El Castillo (Nuevo León)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Castillo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 312 inhabitants of Nuevo León.
The town of El Castillo (Nuevo León) belongs to the municipality of Galeana. There are 312 inhabitants and it is 2,173 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Arteaga is 60 minutes away by car (49 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #28 of the ranking.
Data: In El Castillo, 66% of the inhabitants are catholic and 74% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Castillo? You can find it at 67.3 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Galeana, 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 Nuevo León: 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 (Nuevo León) is 312 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 150 | 162 | 312 |
| 2010 | 135 | 155 | 290 |
| 2005 | 152 | 173 | 325 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 1.94 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nuevo León: | 42.95% | 35.17% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.05% | 5.52% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.53% | 1.94% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.53% | 9.63% |
| Schooling level: | 6.37 | 5.77 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.3 | 5.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.47 | 5.53 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.38% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| 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 Galeana (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.19% | 37.59% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 67.90% | 66.45% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.67% | 4.44% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 96 | 130 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.96% | 97.53% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.96% | 1.23% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 40.62% | 95.06% |
| Homes with a radio: | 39.58% | 74.07% |
| Homes with a television: | 88.54% | 75.31% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.50% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.96% | 60.49% |
| Homes with a car: | 47.92% | 41.98% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.04% | 2.47% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.38% | 4.94% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 64.58% | 11.11% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.04% | 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 Galeana. 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 Y RESTAURANT LA PALMA: 25 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOURDES: 33 km away, direction South (24 minutes by car)
- LA HACIENDA CONCEPCION: 56 km away, direction Northwest (40 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL CRISTAL: 62 km away, direction Northwest (50 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Castillo
A weekend in El Castillo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Castillo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Castillo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Caballito (2311 meters): 1.3 km walk (28 minutes), heading North.
- Las Preñadas (2434 meters): 3.0 km walk (51 minutes), heading South.
- Monte Prieto (2417 meters): 4.3 km walk (76 minutes), heading North.
- El Venadito (2397 meters): 5.3 km walk (70 minutes), heading North.
- Arteaga (Coahuila de Zaragoza): Don't miss "Carbonera los Lirios", 60 km, heading Northwest (49 minutes by car)
- El Saucito (8 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (8 minutes by car)
- La Presita (La Pompeya) (12 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the North (11 minutes by car)
- Puerto Grande (261 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the Southwest (12 minutes by car)
- El Dieciocho de Marzo (El Dieciocho) (243 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Nuevo León)
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) | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 70 | 82 | 152 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 42 | 75 |
#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 (Nuevo León) is 67868
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: 67868. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castillo ("67") correspond to the state code of Nuevo León, 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.
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#10 Schools in El Castillo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Galeana
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Galeana
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- El Canadá (- inhabitants)
- El Cargadero (9 inhabitants)
- El Carmen (78 inhabitants)
- El Dorado (6 inhabitants)
- La Concha (- inhabitants)
- La Esmeralda (- inhabitants)
- La Loma (2 inhabitants)
- La Y de Arriba (93 inhabitants)
- Las Cordeladas (33 inhabitants)
- Lucio Blanco (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Emma (2 inhabitants)
- San José de Contreras (102 inhabitants)
- San Roberto (387 inhabitants)
- Santa Teresa (La Huerta) (- inhabitants)