La Esmeralda (Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the large village of La Esmeralda (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 838 inhabitants?
The town of La Esmeralda (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of León. There are 838 inhabitants and it is 1,776 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpa de Cánovas is 53 minutes away by car (44 km). It is the most populated town in the position #65 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Esmeralda, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 84% 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 La Esmeralda is located at 10.1 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of León de los Aldama, 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 La Esmeralda.
#1 Where is La Esmeralda? How to go? Map
Online map of La Esmeralda (Guanajuato) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of La Esmeralda (Guanajuato) is 838 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 419 | 419 | 838 |
| 2010 | 307 | 312 | 619 |
| 2005 | 285 | 297 | 582 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 6.73 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 10.14% | 11.31% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.73% | 7.75% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.51% | 6.73% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.22% | 8.79% |
| Schooling level: | 7.37 | 5.97 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.65 | 6.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.09 | 5.66 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 2.10% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.48% |
| 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 León (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.05% | 38.13% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.67% | 49.68% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 38.42% | 26.38% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 187 | 158 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.47% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 94.65% | 91.60% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.86% | 97.71% |
| Homes with a radio: | 72.19% | 84.73% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.19% | 98.47% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.37% | 87.79% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 83.96% | 82.44% |
| Homes with a car: | 37.97% | 33.59% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 19.79% | 6.87% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 10.16% | 29.01% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.17% | 62.60% |
| Homes with Internet: | 29.95% | 1.53% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Esmeralda
With the satellite map of La Esmeralda 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 León. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Esmeralda.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Esmeralda
Many people want to stay in the town of La Esmeralda 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 HACIENDA SAN CRISTOBAL: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL CAZZA DIANA: 8 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL VILLA MAGNA: 8 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RIO ESCONDIDO: 10 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Esmeralda
A weekend in La Esmeralda and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Esmeralda and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in La Esmeralda for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Cerrito de Jerez (1848 meters): 11.9 km walk (173 minutes), heading Northeast.
- La Silleta (1930 meters): 10.6 km walk (138 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Zorrillo (2058 meters): 11.8 km walk (203 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Mesa de California (1901 meters): 13.4 km walk (244 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Jalpa de Cánovas (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe", 53 km, heading Southwest (44 minutes by car)
- Rinconada la Esmeralda (171 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Southeast (0 minutes by car)
- Rústico San Pedro (720 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Ampliación Latinoamericana (232 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Colonia Latinoamericana (2701 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Esmeralda (Guanajuato)
In La Esmeralda 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 La Esmeralda, 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) | 52 | 53 | 105 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 82 | 79 | 161 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 252 | 255 | 507 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 32 | 65 |
#7 Pictures of La Esmeralda
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Esmeralda? 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 La Esmeralda.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Esmeralda (Guanajuato) is 37660
Are you going to send a letter to La Esmeralda? Do you have a friend in La Esmeralda and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Esmeralda consists of the following 5 digits: 37660. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Esmeralda ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of León
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