Jamaica (Zacatecas)
The most complete information about the small village of Jamaica (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Zacatecas has 116 inhabitants?
The town of Jamaica (Zacatecas) belongs to the municipality of Valparaíso. There are 116 inhabitants and it is 1,972 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #52 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Jamaica, 87% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Jamaica is located at 13.5 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Valparaíso, 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 Jamaica.
#1 Where is Jamaica? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Jamaica (Zacatecas) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Jamaica, which has the following symbol 
Find out the most popular and common surnames in the Zacatecas State
#2 The population of Jamaica (Zacatecas) is 116 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 61 | 55 | 116 |
| 2010 | 57 | 60 | 117 |
| 2005 | 61 | 57 | 118 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.48 | 3.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 4.31% | 4.27% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.03% | 7.69% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.72% | 3.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.31% | 12.28% |
| Schooling level: | 6.45 | 5.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.41 | 5 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.49 | 5.76 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Valparaíso (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 11.21% | 36.75% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 23.64% | 68.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 3.51% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 37 | 66 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 97.06% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.30% | 82.35% |
| Homes with a radio: | 78.38% | 91.18% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.59% | 94.12% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.59% | 88.24% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 78.38% | 67.65% |
| Homes with a car: | 72.97% | 79.41% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.41% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 70.27% | 76.47% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 62.16% | 8.82% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.51% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Jamaica
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Jamaica, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Valparaíso. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Jamaica.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Jamaica
Do you want to stay in Jamaica? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Jamaica:- HOTEL LA LAGUNA: 17 km away, direction Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON DEL CONDE: 20 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN MARCOS: 22 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES MARIANA: 18 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Jamaica
A weekend in Jamaica and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Jamaica and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Jamaica para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Encinal (2062 meters): 3.0 km walk (56 minutes), heading North.
- El Potrerillo (2164 meters): 5.4 km walk (79 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Zacate (2538 meters): 7.5 km walk (107 minutes), heading West.
- Los Picachos (2532 meters): 8.2 km walk (140 minutes), heading West.
- Puerta de Cadena (74 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- La Turista (La Tenería) (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- J. Jesús González Ortega (San Mateo) (1009 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Mesa de los Borregos (Los Borregos) (19 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Jamaica (Zacatecas)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Jamaica 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 Jamaica there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 15 | 34 |
#7 Pictures of Jamaica
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Jamaica? 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 Jamaica.
Disfrute con las fotos de Jamaica en este enlace
#8 Vote for Jamaica as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Jamaica or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Jamaica to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Zacatecas, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Zacatecas
#9 Schools in Jamaica
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Valparaíso
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Valparaíso
- Ameca (La Hacienda) (304 inhabitants)
- Cuatillos (3 inhabitants)
- El Potrerito (11 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento el Eden (- inhabitants)
- La Grulla (25 inhabitants)
- La Tijera (6 inhabitants)
- La Turista (La Tenería) (8 inhabitants)
- Las Mesteñas (2 inhabitants)
- Los Lirios (15 inhabitants)
- Los Nogales (3 inhabitants)
- Manuel Gutiérrez Pasillas (- inhabitants)
- Puerta Cadena del Sur (- inhabitants)
- Salsipuedes (5 inhabitants)
- San Pedro de la Sierra (250 inhabitants)
- Santa Ana de Abajo (50 inhabitants)