Palo Alto (Jalisco)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Palo Alto, a beautiful medium-sized town of 251 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco
The town of Palo Alto (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Tecolotlán. There are 251 inhabitants and it is 1,745 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cocula is 24 minutes away by car (21 km). It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Palo Alto, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 20% 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 Palo Alto is located at 16.2 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Tecolotlán, 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 Palo Alto.
#1 Where is Palo Alto? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Palo Alto in Jalisco? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Palo Alto.
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#2 The population of Palo Alto (Jalisco) is 251 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 125 | 126 | 251 |
| 2010 | 128 | 129 | 257 |
| 2005 | 104 | 114 | 218 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.66 | 3.10 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 4.38% | 5.06% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.59% | 3.11% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.80% | 3.10% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.80% | 3.12% |
| Schooling level: | 8.51 | 7.47 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.78 | 7.69 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.26 | 7.29 |
| 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 Tecolotlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.62% | 36.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.52% | 55.81% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.60% | 16.41% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 75 | 119 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 98.70% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.67% | 57.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.00% | 93.51% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 94.67% | 98.70% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 90.67% | 88.31% |
| Homes with a car: | 73.33% | 59.74% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 33.33% | 12.99% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.67% | 11.69% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 94.67% | 74.03% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.00% | 1.30% |
#3 Satellite photo of Palo Alto
With the satellite map of Palo Alto 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 Tecolotlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2025 of Palo Alto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Palo Alto
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Palo Alto, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Palo Alto so you can contact them:- HOSTAL CASA MORADA: 18 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOSTAL CASA MORADA: 20 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)
- POSADA DE IBARRA: 19 km away, direction Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COCULA: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Palo Alto
A weekend in Palo Alto and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Palo Alto and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Palo Alto para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cruz (1719 meters): 12.3 km walk (239 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Chupadero (1737 meters): 14.0 km walk (195 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro el Huehuento (2507 meters): 12.2 km walk (209 minutes), heading West.
- El Sacamecate (1336 meters): 13.6 km walk (232 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cocula (Jalisco): Don't miss "Convento La Purísima", 24 km, heading Northeast (21 minutes by car)
- El Mirador (13 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Quililla (361 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Los Ailes (157 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Colorado (64 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Palo Alto (Jalisco)
In Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto, 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) | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 75 | 67 | 142 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 24 | 23 | 47 |
#7 Pictures of Palo Alto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Palo Alto? 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 Palo Alto.
Disfrute con las fotos de Palo Alto en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Palo Alto (Jalisco) is 48550
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Palo Alto so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 48550. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Palo Alto ("48") correspond to the State of Jalisco, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in Palo Alto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tecolotlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tecolotlán
- Arroyo Hondo (- inhabitants)
- El Mirador (13 inhabitants)
- Granja La Carolina (13 inhabitants)
- La Ciénega (90 inhabitants)
- La Lagunilla (12 inhabitants)
- La Mezcalera (- inhabitants)
- Los Cajones (1 inhabitants)
- Los Chilares (4 inhabitants)
- Paso Real (6 inhabitants)
- San Buenaventura (98 inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo (4 inhabitants)
- Santa Fe (Loma Larga) (- inhabitants)
- Santa Martha (El Rincón) (- inhabitants)
- Tecolotlán (9668 inhabitants)
- Tenextitlán (3 inhabitants)