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El Arca

Learn about medium-sized town of El Arca through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 220 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco

You may know it as La Arca.

The town of El Arca belongs to the municipality of Degollado (State of Jalisco). There are 220 inhabitants and it is 1,596 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.

You may know this town as La Arca, because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Arca, 25% of the population over 12 years is single and 68% 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 Arca is located at 9.4 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Degollado, 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 Arca.

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

Online map of El Arca in Jalisco, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Arca (Jalisco) is 220 inhabitants

Population data in El Arca

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	105	115	220
2010	96	100	196
2005	89	90	179

Evolution of the population in El Arca: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Arca:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.87	3.00
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:	12.27%	33.16%
Illiterate population:	4.09%	4.08%
Illiterate population (men):	1.36%	3.00%
Illiterate population (women):	2.73%	5.21%
Schooling level:	7.32	7.01
Schooling level (men):	7.5	7.25
Schooling level (women):	7.15	6.83

Indigenous culture data in El Arca:

	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 Arca, 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 Degollado (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Arca:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	29.09%	27.04%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	45.22%	42.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	11.43%	11.46%
Number of inhabited private housings:	56	65
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	91.49%
Homes with a radio:	46.43%	78.72%
Homes with a television:	98.21%	95.74%
Homes with a refrigerator:	100.00%	97.87%
Homes with a washing machine:	96.43%	82.98%
Homes with a car:	73.21%	72.34%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	28.57%	17.02%
Homes with landline telephone:	28.57%	53.19%
Homes with cell phones:	83.93%	65.96%
Homes with Internet:	67.86%	2.13%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Arca (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 Arca

With the satellite map of El Arca 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 Degollado. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Arca.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arca

Many people want to stay in the town of El Arca itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOTEL DEGOLLADO: 15 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
• GRAN HOTEL PORTON DE CONSUELO: 14 km away, direction Northeast (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LA PALMA: 15 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL MESÓN: 18 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Arca

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Arca? The list of the best places to visit in El Arca and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Arca for hiking and trails:

• Las Jícamas (1751 meters): 5.9 km walk (76 minutes), heading West.
• El Mogote Alto (1792 meters): 5.3 km walk (86 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Doña Ana (1695 meters): 9.4 km walk (134 minutes), heading South.
• Yurécuaro (2098 meters): 10.8 km walk (145 minutes), heading West.

Other towns near El Arca:

• Buenos Aires (553 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
• El Caudillo (Chorrera de Silva) (171 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• El Nacimiento (24 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• El Mezquitillo (247 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 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 Arca (Jalisco)

In El Arca 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 Arca, 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 Arca (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	17	15	32
Youth (6-14 years)	13	24	37
Adults (15-59 years)	63	61	124
Elderly (60+ years)	12	15	27

#7 Pictures of El Arca

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Arca? 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 Arca.
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#9 Schools in El Arca

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