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El Tambor (Guanajuato)

Learn about large village of El Tambor through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 505 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The town of El Tambor (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Valle de Santiago. There are 505 inhabitants and it is 1,709 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Yuriria is 70 minutes away by car (50 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #53 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Tambor, 33% of individuals have completed secondary education and 11% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Tambor is located at 16.3 kilometers from Valle de Santiago, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Tambor.

#1 Where is El Tambor? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to El Tambor (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 Tambor (Guanajuato) is 505 inhabitants

Population data in El Tambor (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	251	254	505
2010	264	238	502
2005	265	196	461

Evolution of the population in El Tambor: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Tambor:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.75	5.88
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	0.40%	0.40%
Illiterate population:	8.91%	10.36%
Illiterate population (men):	2.77%	5.88%
Illiterate population (women):	6.14%	14.39%
Schooling level:	6.7	5.17
Schooling level (men):	6.83	5.12
Schooling level (women):	6.56	5.20

Indigenous culture data in El Tambor:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.20%
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 Tambor, 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 housing data in El Tambor:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	42.18%	15.14%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	64.96%	25.21%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	19.12%	6.06%
Number of inhabited private housings:	131	156
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.43%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	90.08%	84.25%
Homes with a radio:	71.76%	77.17%
Homes with a television:	93.89%	97.64%
Homes with a refrigerator:	94.66%	87.40%
Homes with a washing machine:	90.84%	82.68%
Homes with a car:	67.94%	51.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	10.69%	5.51%
Homes with landline telephone:	55.73%	56.69%
Homes with cell phones:	66.41%	24.41%
Homes with Internet:	31.30%	0.79%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Tambor (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Tambor

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Tambor, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Valle de Santiago. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Tambor.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tambor

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Tambor, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Tambor so you can contact them:

• HOTEL POSADA SANTA FE: 13 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
• MOTEL AMOR ETERNO: 17 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL FREE: 18 km away, direction East (12 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LOMA LINDA: 16 km away, direction East (11 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Tambor

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Tambor? The list of the best places to visit in El Tambor and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Tambor for hiking and trails:

• Cerro El Tambor (1783 meters): 1.6 km walk (20 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Prieto (1800 meters): 1.7 km walk (21 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Loma la Ciénega (1709 meters): 4.3 km walk (71 minutes), heading Southeast.
• San Roque (1827 meters): 4.4 km walk (71 minutes), heading West.

Magical Towns near El Tambor to discover the Mexican culture:

• Yuriria (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Convento de San Pedro y San Pablo", 70 km, heading Southeast (50 minutes by car)

Other towns near El Tambor:

• La Reserva el Tambor (112 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Los Patios (410 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• Cerro Blanco (251 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• Valle Hermoso (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Tambor (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Tambor by age and gender, 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 Tambor there is a generational replacement.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Tambor (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	24	22	46
Youth (6-14 years)	29	39	68
Adults (15-59 years)	150	147	297
Elderly (60+ years)	48	46	94

#7 Pictures of El Tambor

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Tambor? 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 Tambor.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Tambor (Guanajuato) is 38415

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Tambor 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: 38415. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Tambor ("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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#10 Schools in El Tambor

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