El Veladero (Hidalgo)
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Its former name was Veladero.
The town of El Veladero (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of San Agustín Metzquititlán. There are 135 inhabitants and it is 1,706 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Metztitlán is 46 minutes away by car (38 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #12 in terms of number of inhabitants.
The locality was formerly known as Veladero, but changed its name a few years ago. This town decided to change its name in the year 2020.
Data: In El Veladero, 22% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Veladero is located at 11.2 kilometers from Mezquititlán, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Veladero.
#1 Where is El Veladero? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Veladero (Hidalgo) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Veladero, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Veladero (Hidalgo) is 135 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 75 | 60 | 135 |
| 2010 | 80 | 89 | 169 |
| 2005 | 84 | 76 | 160 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.58 | 10.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 3.70% | 4.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.96% | 10.65% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 10.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.96% | 11.25% |
| Schooling level: | 6.52 | 5.06 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.24 | 4.43 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.77 | 5.70 |
| 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 Agustín Metzquititlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.30% | 23.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.67% | 42.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 16.00% | 2.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 40 | 65 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 87.50% | 72.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.00% | 74.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 76.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.50% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.00% | 46.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 40.00% | 26.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 95.00% | 62.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Veladero
With the satellite map of El Veladero 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 Agustín Metzquititlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Veladero.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Veladero
Do you want to stay in El Veladero? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Veladero:- RENTA DE CUARTOS MEZQUITITLÁN: 17 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PARADOR DE SAN JOSE: 19 km away, direction Southwest (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA JARDIN: 23 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA BARCA: 24 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Veladero
A weekend in El Veladero and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Veladero and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Veladero para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro San Lucas (1391 meters): 2.6 km walk (38 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa El Comalito (1773 meters): 3.1 km walk (59 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Mesa El Duranzo (1746 meters): 3.3 km walk (62 minutes), heading East.
- Mesa Lencho (1717 meters): 3.7 km walk (53 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Metztitlán (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Ex Convento Nuestra Señora de Loreto", 46 km, heading Northwest (38 minutes by car)
- Mineral del Chico (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Mina San Antonio", 45 km, heading Southwest (43 minutes by car)
- Huasca de Ocampo (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Iglesia de San Juan Bautista", 42 km, heading South (41 minutes by car)
- Real de Monte (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción", 55 km, heading South (44 minutes by car)
- Agua Bendita (115 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- La Peña (83 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- La Cañada de Agua Bendita (66 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- El Naranjo (17 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Veladero (Hidalgo)
In El Veladero 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 Veladero, 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) | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 40 | 33 | 73 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
#7 Pictures of El Veladero
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Veladero? 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 Veladero.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Veladero en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Veladero (Hidalgo) is 43387
Are you going to send a letter to El Veladero? Do you have a friend in El Veladero and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Veladero consists of the following 5 digits: 43387. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Veladero ("43") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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 Veladero
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Agustín Metzquititlán
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