El Castillo (Sinaloa)
The most complete information about the large village of El Castillo (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Sinaloa has 2,613 inhabitants?
The town of El Castillo (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Norte is 14 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #6 of the ranking.
Data: In El Castillo, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 45% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Castillo? You can find it at 9.0 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Mazatlán, 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
Map to know how to get to El Castillo (Sinaloa) 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 (Sinaloa) is 2,613 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1305 | 1308 | 2613 |
| 2010 | 1104 | 1104 | 2208 |
| 2005 | 1110 | 1155 | 2265 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.53 | 3.62 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa: | 16.84% | 13.22% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.91% | 3.76% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.53% | 3.62% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.38% | 3.89% |
| Schooling level: | 8.6 | 7.78 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.54 | 7.70 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.67 | 7.85 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.08% | 0.18% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| 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 Mazatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.97% | 40.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.80% | 55.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.10% | 25.72% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 698 | 694 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.28% | 98.97% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.71% | 97.78% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.13% | 97.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.33% | 77.09% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.69% | 97.78% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.98% | 95.21% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 71.06% | 70.26% |
| Homes with a car: | 43.84% | 38.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 28.22% | 14.53% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 22.06% | 43.25% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.11% | 69.91% |
| Homes with Internet: | 45.27% | 11.28% |
#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 Mazatlán. You can search free satellite map (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:- MOTEL CABAÑAS CONFORT: 4 km away, direction Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL REY: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS VILLAS: 11 km away, direction East (8 minutes by car)
- LA PALAPA MAZATLÁN: 11 km away, direction Northwest (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.Beaches in El Castillo for sunbathing:
- Playa Norte: A 14 km walk (184 minutes) or 19 minutes by car, heading West.
- Golden Zone Beach: A 22 km walk (218 minutes) or 25 minutes by car, heading Northwest.
- Playa Gaviotas: A 19 km walk (215 minutes) or 20 minutes by car, heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Fortín (83 meters): 1.1 km walk (16 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Loma Zacatosa (119 meters): 2.1 km walk (30 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Los Chinos (142 meters): 3.6 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Piedrera (65 meters): 3.6 km walk (60 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Castillo Viejo (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento los Ángeles (9140 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Ampliación el Castillo (78 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Cereso (1223 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Sinaloa)
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) | 160 | 125 | 285 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 204 | 239 | 443 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 775 | 786 | 1,561 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 166 | 158 | 324 |
#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.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Castillo en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Castillo (Sinaloa) is 82150
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: 82150. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Castillo ("82") correspond to the State of Sinaloa, 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 Sinaloa, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Sinaloa
#10 Schools in El Castillo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mazatlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán
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- El Cabresto (4 inhabitants)
- El Guamuchilito (- inhabitants)
- El Recreo (510 inhabitants)
- Habalito de Tepic (- inhabitants)
- Ignacio Aguirre Tirado (- inhabitants)
- La Embocada (1 inhabitants)
- La Haciendita (- inhabitants)
- Las Higueras del Conchi (282 inhabitants)
- Las Tres Palmas (- inhabitants)
- Los Cuatro Postes (- inhabitants)
- Potrerillos (13 inhabitants)
- El Perihuete (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho Watson (Rancho de los Patos) (- inhabitants)
- Tacuarines (6 inhabitants)