Sotelo (Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the large village of Sotelo (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 1,509 inhabitants?
The town of Sotelo (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Salamanca. There are 1,509 inhabitants and it is 1,726 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Yuriria is 57 minutes away by car (38 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #16 of the ranking.
Data: In Sotelo, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 74% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Sotelo? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Sotelo? You can find it at 17.8 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Salamanca, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Sotelo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Sotelo? How to go? Map
Online map of Sotelo in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Sotelo (Guanajuato) is 1,509 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 821 | 688 | 1509 |
| 2010 | 772 | 611 | 1383 |
| 2005 | 723 | 581 | 1304 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.68 | 6.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 2.78% | 2.17% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.22% | 6.22% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.18% | 6.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.04% | 6.22% |
| Schooling level: | 7.19 | 5.90 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 6.11 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.12 | 5.73 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.22% |
| 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 Salamanca (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.08% | 24.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.99% | 45.34% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.75% | 8.68% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 379 | 377 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.21% | 96.68% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.74% | 99.09% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.03% | 76.13% |
| Homes with a radio: | 63.32% | 78.25% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.78% | 96.98% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.29% | 82.48% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.47% | 67.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 43.01% | 45.02% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.04% | 3.63% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 21.37% | 29.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 74.14% | 34.44% |
| Homes with Internet: | 34.04% | 0.60% |
#3 Satellite photo of Sotelo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Sotelo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Salamanca. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Sotelo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Sotelo
Do you want to stay in Sotelo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Sotelo:- HOTEL LAS FLORES: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL OLIMPO: 15 km away, direction South (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASA VIEJA: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA ESTACIÓN: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Sotelo
A weekend in Sotelo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Sotelo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Sotelo for hiking and trails:
- Sotelo (1824 meters): 1.5 km walk (19 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Potrerillo (1802 meters): 6.2 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Colorado (1758 meters): 6.5 km walk (117 minutes), heading East.
- El Diezmo (1815 meters): 6.2 km walk (124 minutes), heading East.
- Yuriria (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Templo y Ex Convento Agustino de San Pablo", 57 km, heading South (38 minutes by car)
- Salvatierra (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Luz", 66 km, heading Southeast (50 minutes by car)
- Colonia Morelos (El Chiquiador) (512 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Caja de San Juan (9 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- El Nacimiento (688 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Rancho Nuevo (23 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Sotelo (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Sotelo 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 Sotelo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 92 | 102 | 194 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 149 | 117 | 266 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 495 | 402 | 897 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 85 | 67 | 152 |
#7 Pictures of Sotelo
In order for you to enjoy nature around Sotelo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Sotelo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of Sotelo (Guanajuato) is 36887
Are you going to send a letter to Sotelo? Do you have a friend in Sotelo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Sotelo consists of the following 5 digits: 36887. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Sotelo ("36") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Sotelo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in Sotelo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Salamanca
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Salamanca
- Buenavista (43 inhabitants)
- Casablanca (- inhabitants)
- Cerro Blanco de Mancera (697 inhabitants)
- Cesáreo Hernández Rangel (20 inhabitants)
- El Estanco (328 inhabitants)
- El Xoconoxtle (- inhabitants)
- Estación de Lobos (10 inhabitants)
- Fracción de Jericó (12 inhabitants)
- Granja Palo Alto (8 inhabitants)
- Granja Salmerón (5 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Medina (1 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (9 inhabitants)
- La Zandunga (- inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (188 inhabitants)
- Perico de Cornejo (373 inhabitants)