El Cantón (Sinaloa)
The most complete information about the tiny town of El Cantón (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Sinaloa has 8 inhabitants?
The town of El Cantón (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of San Ignacio. The Magical Town of San Ignacio is 2 minutes away by car (1 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #82 in terms of number of inhabitants.
The town of El Cantón is located at 0.7 kilometers from San Ignacio, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Cantón.
#1 Where is El Cantón? How to go? Map
Online map of El Cantón in Sinaloa, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Cantón (Sinaloa) is 8 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8 | ||
| 2010 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2005 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
According to the 2010 official census, in the town there were 10 males and 9 females. The female/male ratio is 0.900, and the birth rate is 6 children per woman. Of the total population, 5.26% comes from outside the State of Sinaloa. 0.00% of the population is illiterate (0.00% of men and 0.00% of women). The education level is 6.83 (7.17 in men and 6.50 in women).
Indigenous culture in El Cantón0.00% of the population is indigenous, and 0.00% of the inhabitants speak one of the indigenous languages. 0.00% of the population speaks one of the indigineous languages, but not Spanish.Unemployment and the economy in El Cantón
36.84% of the inhabitants (more than 12 years) are economically active (60.00% of the men, and 11.11% of the women).Housing and infrastructure in El Cantón
In El Cantón there are 7 housings. 80.00% of the housings have electricity, 60.00% have piped water, 60.00% have toilet or restroom, 80.00% have a radio receiver, 80.00% a television, 60.00% a fridge, 40.00% a washing-machine, 20.00% a car or a van, 0.00% a personal computer, 0.00% a landline telephone, 60.00% mobile phone, and 0.00% Internet access. PueblosAmerica.com has been offering reliable and updated information about Mexican towns and cities since 2007. All the data we present is sourced from official Mexican government sources and has been validated by multiple academic articles.. Learn more.
#3 Satellite photo of El Cantón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Cantón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Ignacio. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Cantón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Cantón
Do you want to stay in El Cantón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Cantón:- MOTEL LOS ARCOS: 1 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- EL HOTELITO: 1 km away, direction West (1 minutes by car)
- MOTEL ESCONDIDA: 2 km away, direction Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ANJOLIN: 2 km away, direction West (1 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Cantón
A weekend in El Cantón and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Cantón and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Cantón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Nanche (419 meters): 5.3 km walk (76 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Los Chivos (339 meters): 4.8 km walk (68 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Cabazán (641 meters): 8.5 km walk (159 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Los Mimbres (323 meters): 8.0 km walk (140 minutes), heading East.
- San Ignacio (Sinaloa): Don't miss "Museo Cultura Popular", 2 km, heading Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- San Ignacio (4810 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Chora (Colonia Renato Vega) (221 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Ranchito (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Las Lajas (57 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Cantón (Sinaloa)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Cantón 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 Cantón there is a generational replacement.
#7 Pictures of El Cantón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Cantón? 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 Cantón.
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#8 Vote for El Cantón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in El Cantón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Ignacio
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- Piaxtla (2 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (4810 inhabitants)
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