El Zarco (Morelos)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 796 inhabitants of Morelos.
The town of El Zarco (Morelos) belongs to the municipality of Yautepec. There are 796 inhabitants and it is 1,226 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tepoztlán is 16 minutes away by car (12 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.
Data: In El Zarco, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 33% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Zarco? You can find it at 3.7 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Yautepec de Zaragoza, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Zarco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Zarco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Zarco (Morelos) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Zarco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Zarco (Morelos) is 796 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 428 | 368 | 796 |
| 2010 | 364 | 334 | 698 |
| 2005 | 331 | 323 | 654 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.27 | 2.40 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Morelos: | 27.89% | 33.24% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.52% | 4.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.26% | 2.40% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.26% | 5.77% |
| Schooling level: | 8.19 | 7.57 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.99 | 7.78 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.37 | 7.38 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 4.65% | 7.45% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.63% | 3.01% |
| 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 Yautepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.25% | 42.26% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.32% | 55.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.15% | 30.49% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 203 | 274 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.01% | 98.84% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.60% | 90.70% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.54% | 99.42% |
| Homes with a radio: | 55.67% | 84.88% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.73% | 96.51% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.15% | 88.37% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 53.20% | 59.88% |
| Homes with a car: | 26.11% | 29.07% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.75% | 11.05% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 29.06% | 45.93% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.79% | 56.40% |
| Homes with Internet: | 33.00% | 6.98% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Zarco
With the satellite map of El Zarco 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 Yautepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zarco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zarco
Do you want to stay in El Zarco? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Zarco:- CASA LOS PINOS: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- YAUTEPEC CUNTRY CLUB: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- VILLA GELISTA BARRIO DE IXTLAHUACAN: 3 km away, direction Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL QUINTA MARIA Y MINISUPER RRICELL: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Zarco
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Zarco? The list of the best places to visit in El Zarco and nearby locations.Mountains in El Zarco for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Barriga de Plata (1483 meters): 4.2 km walk (71 minutes), heading West.
- La Corona (1838 meters): 6.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading West.
- Campo Grande (1313 meters): 7.9 km walk (115 minutes), heading South.
- Las Tetillas (1636 meters): 7.4 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Tepoztlán (Morelos): Don't miss "Museo Carlos Pellicer", 16 km, heading Northwest (12 minutes by car)
- Tlayacapan (Morelos): Don't miss "Corredor arqueológico", 21 km, heading Northeast (15 minutes by car)
- Xochitepec (Morelos): Don't miss "Río Apatlaco", 38 km, heading Southwest (31 minutes by car)
- Tlaltizapán de Zapata (Morelos): Don't miss "Balneario Santa Isabel", 40 km, heading South (35 minutes by car)
- El Basurero (23 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Atiopa (Mi Bohío) (59 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Campo Apanquetzalco (48 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Colonia Vicente Estrada Cajigal (500 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Zarco (Morelos)
In El Zarco 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 Zarco, 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) | 58 | 28 | 86 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 67 | 61 | 128 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 262 | 231 | 493 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 41 | 48 | 89 |
#7 Pictures of El Zarco
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Zarco, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Zarco, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Zarco (Morelos) is 62737
Are you going to send a letter to El Zarco? Do you have a friend in El Zarco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Zarco consists of the following 5 digits: 62737. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Zarco ("62") correspond to the state code of Morelos, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Zarco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Zarco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Yautepec
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- Colonia Vicente Estrada Cajigal (500 inhabitants)
- Diego Ruiz (210 inhabitants)
- El Caracol (Campo Chiquito) (349 inhabitants)
- El Vado de Oacalco (13 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento los Héroes (17 inhabitants)
- Granjas Agrícolas (141 inhabitants)
- José Ortiz (San Martín) (65 inhabitants)
- Ampliación Paracas (308 inhabitants)
- La Coaxiolotera (11 inhabitants)
- La Tetilla (- inhabitants)
- Rancho 32 (- inhabitants)
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