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El Zapote (Jalisco)

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All the information about this town of 62 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco

The town of El Zapote (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Poncitlán. There are 62 inhabitants and it is 1,575 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jiquilpan de Juárez is 67 minutes away by car (56 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #26 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Zapote, 13% of individuals have completed secondary education and 10% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Zapote is located at 14.3 kilometers from Poncitlán, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Zapote.

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

Map to know how to get to El Zapote (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 Zapote, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Zapote (Jalisco) is 62 inhabitants

Population data in El Zapote (Jalisco)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	31	31	62
2010	35	30	65
2005	30	38	68

Evolution of the population in El Zapote: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Zapote:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.35	3.33
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:	0.00%	4.62%
Illiterate population:	14.52%	7.69%
Illiterate population (men):	6.45%	3.33%
Illiterate population (women):	8.06%	11.43%
Schooling level:	6.65	5.59
Schooling level (men):	6.5	5.05
Schooling level (women):	6.82	6.08

Indigenous culture data in El Zapote:

	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%

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

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Poncitlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Zapote:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	54.84%	35.38%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	74.19%	63.33%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	35.48%	11.43%
Number of inhabited private housings:	20	56
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	90.00%	94.74%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	80.00%	78.95%
Homes with a radio:	60.00%	68.42%
Homes with a television:	85.00%	94.74%
Homes with a refrigerator:	90.00%	73.68%
Homes with a washing machine:	70.00%	78.95%
Homes with a car:	30.00%	47.37%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	10.00%	5.26%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	50.00%	52.63%
Homes with Internet:	5.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Zapote (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 Zapote

With the satellite map of El Zapote 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 Poncitlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zapote.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zapote

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

• HOTEL BELLAGO: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
• MOTEL OASIS: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL Y RESTAURANT PUESTA DEL SOL SA DE CV: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Zapote

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

• Cerro El Chiquihuitillo (1982 meters): 4.4 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Grande (2077 meters): 6.3 km walk (88 minutes), heading West.
• Mesa Los Ocotes (1824 meters): 12.0 km walk (175 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Jamay (1955 meters): 15.0 km walk (299 minutes), heading East.

Magical Towns near El Zapote to discover the Mexican culture:

• Jiquilpan de Juárez (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo del Sagrado Corazón​", 67 km, heading South (56 minutes by car)

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

• Los Guajes (8 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
• El Gusano (El Mezquite) (51 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
• Cuitzeo (La Estancia) (5899 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
• Colonia la Granjena (312 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the North (11 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 Zapote (Jalisco)

In El Zapote 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 Zapote, 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 Zapote (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	4	1	5
Youth (6-14 years)	5	6	11
Adults (15-59 years)	15	16	31
Elderly (60+ years)	7	8	15

#7 Pictures of El Zapote

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Zapote? 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 Zapote.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Zapote (Jalisco) is 45964

Are you going to send a letter to El Zapote? Do you have a friend in El Zapote and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Zapote consists of the following 5 digits: 45964. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Zapote ("45") correspond to the state code of Jalisco, 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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