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San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

We have collected many facts about the large village of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre), as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 2,212 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide (State of Guanajuato). There are 2,212 inhabitants and it is 2,022 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 24 minutes away by car (23 km). It is the most populated town in the position #3 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre), 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 85% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) is located at 15.0 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of San José Iturbide, 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 San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre).

#1 Where is San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)? How to go? Map

Online map of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) (Guanajuato) is 2,212 inhabitants

Population data in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	1165	1047	2212
2010	1021	842	1863
2005	829	653	1482

Evolution of the population in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre): Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre):

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.42	4.39
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	15.69%	10.31%
Illiterate population:	3.93%	5.48%
Illiterate population (men):	1.45%	4.39%
Illiterate population (women):	2.49%	6.37%
Schooling level:	8.85	7.14
Schooling level (men):	8.85	7.29
Schooling level (women):	8.86	7

Indigenous culture data in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre):

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.16%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.05%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre), compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre):

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	46.75%	30.97%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	57.50%	49.05%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	37.08%	16.06%
Number of inhabited private housings:	491	424
Homes with electricity:	99.19%	98.65%
Homes with piped water:	99.19%	98.38%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	98.37%	96.22%
Homes with a radio:	65.38%	81.62%
Homes with a television:	96.74%	97.57%
Homes with a refrigerator:	93.08%	82.70%
Homes with a washing machine:	84.73%	72.16%
Homes with a car:	72.51%	61.35%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	33.20%	10.54%
Homes with landline telephone:	4.68%	4.59%
Homes with cell phones:	93.89%	72.97%
Homes with Internet:	36.66%	1.89%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

Amazing satellite GPS maps of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San José Iturbide. You can search free satellite map (2024) of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre).

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

Many people want to stay in the town of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• MOTEL LA PASADITA: 3 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
• MHOTEL LA CONCHA: 6 km away, direction Southwest (5 minutes by car)
• MOTEL CIPRES: 10 km away, direction Southeast (8 minutes by car)
• HOTEL BOUTIQUE CASA DIAMANTE: 17 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)? The list of the best places to visit in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• La Loma (2168 meters): 9.1 km walk (175 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Barbonera de Guadalupe (2337 meters): 9.1 km walk (148 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Angelina (2377 meters): 12.9 km walk (228 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Peña Briones (2404 meters): 15.0 km walk (244 minutes), heading South.

Magical Towns to visit when in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre):

• Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Jardín Juárez", 24 km, heading North (23 minutes by car)

Other towns near San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre):

• El Nacimiento (97 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• Predio el Salitre (59 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• El Lagartijero (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• San Antonio de las Tejas (191 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) (Guanajuato)

In San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) 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 San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre), 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre) (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	125	151	276
Youth (6-14 years)	191	211	402
Adults (15-59 years)	767	607	1,374
Elderly (60+ years)	82	78	160

#7 Pictures of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)? 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 San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre).
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#9 Dentists in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

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#10 Schools in San Sebastián del Salitre (El Salitre)

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