El Castillo (Sonora)
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 302 inhabitants of Sonora.
The town of El Castillo (Sonora) belongs to the municipality of Guaymas. There are 302 inhabitants and it is 21 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #13 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Castillo, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 5% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Castillo is located at 83.3 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Heroica Guaymas, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Castillo.
#1 Where is El Castillo? How to go? Map
Online map of El Castillo in Sonora, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Castillo (Sonora) is 302 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 135 | 167 | 302 |
| 2010 | 195 | 219 | 414 |
| 2005 | 139 | 162 | 301 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | 8.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sonora: | 1.99% | 4.35% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.64% | 6.04% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.31% | 8.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.32% | 3.59% |
| Schooling level: | 7.07 | 6.90 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.62 | 6.55 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.59 | 7.28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 9.93% | 10.39% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 5.96% | 3.38% |
| 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 Guaymas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.74% | 42.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.69% | 59.82% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 23.70% | 23.08% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 100 | 94 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.00% | 97.80% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 33.00% | 95.60% |
| Homes with a radio: | 41.00% | 52.75% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.00% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.00% | 81.32% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 42.00% | 42.86% |
| Homes with a car: | 40.00% | 25.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.00% | 3.30% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.00% | 51.65% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.00% | 1.10% |
#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 Guaymas. 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:- HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 28 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
- MOTEL GUADALAJARA: 30 km away, direction Northwest (21 minutes by car)
- MOTEL FAMILIAR R: 30 km away, direction Northwest (24 minutes by car)
- MOTEL RODEO: 28 km away, direction East (20 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.Mountains in El Castillo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tosalcahui (113 meters): 11.3 km walk (174 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Naule (42 meters): 10.9 km walk (177 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Cruz (15 meters): 10.7 km walk (170 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Coracepe (98 meters): 12.2 km walk (236 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Nuevo Castillo (117 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the South (0 minutes by car)
- Granja Porcina Soles I (11 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Chumampaco (168 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Sociedad Chumampaco (20 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Sonora)
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) | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 18 | 31 | 49 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 94 | 97 | 191 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 25 | 38 |
#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 (Sonora) is 85513
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: 85513. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Castillo ("85") correspond to the State of Sonora, 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.
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#10 Schools in El Castillo
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