El Zócalo
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Zócalo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 50 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of El Zócalo belongs to the municipality of León (State of Guanajuato). There are 50 inhabitants and it is 1,783 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpa de Cánovas is 51 minutes away by car (47 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #326 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Zócalo, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 87% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Zócalo? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Zócalo is located at 23.9 kilometers from León de los Aldama, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Zócalo.
#1 Where is El Zócalo? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Zócalo (Guanajuato)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Zócalo (Guanajuato) is 50 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.44 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.00% | 5.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.00% | 12.50% |
| Schooling level: | 7.55 | 6.15 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.56 | 7.13 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.53 | 4.60 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 30.00% | 35.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 58.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.54% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 15 | 9 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.33% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 86.67% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 66.67% | 80.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.00% | 20.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.67% | 80.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Zócalo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Zócalo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of León. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zócalo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zócalo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Zócalo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Zócalo so you can contact them:- HOTEL HACIENDA SAN CRISTOBAL: 15 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL: 27 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL XIADA: 27 km away, direction Northwest (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MALIBU: 31 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Zócalo
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Zócalo? The list of the best places to visit in El Zócalo and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Zócalo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Bola (1878 meters): 4.4 km walk (82 minutes), heading South.
- La Silleta (1930 meters): 7.9 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Burro (1943 meters): 9.4 km walk (131 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa de California (1901 meters): 8.4 km walk (129 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Jalpa de Cánovas (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo del Señor de la Misericordia", 51 km, heading West (47 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (356 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Panal (247 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Plan Guanajuato (La Sandía) (2459 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- La Estancia de la Sandía (302 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Zócalo (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Zócalo 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 Zócalo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
#7 Pictures of El Zócalo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Zócalo? 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 Zócalo.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of León
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