El Tanque (Guerrero)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Tanque, a beautiful medium-sized town of 388 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero
The town of El Tanque (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Tlapehuala. There are 388 inhabitants and it is 337 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Tanque, 88% of the inhabitants are catholic and 38% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Tanque is located at 6.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Tlapehuala, 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 Tanque.
#1 Where is El Tanque? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Tanque (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Tanque, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Tanque (Guerrero) is 388 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 196 | 192 | 388 |
| 2010 | 199 | 191 | 390 |
| 2005 | 195 | 193 | 388 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.06 | 8.90 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 7.47% | 5.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.92% | 11.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.93% | 8.90% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.99% | 14.07% |
| Schooling level: | 6.71 | 4.90 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.01 | 5.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.39 | 4.53 |
| 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 Tlapehuala (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.71% | 28.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.79% | 51.31% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.06% | 7.04% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 98 | 102 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.94% | 86.05% |
| Homes with piped water: | 89.80% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.73% | 70.93% |
| Homes with a radio: | 45.92% | 56.98% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.76% | 67.44% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.73% | 76.74% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 37.76% | 29.07% |
| Homes with a car: | 33.67% | 26.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.16% | 3.49% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 20.41% | 2.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.33% | 27.91% |
| Homes with Internet: | 8.16% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Tanque
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Tanque, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tlapehuala. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Tanque.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tanque
Many people want to stay in the town of El Tanque 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 CIBELES: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA DEL SOMBRERO: 10 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CASA BLANCA: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA HACIENDA: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Tanque
A weekend in El Tanque and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Tanque and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Tanque for hiking and trails:
- Loma Colorada (500 meters): 1.2 km walk (17 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Lloroso (924 meters): 2.4 km walk (30 minutes), heading East.
- Loma Los Chanapos (377 meters): 2.5 km walk (38 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Jabali (920 meters): 4.0 km walk (61 minutes), heading North.
- Las Fraguas (212 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Cuacuyul (309 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia Juárez (El Jabalí) (531 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Nueva Filadelfia (Huerta Vieja) (44 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Tanque (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Tanque 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 Tanque there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 35 | 18 | 53 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 111 | 114 | 225 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 28 | 54 |
#7 Pictures of El Tanque
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Tanque, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Tanque, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Tanque en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Tanque (Guerrero) is 40605
Are you going to send a letter to El Tanque? Do you have a friend in El Tanque and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Tanque consists of the following 5 digits: 40605. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Tanque ("40") correspond to the state code of Guerrero, 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 Tanque as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Tanque
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tlapehuala
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tlapehuala
- Agua Colorada (- inhabitants)
- Colonia Juárez (El Jabalí) (531 inhabitants)
- El Cuacuyul (309 inhabitants)
- El Puente (La Saiba) (- inhabitants)
- El Zopilote (1 inhabitants)
- Empacadora de Melón Poliutla (- inhabitants)
- Hacienda Nueva (316 inhabitants)
- La Hacienda de Coquío (Hacienda San José) (12 inhabitants)
- La Parota (1 inhabitants)
- La Shurera (Barranca de las Piñas) (- inhabitants)
- Las Fraguas (212 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Guerrero (1360 inhabitants)
- San Juan Mina (1607 inhabitants)
- Santo Niño (Santo Niño de Atocha) (1008 inhabitants)
- Tiringueo (977 inhabitants)