Ortega (Guanajuato)
Learn about medium-sized town of Ortega through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 279 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of Ortega (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Santa Catarina. There are 279 inhabitants and it is 1,530 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking.
Data: In Ortega, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 41% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Ortega? You can find it at 5.4 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Santa Catarina, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Ortega through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Ortega? How to go? Map
Online map of Ortega (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 Ortega (Guanajuato) is 279 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 136 | 143 | 279 |
| 2010 | 116 | 126 | 242 |
| 2005 | 105 | 113 | 218 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.86 | 7.14 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 11.83% | 19.01% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.04% | 10.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.30% | 7.14% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.73% | 13.79% |
| Schooling level: | 6.85 | 5.34 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.78 | 5.48 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.92 | 5.20 |
| 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 Santa Catarina (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 3.94% | 16.12% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 4.90% | 19.05% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 2.94% | 12.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 70 | 76 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 93.10% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 96.55% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.43% | 79.31% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 53.45% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.29% | 74.14% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 81.43% | 60.34% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 41.43% | 12.07% |
| Homes with a car: | 42.86% | 31.03% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.57% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.29% | 3.45% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 70.00% | 15.52% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.43% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Ortega
With the satellite map of Ortega 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 Santa Catarina. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Ortega.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Ortega
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Ortega, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Ortega so you can contact them:- CASA DE VISITAS DE SANTA CATARINA: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VALENCIA: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RAMSA: 9 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS EN SANTA CATARINA: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Ortega
Want to know what to see in Ortega if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Ortega.Las mejores montes de Ortega para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Los Chilitos (1954 meters): 4.3 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Faja (2257 meters): 6.5 km walk (108 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa de Salinas (2484 meters): 6.7 km walk (95 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Peña China (2418 meters): 7.4 km walk (113 minutes), heading South.
- La Ordeña (237 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Cruz de Diego (81 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Tres Álamos (50 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- Agua Caliente (397 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Ortega (Guanajuato)
In Ortega 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 Ortega, 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) | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 83 | 74 | 157 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 17 | 17 | 34 |
#7 Pictures of Ortega
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Ortega? 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 Ortega.
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#8 The Postal Code of Ortega (Guanajuato) is 37955
Are you going to send a letter to Ortega? Do you have a friend in Ortega and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Ortega consists of the following 5 digits: 37955. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Ortega ("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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#10 Schools in Ortega
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa Catarina
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa Catarina
- Corral Falso (128 inhabitants)
- Cruz de Diego (81 inhabitants)
- El Paso (La Cantera) (2 inhabitants)
- Jabonería (3 inhabitants)
- La Ciénega (La Ciénega Limitas) (30 inhabitants)
- La Faja (254 inhabitants)
- La Faja del Mezquital (El Mezquital) (2 inhabitants)
- La Yerbabuena (55 inhabitants)
- Las Limitas (307 inhabitants)
- Loma del Copudo (53 inhabitants)
- San José del Chilar (118 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (Barrio de la Santa Cruz) (150 inhabitants)
- Sauz Blanco (3 inhabitants)
- Tierras Coloradas (El Puerto del Buey) (- inhabitants)
- Tres Álamos (50 inhabitants)