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El Volantín (Guanajuato)

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The town of El Volantín (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Pénjamo. There are 734 inhabitants and it is 1,895 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #41 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Volantín, 33% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Volantín is located at 6.3 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Pénjamo, 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 Volantín.

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

Online map of El Volantín in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Volantín (Guanajuato) is 734 inhabitants

Population data in El Volantín (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	366	368	734
2010	347	328	675
2005	364	353	717

Evolution of the population in El Volantín: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Volantín:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.79	17.68
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	1.36%	0.74%
Illiterate population:	16.62%	19.56%
Illiterate population (men):	7.36%	17.68%
Illiterate population (women):	9.26%	21.33%
Schooling level:	5.44	3.77
Schooling level (men):	5.07	3.60
Schooling level (women):	5.81	3.92

Indigenous culture data in El Volantín:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.89%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.44%
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 Volantín, 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 Volantín:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	47.96%	26.07%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	66.03%	43.29%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	29.78%	9.80%
Number of inhabited private housings:	170	159
Homes with electricity:	98.82%	91.85%
Homes with piped water:	90.00%	74.81%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	57.06%	27.41%
Homes with a radio:	72.35%	69.63%
Homes with a television:	88.24%	82.96%
Homes with a refrigerator:	77.06%	53.33%
Homes with a washing machine:	26.47%	11.11%
Homes with a car:	25.88%	16.30%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.59%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	8.24%	0.74%
Homes with cell phones:	61.18%	23.70%
Homes with Internet:	17.65%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Volantín (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 Volantín

With the satellite map of El Volantín 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 Pénjamo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Volantín.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Volantín

Many people want to stay in the town of El Volantín 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:

• PENSION PÉNJAMO: 9 km away, direction Southeast (6 minutes by car)
• PENSION PÉNJAMO: 9 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN CARLOS: 9 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DEL CENTRO: 9 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Volantín

Want to know what to see in El Volantín if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Volantín.
Las mejores montes de El Volantín para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro La Madronera (2050 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading South.
• Pinos (2142 meters): 2.1 km walk (39 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Loma La Cueva de Los Coyotes (2134 meters): 3.6 km walk (46 minutes), heading West.
• El Toro (2265 meters): 4.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading Northwest.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Volantín?:

• Guangüitiro (690 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Cerro Blanco (189 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• Coporitos (310 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
• La Carbonera (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 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 Volantín (Guanajuato)

In El Volantín 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 Volantín, 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.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	46	47	93
Youth (6-14 years)	64	62	126
Adults (15-59 years)	216	220	436
Elderly (60+ years)	40	39	79

#7 Pictures of El Volantín

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Volantín? 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 Volantín.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Volantín (Guanajuato) is 36925

Are you going to send a letter to El Volantín? Do you have a friend in El Volantín and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Volantín consists of the following 5 digits: 36925. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Volantín ("36") 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.

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#10 Schools in El Volantín

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