El Castillo (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Castillo, a beautiful large village of 649 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Castillo (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Queréndaro. There are 649 inhabitants and it is 2,022 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cuitzeo del Porvenir is 66 minutes away by car (47 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Data: In El Castillo, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 80% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Castillo? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Castillo? You can find it at 3.7 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Queréndaro, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Castillo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Castillo? How to go? Map
Location map of El Castillo in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Castillo, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Castillo (Michoacán) is 649 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 317 | 332 | 649 |
| 2010 | 263 | 282 | 545 |
| 2005 | 254 | 248 | 502 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.01 | 8.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 5.86% | 3.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.63% | 9.91% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.31% | 8.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.31% | 11.41% |
| Schooling level: | 6.22 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.19 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.26 | 5.14 |
| 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 Queréndaro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 33.90% | 32.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.70% | 55.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.35% | 8.75% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 183 | 218 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.57% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 99.29% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.08% | 97.14% |
| Homes with a radio: | 72.68% | 82.14% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.90% | 91.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.99% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.22% | 59.29% |
| Homes with a car: | 49.18% | 35.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.46% | 0.71% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.37% | 12.14% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.33% | 41.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 4.92% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Castillo
With the satellite map of El Castillo 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 Queréndaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Castillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Castillo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Castillo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Castillo so you can contact them:- HOTEL DEL RÍO: 4 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GM SORIA: 4 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL IMPERIAL: 5 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AVES DEL PARAISO: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 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.Las mejores montes de El Castillo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Gallo (2272 meters): 3.7 km walk (45 minutes), heading East.
- La Mina (2189 meters): 3.6 km walk (48 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Guajolotera (2370 meters): 4.3 km walk (76 minutes), heading East.
- El Viboro (2393 meters): 5.8 km walk (77 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cuitzeo del Porvenir (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Conjunto Conventual de Santa María Magdalena", 66 km, heading Northwest (47 minutes by car)
- Río de Parras (Otzumatlán) (637 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Queréndaro (9473 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- Colonia Ejidal Eusebio Luna (Zócalo) (385 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- Localidad sin Nombre (18 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Michoacán)
In El Castillo 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 Castillo, 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) | 41 | 34 | 75 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 54 | 56 | 110 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 178 | 193 | 371 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 44 | 49 | 93 |
#7 Pictures of El Castillo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Castillo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Castillo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Castillo en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Castillo (Michoacán) is 58984
Are you going to send a letter to El Castillo? Do you have a friend in El Castillo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Castillo consists of the following 5 digits: 58984. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castillo ("58") correspond to the state code of Michoacán, 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 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 Michoacán, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Michoacán
#10 Schools in El Castillo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Queréndaro
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Queréndaro
- El Jazmín del Rincón (16 inhabitants)
- El Llano (Los Llanos) (3 inhabitants)
- El Templete (13 inhabitants)
- El Trompillo (6 inhabitants)
- Jauja (4 inhabitants)
- La Alberca (- inhabitants)
- La Máquina (15 inhabitants)
- Las Trampas (9 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua Chico (Ojo de Agua Chiquito) (31 inhabitants)
- Ojo de Agua Grande (124 inhabitants)
- Pueblo Viejo (1064 inhabitants)
- Queréndaro (9473 inhabitants)
- Río de Parras (Otzumatlán) (637 inhabitants)
- Real de Otzumatlán (108 inhabitants)
- San José Lagunillas (69 inhabitants)