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Canek

Learn about medium-sized town of Canek through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 378 inhabitants of the State of Yucatán

The town of Canek belongs to the municipality of Tekax (State of Yucatán). There are 378 inhabitants and it is 38 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tekax is 9 minutes away by car (7 km). It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Canek, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 51% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Canek? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Canek is located at 4.3 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Tekax de Álvaro Obregón, 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 Canek.

#1 Where is Canek? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Canek (Yucatán) is 378 inhabitants

Population data in Canek

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	201	177	378
2010	164	144	308
2005	156	152	308

Evolution of the population in Canek: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Canek:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.52	11.11
Population coming from outside the State of Yucatán:	0.00%	0.97%
Illiterate population:	15.61%	18.18%
Illiterate population (men):	5.03%	11.11%
Illiterate population (women):	10.58%	24.39%
Schooling level:	5.47	4.23
Schooling level (men):	6.05	4.77
Schooling level (women):	4.91	3.79

Indigenous culture data in Canek:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	99.74%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	86.51%	90.26%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	24.87%	45.45%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Canek, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Yucatán, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in Canek:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	41.53%	30.84%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	72.32%	59.72%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	14.43%	5.49%
Number of inhabited private housings:	108	93
Homes with electricity:	99.07%	92.41%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	84.81%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	87.04%	49.37%
Homes with a radio:	12.04%	30.38%
Homes with a television:	70.37%	58.23%
Homes with a refrigerator:	36.11%	25.32%
Homes with a washing machine:	42.59%	32.91%
Homes with a car:	15.74%	11.39%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.78%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	7.59%
Homes with cell phones:	50.93%	3.80%
Homes with Internet:	2.78%	1.27%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Canek (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Yucatán, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Canek

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Canek

Do you want to stay in Canek? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Canek:

• HOTEL POSADA DEL CARMEN: 6 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA DEL CARMEN: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA DEL CARMEN: 6 km away, direction East (5 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA MARIA HELENA: 7 km away, direction East (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Canek

A weekend in Canek and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Canek and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Magical Towns to visit when in Canek:

• Tekax (Yucatán): Don't miss "Mercado Municipal", 9 km, heading East (7 minutes by car)
• Maní (Yucatán): Don't miss "Ruta de los Conventos", 37 km, heading North (37 minutes by car)

Other towns near Canek:

• San Marcos (203 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• Kancab (3327 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
• San Luis (42 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
• San Anastacio (44 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 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 Canek (Yucatán)

In Canek 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 Canek, 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 Canek (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	33	17	50
Youth (6-14 years)	26	23	49
Adults (15-59 years)	125	120	245
Elderly (60+ years)	17	17	34

#7 Pictures of Canek

In order for you to enjoy nature around Canek, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Canek, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of Canek (Yucatán) is 97977

Are you going to send a letter to Canek? Do you have a friend in Canek and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Canek consists of the following 5 digits: 97977. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Canek ("97") correspond to the state code of Yucatán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in Canek

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