Mezcala (Poncitlán, Jalisco)
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The town of Mezcala is located in the Municipality of Poncitlán (in the State of Jalisco). There are 6,047 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants. Mezcala is at 1,536 meters of altitude.
Data: In Mezcala, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 14% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Mezcala is located at 11.0 kilometers from Poncitlán, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Mezcala.
Where is Mezcala? How to get there? Map
Online map of Mezcala (Jalisco) 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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The population of Mezcala (Jalisco) is 6,047 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 3050 | 2997 | 6047 |
2010 | 2521 | 2484 | 5005 |
2005 | 2177 | 2164 | 4341 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.88 | 4.75 |
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 2.15% | 1.70% |
Illiterate population: | 3.26% | 6.33% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.29% | 4.75% |
Illiterate population (women): | 1.97% | 7.89% |
Schooling level: | 7.9 | 6.36 |
Schooling level (men): | 8.01 | 6.51 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.81 | 6.22 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.31% | 0.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.10% | 0.06% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 49.68% | 27.67% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.19% | 44.48% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 41.31% | 11.11% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 1,200 | 1,159 |
Homes with electricity: | 96.92% | 96.73% |
Housing with piped water: | 96.58% | 97.75% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.08% | 96.96% |
Dwellings with radio: | 72.42% | 72.75% |
Housing with television: | 86.42% | 87.16% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 76.17% | 62.61% |
Housing with washing machine: | 46.08% | 36.71% |
Housing with automobile: | 22.58% | 20.05% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.00% | 4.50% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 2.08% | 13.51% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 87.75% | 31.53% |
Homes with Internet: | 19.42% | 1.24% |
Satellite photo of Mezcala
With the satellite map of Mezcala 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 Poncitlán. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Mezcala.
Population pyramid of Mezcala (Jalisco)
In Mezcala 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 Mezcala, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 471 | 485 | 956 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 574 | 613 | 1,187 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 1,762 | 1,666 | 3,428 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 243 | 233 | 476 |
Photos of Mezcala
In order for you to enjoy nature around Mezcala, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Mezcala, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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The Postal Code of Mezcala (Jalisco) is 45970
Are you going to send a letter to Mezcala? Do you have a friend in Mezcala and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Mezcala consists of the following 5 digits: 45970. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Mezcala ("45") correspond to the state code of Jalisco, 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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