El Canal (Puebla)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Canal, a beautiful medium-sized town of 218 inhabitants of the State of Puebla
The town of El Canal (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Tlatlauquitepec. There are 218 inhabitants and it is 799 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ciudad de Cuetzalan is 16 minutes away by car (13 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #49 of the ranking.
Data: In El Canal, there is a percentage of 2% of indigenous population and 41% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Canal? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Canal? You can find it at 10.6 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Ciudad de Tlatlauquitepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Canal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Canal? How to go? Map
Online map of El Canal (Puebla) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Canal (Puebla) is 218 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 110 | 108 | 218 |
| 2010 | 98 | 104 | 202 |
| 2005 | 106 | 112 | 218 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.01 | 16.35 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 0.46% | 0.50% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.84% | 16.83% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.88% | 16.35% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.96% | 17.35% |
| Schooling level: | 6.38 | 4.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.65 | 4.35 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.02 | 4.40 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.83% | 3.47% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.46% | 1.49% |
| 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 Tlatlauquitepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.61% | 27.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.96% | 51.92% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 12.73% | 2.04% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 64 | 58 |
| Homes with electricity: | 92.19% | 92.59% |
| Homes with piped water: | 89.06% | 1.85% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 76.56% | 87.04% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.69% | 72.22% |
| Homes with a television: | 59.38% | 57.41% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 32.81% | 14.81% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 7.81% | 3.70% |
| Homes with a car: | 3.12% | 1.85% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.06% | 5.56% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 40.62% | 3.70% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.81% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Canal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Canal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tlatlauquitepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Canal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Canal
Many people want to stay in the town of El Canal 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:- SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS: 9 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- VILLAS CUETZALAN: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- RESERVA AZUL: 10 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TASELOTZIN: 13 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Canal
Want to know what to see in El Canal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Canal.Las mejores montes de El Canal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cumbre del Mirador (1782 meters): 5.1 km walk (95 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Punta La Bandera (1965 meters): 5.4 km walk (72 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Cuatetzin (1970 meters): 6.4 km walk (132 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Tepequez (1221 meters): 6.2 km walk (120 minutes), heading East.
- Ciudad de Cuetzalan (Puebla): Don't miss "Palacio Municipal", 16 km, heading Northwest (13 minutes by car)
- Tlatlauquitepec (Puebla): Don't miss "Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción", 24 km, heading South (17 minutes by car)
- Teziutlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Santa Iglesia Catedral Santa María de la Asunción", 39 km, heading Southeast (31 minutes by car)
- Zozocolco (Veracruz): Don't miss "Cascada de Guerrero", 52 km, heading Northwest (38 minutes by car)
- Tetela de Ocampo (Puebla): Don't miss "Parroquia Santa María de la Asunción", 75 km, heading Southwest (50 minutes by car)
- Calatepec (301 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Chililistipan (105 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Macuilquila (142 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Tamalayo (606 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Canal (Puebla)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Canal 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 El Canal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 56 | 117 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 20 | 16 | 36 |
#7 Pictures of El Canal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Canal? 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 El Canal.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Canal en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Canal (Puebla) is 73905
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Canal 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: 73905. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Canal ("73") correspond to the State of Puebla, 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.
#9 Vote for El Canal as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Canal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tlatlauquitepec
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tlatlauquitepec
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- Acocogta (610 inhabitants)
- Ahuatamimilol (127 inhabitants)
- Almoloni (424 inhabitants)
- Atioyan (827 inhabitants)
- Coatectzin Oriente (201 inhabitants)
- El Canal (218 inhabitants)
- Hueyacapan (209 inhabitants)
- Macuilquila (142 inhabitants)
- Mecayucan (95 inhabitants)
- Ocota (956 inhabitants)
- Portezuelo (52 inhabitants)
- Telpalcatipan (10 inhabitants)
- Tepetzintla (188 inhabitants)
- Yoloctzin (121 inhabitants)