Municipality of Chapulhuacán (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 284 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #24 of the ranking. El Sótano is at 1,185 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Sótano, there is a percentage of 16% of indigenous population and 78% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Sótano? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Sótano? You can find it at 3.9 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Chapulhuacán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the El Sótano location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

Where is El Sótano? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to El Sótano (Hidalgo)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker


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The population of El Sótano (Hidalgo) is 284 inhabitants

Population data in El Sótano (Chapulhuacán, Hidalgo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020148136284
2010130147277
2005111133244
Evolution of the population in El Sótano: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Sótano:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3210.88
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:38.73%19.49%
Illiterate population:8.10%11.19%
Illiterate population (men):3.52%10.88%
Illiterate population (women):4.58%11.54%
Schooling level:6.886.06
Schooling level (men):6.566.38
Schooling level (women):7.155.68
Indigenous culture data in El Sótano:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:15.85%19.49%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:4.93%6.50%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.35%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Sótano, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Sótano:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:33.10%26.35%
Employed population over 12 years (men):53.68%44.22%
Employed population over 12 years (women):14.19%6.15%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:7360
Homes with electricity:98.63%96.36%
Housing with piped water:6.85%0.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:97.26%96.36%
Dwellings with radio:65.75%56.36%
Housing with television:84.93%65.45%
Housing with refrigerator:79.45%36.36%
Housing with washing machine:35.62%14.55%
Housing with automobile:27.40%5.45%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:9.59%1.82%
Homes with landline telephone:6.85%1.82%
Dwellings with cellular phones:78.08%16.36%
Homes with Internet:4.11%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Sótano (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of El Sótano

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Sótano, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chapulhuacán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2023 of El Sótano.


Population pyramid of El Sótano (Hidalgo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Sótano 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 Sótano there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Sótano
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Sótano (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)142034
Youth (6-14 years)393675
Adults (15-59 years)8068148
Elderly (60+ years)151227

Photos of El Sótano

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The Postal Code of El Sótano (Hidalgo) is 42286

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Sótano 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: 42286. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Sótano ("42") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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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