El Castillo (Jalisco)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Castillo, a beautiful large village of 679 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco
The town of El Castillo (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Degollado. There are 679 inhabitants and it is 1,579 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Castillo, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 24% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Castillo is located at 12.2 kilometers from Degollado, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Castillo.
#1 Where is El Castillo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Castillo (Jalisco) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Castillo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Castillo (Jalisco) is 679 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 334 | 345 | 679 |
| 2010 | 329 | 304 | 633 |
| 2005 | 293 | 297 | 590 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.25 | 13.16 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 39.76% | 28.12% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.72% | 12.95% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.30% | 13.16% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.42% | 12.77% |
| Schooling level: | 5.37 | 4.33 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.08 | 4.18 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.67 | 4.46 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Degollado (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 53.31% | 34.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.71% | 34.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 46.71% | 34.35% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 157 | 175 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.36% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.36% | 95.38% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.09% | 84.62% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.87% | 59.23% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.54% | 94.62% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 78.98% | 84.62% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.16% | 63.85% |
| Homes with a car: | 40.13% | 37.69% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.55% | 3.85% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 40.76% | 61.54% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 64.33% | 17.69% |
| Homes with Internet: | 24.20% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Castillo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Castillo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Degollado. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Castillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castillo
Do you want to stay in El Castillo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Castillo:- HOTEL LA PALMA: 10 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL MESÓN: 12 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- PENSION: 11 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL KALUA: 12 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Castillo
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Castillo? The list of the best places to visit in El Castillo and nearby locations.Mountains in El Castillo for hiking and trails:
- Las Jícamas (1751 meters): 2.4 km walk (41 minutes), heading North.
- El Mogote Alto (1792 meters): 4.0 km walk (68 minutes), heading South.
- Yurécuaro (2098 meters): 7.8 km walk (120 minutes), heading West.
- Cabrero (2190 meters): 6.0 km walk (124 minutes), heading West.
- Mezquite Grande (556 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Cerro Blanco (198 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- El Terrero de Villareño (Terrero de Carmen) (275 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- El Refugio de Vázquez (101 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Jalisco)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Castillo 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 Castillo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 56 | 60 | 116 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 63 | 59 | 122 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 189 | 199 | 388 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 26 | 27 | 53 |
#7 Pictures of El Castillo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Castillo? 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 Castillo.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Castillo (Jalisco) is 47993
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Castillo 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: 47993. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Castillo ("47") correspond to the State of Jalisco, 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 Castillo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Castillo or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Castillo to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Jalisco, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in El Castillo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Degollado
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Degollado
- Barbechitos (Barbechos) (60 inhabitants)
- Degollado (11612 inhabitants)
- El Jicote (5 inhabitants)
- La Alacena (- inhabitants)
- La Alegría (8 inhabitants)
- El Arca (220 inhabitants)
- La Ordeña (24 inhabitants)
- La Providencia (35 inhabitants)
- La Quema (La Quemada) (20 inhabitants)
- La Rana (46 inhabitants)
- Las Adjuntas (135 inhabitants)
- Puerto de Catarina (136 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio del Roble (93 inhabitants)
- San Rafael (La Resolana) (273 inhabitants)
- Santa Rosa (- inhabitants)