El Castaño (Veracruz)
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The town of El Castaño (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Las Choapas. There are 68 inhabitants and it is 40 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #134 of the ranking.
Data: In El Castaño, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 6% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Castaño? You can find it at 35.2 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Las Choapas, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Castaño through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Castaño? How to go? Map
Online map of El Castaño in Veracruz, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Castaño (Veracruz) is 68 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| 2010 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 2005 | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.05 | 20.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz: | 11.76% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.29% | 23.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.41% | 20.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.88% | 26.47% |
| Schooling level: | 5.49 | 4.09 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.3 | 4 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.7 | 4.18 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.94% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.47% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.59% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 71.43% | 62.86% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.18% | 2.94% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 16 | 21 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 43.75% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 68.75% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a radio: | 31.25% | 37.50% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 81.25% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 68.75% | 12.50% |
| Homes with a car: | 12.50% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Castaño
With the satellite map of El Castaño will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Las Choapas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Castaño.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castaño
Do you want to stay in El Castaño? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Castaño:- AUTO HOTEL ACUARIO: 44 km away, direction Northwest (31 minutes by car)
- MOTEL SANTA FE: 55 km away, direction Northwest (47 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARIA VERONICA: 48 km away, direction Northwest (38 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASTILLA: 54 km away, direction Northwest (42 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Castaño
A weekend in El Castaño and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Castaño and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Castaño para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pelón (226 meters): 7.1 km walk (115 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Ideal (540 meters): 13.8 km walk (184 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Guao (188 meters): 14.8 km walk (287 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Jimbal (362 meters): 17.7 km walk (247 minutes), heading South.
- Privilegio (30 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Las Marías (78 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Escuadrón Doscientos Uno (El Aserradero) (42 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Francisco I. Madero (12 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castaño (Veracruz)
In El Castaño 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 El Castaño, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 2 | 6 | 8 |
#7 Pictures of El Castaño
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Castaño? 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 Castaño.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Castaño (Veracruz) is 96995
Are you going to send a letter to El Castaño? Do you have a friend in El Castaño and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Castaño consists of the following 5 digits: 96995. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castaño ("96") correspond to the state code of Veracruz, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Castaño as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Castaño
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Las Choapas
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Las Choapas
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- El Capricho (6 inhabitants)
- El Faisán (6 inhabitants)
- El Momal (52 inhabitants)
- El Progreso (4 inhabitants)
- El Tamarindo (2 inhabitants)
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- Las Potrancas (3 inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (62 inhabitants)
- Los Cocos (2 inhabitants)
- Los Mangos (1 inhabitants)
- Maurilia Corona Hernández (4 inhabitants)
- Puente Chucuapa (3 inhabitants)
- Simón Méndez López (21 inhabitants)
- Tierra Morada (151 inhabitants)