El Plateado
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Plateado, a beautiful small village of 18 inhabitants of the State of Baja California
It was formerly known as Rancho el Plateado.
The town of El Plateado belongs to the municipality of Tecate (State of Baja California). There are 18 inhabitants and it is 269 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tecate is 39 minutes away by car (30 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #187 in terms of number of inhabitants.
You may know this town as Rancho el Plateado, because this was its former name. The inhabitants of this community decided to change its name in 2010.
Data: In El Plateado, 39% of the inhabitants are catholic and 100% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Plateado is located at 21.8 kilometers from Tecate, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Plateado.
#1 Where is El Plateado? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Plateado (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 Plateado, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Plateado (Baja California) is 18 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Baja California: | 44.44% | 16.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.56% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.56% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.9 | 12.20 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.17 | 12.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.56% | 0.00% |
| 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: | 50.00% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.00% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.50% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Plateado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Plateado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tecate. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Plateado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Plateado
Do you want to stay in El Plateado? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Plateado:- HOTEL EL PORTAL INN S. DE R.L.: 13 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- ALBERCAS TANAMA: 19 km away, direction North (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BOUGAMBILIAS: 31 km away, direction North (21 minutes by car)
- RANCHO TECATE RESORT COUNTRY CLUB: 33 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Plateado
A weekend in El Plateado and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Plateado and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Plateado for hiking and trails:
- Arroyo Seco (341 meters): 2.3 km walk (38 minutes), heading East.
- Encino (475 meters): 7.9 km walk (111 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Bateques (809 meters): 6.8 km walk (91 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Loma Alta (Loma Toba) (285 meters): 7.6 km walk (106 minutes), heading West.
- Tecate (Baja California): Don't miss "Ruta del Vino", 39 km, heading North (30 minutes by car)
- Valle de las Palmas (1685 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Rancho Véjar (21 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Margarita (15 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Parcela 44 (Valle de las Palmas) (11 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Plateado (Baja California)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Plateado by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Plateado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
#7 Pictures of El Plateado
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Plateado? 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 El Plateado.
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#8 Vote for El Plateado as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Baja California
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tecate
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Tecate
- Hacienda Santa Verónica (144 inhabitants)
- Los Robles (1 inhabitants)
- Maclovio Herrera (Colonia Aviación) (- inhabitants)
- Quinta María Luisa (10 inhabitants)
- Tres M (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Altamirano (- inhabitants)
- El Compadre (4 inhabitants)
- Familia López (4 inhabitants)
- La Escondida (1 inhabitants)
- La Puertita (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Ontiveros (Palo Escrito) (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Benito (1 inhabitants)
- Toro Salvaje (2 inhabitants)
- Tres Potrillos (- inhabitants)
- Familia Trujillo (1 inhabitants)