El Chanal (Colima, Colima)

Maps, photos and statistics of El Chanal, a beautiful large village of 1,011 inhabitants of the State of Colima

The town of El Chanal is located in the Municipality of Colima (in the State of Colima). There are 1,011 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Chanal is at 660 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Chanal, 90% of the inhabitants are catholic and 87% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Chanal is located at 6.2 kilometers from Colima, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Chanal.

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

Map to know how to get to El Chanal (Colima) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Chanal, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of El Chanal (Colima) is 1,011 inhabitants

Population data in El Chanal (Colima, Colima)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20205055061011
2010417403820
2005373347720
Evolution of the population in El Chanal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Chanal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.42.48
Population coming from outside the State of Colima:17.51%15.12%
Illiterate population:1.98%2.07%
Illiterate population (men):1.58%2.48%
Illiterate population (women):0.40%1.68%
Schooling level:8.978.05
Schooling level (men):8.837.99
Schooling level (women):9.128.11
Indigenous culture data in El Chanal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.29%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.69%0.24%
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 El Chanal, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Colima, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Chanal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:48.47%46.46%
Employed population over 12 years (men):57.91%59.06%
Employed population over 12 years (women):39.01%34.29%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:277258
Homes with electricity:99.28%99.54%
Housing with piped water:99.28%95.39%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:99.64%99.08%
Dwellings with radio:70.40%84.79%
Housing with television:90.97%97.70%
Housing with refrigerator:96.75%96.77%
Housing with washing machine:87.00%80.65%
Housing with automobile:60.65%55.76%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:36.82%23.04%
Homes with landline telephone:39.35%55.30%
Dwellings with cellular phones:88.09%65.44%
Homes with Internet:61.37%17.05%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Chanal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Colima, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Chanal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chanal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Colima. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Chanal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chanal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Chanal 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Chanal (Colima)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Chanal 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 Chanal there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Chanal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Chanal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)464692
Youth (6-14 years)9581176
Adults (15-59 years)295305600
Elderly (60+ years)6974143

#6 Photos of El Chanal

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Chanal? 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 Chanal.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Chanal (Colima) is 28610

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Chanal 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: 28610. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Chanal ("28") correspond to the State of Colima, 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Colima

  1. Acatitán (211 inhabitants)
  2. Rancho Ardenés (2 inhabitants)
  3. El Pollero (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Rosario (- inhabitants)
  5. Rancho Caramullo (- inhabitants)
  6. El Mezquite (- inhabitants)
  7. La Bonita (5 inhabitants)
  8. La Noria (7 inhabitants)
  9. Parque Acuático Tinajas (4 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho Alegre (1 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Benjamín (- inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Viejo (3 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Bárbara (- inhabitants)
  14. Taxinastla (Río Naranjo) (- inhabitants)
  15. Tiburcio Velasco Valencia (5 inhabitants)