Puruagua
Maps, pictures and statistics of Puruagua, a beautiful large village of 2,838 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of Puruagua belongs to the municipality of Jerécuaro (State of Guanajuato). There are 2,838 inhabitants and it is 2,038 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Amealco de Bonfil is 59 minutes away by car (53 km). It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Puruagua, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 24% 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 Puruagua is located at 9.7 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Jerécuaro, 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 Puruagua.
#1 Where is Puruagua? How to go? Map
Location map of Puruagua in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Puruagua, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of Puruagua (Guanajuato) is 2,838 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 1437 | 1401 | 2838 |
2010 | 1442 | 1324 | 2766 |
2005 | 1251 | 1129 | 2380 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.94 | 8.69 |
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 9.51% | 7.48% |
Illiterate population: | 6.77% | 8.13% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.66% | 8.69% |
Illiterate population (women): | 3.10% | 7.63% |
Schooling level: | 7.52 | 6.41 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.91 | 5.93 |
Schooling level (women): | 8.11 | 6.83 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.29% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.04% | 0.11% |
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: | 42.42% | 23.32% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.46% | 36.25% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.77% | 11.44% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 741 | 949 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.92% | 97.20% |
Homes with piped water: | 98.79% | 90.19% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.90% | 86.14% |
Homes with a radio: | 72.47% | 73.52% |
Homes with a television: | 90.42% | 92.99% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.58% | 77.88% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 59.65% | 52.49% |
Homes with a car: | 35.36% | 31.62% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.28% | 7.17% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 22.40% | 36.92% |
Homes with cell phones: | 76.52% | 22.43% |
Homes with Internet: | 24.02% | 0.93% |
#3 Satellite photo of Puruagua
With the satellite map of Puruagua 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 Jerécuaro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Puruagua.
#4 What to do in Puruagua
Want to know what to see in Puruagua if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Puruagua.Las mejores montes de Puruagua para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Varal (2167 meters): 2.0 km walk (31 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro del Aire (2464 meters): 3.6 km walk (75 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Puruagua (2638 meters): 3.9 km walk (70 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Loma La Mesa (2083 meters): 4.5 km walk (73 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Amealco de Bonfil (Querétaro): Don't miss "Laguna de Servín", 59 km, heading East (53 minutes by car)
- El Puertecito (154 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Hondo de Puruagua (143 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Puruagüita (442 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- San Agustín (68 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Puruagua (Guanajuato)
In Puruagua 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 Puruagua, 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) | 164 | 201 | 365 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 252 | 235 | 487 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 822 | 769 | 1,591 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 199 | 196 | 395 |
#6 Pictures of Puruagua
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Puruagua? 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 Puruagua.
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#7 The Postal Code of Puruagua (Guanajuato) is 38570
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Puruagua 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: 38570. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Puruagua ("38") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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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#11 Hotels & Accommodation in Puruagua
#12 Bars, night clubs and cafes in Puruagua
#13 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Puruagua
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Jerécuaro
#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Jerécuaro
- El Potrero de San Miguel (15 inhabitants)
- El Potrero Grande (2 inhabitants)
- La Calera (14 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- La Redonda (- inhabitants)
- La Soledad (El Siete) (51 inhabitants)
- La Virgen (143 inhabitants)
- Lagunilla de Agustinos (242 inhabitants)
- Las Cebollas (3 inhabitants)
- Ojo Seco (67 inhabitants)
- Puriantzícuaro (270 inhabitants)
- Puruagüita (442 inhabitants)
- Rancho de Nieves (16 inhabitants)
- Rancho San José (- inhabitants)
- San Francisco Javier de la Barranca (383 inhabitants)