El Xamu
Learn about small village of El Xamu through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 93 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo
The town of El Xamu belongs to the municipality of Progreso de Obregón (State of Hidalgo). There are 93 inhabitants and it is 1,965 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #15 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Xamu, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 40% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Xamu is located at 2.8 kilometers from Progreso (Cab.), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Xamu.
#1 Where is El Xamu? How to go? Map
Online map of El Xamu in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Xamu (Hidalgo) is 93 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 48 | 93 |
| 2010 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 2005 | 33 | 22 | 55 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.47 | 21.05 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 13.98% | 2.50% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.38% | 12.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.23% | 21.05% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.15% | 4.76% |
| Schooling level: | 9.45 | 7.56 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.74 | 7.17 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.14 | 7.87 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 6.45% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.23% | 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 Progreso de Obregón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.54% | 35.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.75% | 52.63% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.11% | 19.05% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 30 | 29 |
| Homes with electricity: | 93.33% | 22.22% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.67% | 88.89% |
| Homes with a radio: | 63.33% | 22.22% |
| Homes with a television: | 76.67% | 22.22% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 73.33% | 22.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 60.00% | 22.22% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.00% | 22.22% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 40.00% | 11.11% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.33% | 11.11% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.67% | 22.22% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.00% | 11.11% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Xamu
With the satellite map of El Xamu 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 Progreso de Obregón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Xamu.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Xamu
Do you want to stay in El Xamu? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Xamu:- HOTEL MIGUEL ANGEL: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PROGRESO: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DEL MONTE: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL PLAZA: 5 km away, direction South (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Xamu
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Xamu? The list of the best places to visit in El Xamu and nearby locations.Mountains in El Xamu for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tordillo (2192 meters): 2.9 km walk (35 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Moreno (2091 meters): 3.8 km walk (74 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Mixquiahuala (2057 meters): 4.9 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Elefante (2455 meters): 5.3 km walk (76 minutes), heading West.
- La Cruz (16 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Los Olivos (49 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Colonia los Manantiales (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Rancho de la Peña (18 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Xamu (Hidalgo)
In El Xamu 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 Xamu, 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) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 29 | 32 | 61 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of El Xamu
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Xamu? 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 Xamu.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Xamu (Hidalgo) is 42745
Are you going to send a letter to El Xamu? Do you have a friend in El Xamu and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Xamu consists of the following 5 digits: 42745. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Xamu ("42") 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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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Hidalgo, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Progreso de Obregón
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Progreso de Obregón
- 6 de Enero (43 inhabitants)
- Colonia Los Manantiales (10 inhabitants)
- Dotzibi (Lomas de Xochitlán) (127 inhabitants)
- El Dho (77 inhabitants)
- El Garambullo 2 (41 inhabitants)
- Colonia El Jardín (229 inhabitants)
- El Moreno (1260 inhabitants)
- El Xamú (93 inhabitants)
- La Mora (150 inhabitants)
- Los Olivos (49 inhabitants)
- Los Pinos (179 inhabitants)
- Palma Gorda (16 inhabitants)
- Progreso de Obregón (Cab.) (17718 inhabitants)
- Rancho de la Peña (18 inhabitants)
- Xochitlán (2667 inhabitants)