El Cañón (Xilitla, San Luis Potosí)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Cañón (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in San Luis Potosí has 467 inhabitants?

The town of El Cañón is located in the Municipality of Xilitla (in the State of San Luis Potosí). There are 467 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #18 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Cañón is at 595 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Cañón, 41% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Cañón is located at 5.9 kilometers from Xilitla, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cañón.

#1 Where is El Cañón? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to El Cañón (San Luis Potosí)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of El Cañón (San Luis Potosí) is 467 inhabitants

Population data in El Cañón (Xilitla, San Luis Potosí)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020242225467
2010301283584
2005318286604
Evolution of the population in El Cañón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Cañón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.282.12
Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí:1.28%6.34%
Illiterate population:5.78%5.31%
Illiterate population (men):1.50%2.12%
Illiterate population (women):4.28%8.31%
Schooling level:7.926.59
Schooling level (men):8.186.77
Schooling level (women):7.686.44
Indigenous culture data in El Cañón:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:94.43%93.66%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:66.81%58.73%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.43%1.20%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Cañón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of San Luis Potosí, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Xilitla (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Cañón:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:22.70%28.42%
Employed population over 12 years (men):36.00%51.59%
Employed population over 12 years (women):10.33%6.64%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:126151
Homes with electricity:96.03%91.73%
Housing with piped water:99.21%96.24%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:59.52%97.74%
Dwellings with radio:61.11%66.92%
Housing with television:66.67%54.14%
Housing with refrigerator:50.79%33.08%
Housing with washing machine:22.22%11.28%
Housing with automobile:4.76%8.27%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:3.17%0.75%
Homes with landline telephone:5.56%9.77%
Dwellings with cellular phones:57.94%1.50%
Homes with Internet:0.79%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Cañón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of San Luis Potosí, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Cañón

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cañón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Xilitla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cañón.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cañón

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Cañón, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Cañón so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Cañón (San Luis Potosí)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cañón by age and sex, 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 Cañón there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Cañón
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Cañón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)333265
Youth (6-14 years)333669
Adults (15-59 years)129113242
Elderly (60+ years)474491

#6 Photos of El Cañón

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Cañón? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Cañón.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Cañón (San Luis Potosí) is 79913

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Cañón 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: 79913. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Cañón ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, 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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  2. Cafetales (339 inhabitants)
  3. El Jobo (65 inhabitants)
  4. El Mirador (5 inhabitants)
  5. Huachichila (Barrio los Pocitos) (48 inhabitants)
  6. La Ceiba (60 inhabitants)
  7. La Joya (210 inhabitants)
  8. La Nueva Independencia (32 inhabitants)
  9. Las Pozas (5 inhabitants)
  10. Nuevo Miramar (766 inhabitants)
  11. Papatlal (116 inhabitants)
  12. Puerto de la Joya del Durazno (13 inhabitants)
  13. Quilicalco (19 inhabitants)
  14. San José (223 inhabitants)
  15. San Rafael (296 inhabitants)