El Chicote
Learn about small village of El Chicote through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 140 inhabitants of the State of Baja California
You may know it as Rancho el Chicote.
The town of El Chicote belongs to the municipality of Tijuana (State of Baja California). There are 140 inhabitants and it is 347 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playas Rosarito is 16 km away. The Magical Town of Tecate is 59 minutes away by car (57 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #68 of the ranking.
You may know this town as Rancho el Chicote, because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.
Data: In El Chicote, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 19% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Chicote? You can find it at 12.8 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Tijuana, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Chicote through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Chicote? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Chicote (Baja California) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Chicote, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Chicote (Baja California) is 140 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 58 | 82 | 140 |
| 2010 | 79 | 92 | 171 |
| 2005 | 92 | 114 | 206 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.94 | 3.26 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California: | 50.71% | 63.16% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.43% | 4.09% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 3.26% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.43% | 5.06% |
| Schooling level: | 7.58 | 6.91 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.75 | 6.95 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.37 | 6.87 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 4.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.71% | 1.17% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 61.43% | 37.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.20% | 46.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 60.34% | 26.58% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 43 | 85 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 16.28% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.37% | 90.70% |
| Homes with a radio: | 65.12% | 74.42% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.35% | 93.02% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.72% | 55.81% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 53.49% | 39.53% |
| Homes with a car: | 46.51% | 46.51% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 18.60% | 6.98% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 97.67% | 86.05% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.95% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Chicote
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chicote, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tijuana. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chicote.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chicote
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Chicote, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Chicote so you can contact them:- MOTEL LA GLORIA: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL BONBAY: 8 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LUSEMA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- MOTEL VALLE SUR: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Chicote
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Chicote? The list of the best places to visit in El Chicote and nearby locations.The best beaches in El Chicote to enjoy water sports:
- Playas Rosarito: A 16 km walk (188 minutes) or 16 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa Taiti: A 16 km walk (188 minutes) or 24 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playas Los Buenos: A 16 km walk (170 minutes) or 19 minutes by car, heading West.
- Loma Alvares (375 meters): 2.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Vena (305 meters): 4.9 km walk (62 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Redondo (232 meters): 6.1 km walk (111 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Pistola (374 meters): 7.6 km walk (106 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tecate (Baja California): Don't miss "La Rumorosa", 59 km, heading East (57 minutes by car)
- Rancho Plascencia (13 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Maurilio García (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Villa del Edén (53 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho los 5 Hermanos (22 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Chicote (Baja California)
In El Chicote 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 El Chicote, 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) | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 48 | 59 | 107 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of El Chicote
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chicote, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Chicote, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 Vote for El Chicote as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Chicote or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Chicote to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Baja California, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Baja California
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tijuana
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- El Memo (Rancho Santa Elena) (- inhabitants)
- El Puente (1 inhabitants)
- Las Maravillas (- inhabitants)
- Los Méndez (- inhabitants)
- ParaÃÂso Azteca (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Chaires (2 inhabitants)
- El Cerezo (11 inhabitants)
- El Gavilán (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho el Porvenir (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Los Huerfanitos (5 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresita (2 inhabitants)
- Gilbert (Valle de las Palmas) (1 inhabitants)
- Tres Potrillos (4 inhabitants)
- Valle Bonito (886 inhabitants)