El Cañón (San Luis Potosí)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Cañón (pictures, 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 (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Xilitla. There are 467 inhabitants and it is 595 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 11 minutes away by car (8 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #18 in terms of number of inhabitants.
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 go? 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 
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#2 The population of El Cañón (San Luis Potosí) is 467 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 242 | 225 | 467 |
| 2010 | 301 | 283 | 584 |
| 2005 | 318 | 286 | 604 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.28 | 2.12 |
| 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: | 7.92 | 6.59 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.18 | 6.77 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.68 | 6.44 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Xilitla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 housings: | 126 | 151 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.03% | 91.73% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.21% | 96.24% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 59.52% | 97.74% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.11% | 66.92% |
| Homes with a television: | 66.67% | 54.14% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 50.79% | 33.08% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 22.22% | 11.28% |
| Homes with a car: | 4.76% | 8.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.17% | 0.75% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.56% | 9.77% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 57.94% | 1.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.79% | 0.00% |
#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:- HOSTAL CASA VERDE: 7 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- CHALCHI-CALLI: 7 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- QUINTA LOS CEDROS: 8 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- POSADA TONANTZIN: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cañón
Want to know what to see in El Cañón if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Cañón.Mountains in El Cañón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Cuayo (972 meters): 2.4 km walk (45 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Quemado (1051 meters): 4.0 km walk (50 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Pino (1159 meters): 5.1 km walk (65 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Buenavista (1128 meters): 4.8 km walk (72 minutes), heading North.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Las Pozas", 11 km, heading South (8 minutes by car)
- Aquismón (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cuevas Mantetzulel", 34 km, heading North (32 minutes by car)
- La Ladera (14 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Las Tiendas (216 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Xiliátl (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- La Laguna (93 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cañón (San Luis Potosí)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cañón 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 Cañón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 33 | 36 | 69 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 129 | 113 | 242 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 47 | 44 | 91 |
#7 Pictures of El Cañón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Cañón.
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#8 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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#10 Schools in El Cañón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Xilitla
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- Xiliátl (7 inhabitants)