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El Zalate (Jalisco)

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The town of El Zalate (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Mezquitic. There are 34 inhabitants and it is 1,547 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #117 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Zalate, 19% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Zalate is located at 69.7 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Mezquitic, 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 Zalate.

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

Map to know how to get to El Zalate (Jalisco) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Zalate, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Zalate (Jalisco) is 34 inhabitants

Population data in El Zalate (Jalisco)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	18	16	34
2010	14	13	27
2005	12	11	23

Evolution of the population in El Zalate: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Zalate:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.5	30.77
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:	11.76%	7.41%
Illiterate population:	17.65%	29.63%
Illiterate population (men):	11.76%	30.77%
Illiterate population (women):	5.88%	28.57%
Schooling level:	6.35	4.18
Schooling level (men):	5.82	4.75
Schooling level (women):	7	3.67

Indigenous culture data in El Zalate:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	88.24%	88.89%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	32.35%	22.22%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Zalate, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Jalisco, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Zalate:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	2.94%	25.93%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	6.25%	53.85%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	0.00%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	9	7
Homes with electricity:	22.22%	16.67%
Homes with piped water:	77.78%	50.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	16.67%
Homes with a radio:	22.22%	66.67%
Homes with a television:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	55.56%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

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

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zalate

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

• CABAÑAS TATEIKIE: 25 km away, direction North (21 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL BUEN PASTOR: 53 km away, direction Northwest (40 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL NAYAR: 57 km away, direction Northwest (40 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AZUL: 47 km away, direction Northwest (34 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Zalate

Want to know what to see in El Zalate if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Zalate.
Mountains in El Zalate for hiking and trails:

• Mesa Popotita (1676 meters): 3.0 km walk (42 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro El Papel (1461 meters): 5.4 km walk (70 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro el Tlacuache (1598 meters): 7.5 km walk (98 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro El Roble (1973 meters): 10.7 km walk (215 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Zalate:

• El Naranjo (11 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the North (0 minutes by car)
• Mezquite (88 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• San Lucas (22 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Puertecito del Zapote (18 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 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 Zalate (Jalisco)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Zalate 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 Zalate there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	3	2	5
Youth (6-14 years)	6	3	9
Adults (15-59 years)	8	10	18
Elderly (60+ years)	1	1	2

#7 Pictures of El Zalate

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Zalate? 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 Zalate.
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