El Castillo (Veracruz)
We have collected many facts about the city of El Castillo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 6,957 inhabitants of Veracruz.
The town of El Castillo (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Xalapa. There are 6,957 inhabitants and it is 1,163 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Naolinco de Victoria is 26 minutes away by car (20 km). It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Castillo, 87% of the inhabitants are catholic and 57% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Castillo is located at 4.4 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Xalapa-Enríquez, 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
How to get to the town of El Castillo in Veracruz? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Castillo.
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#2 The population of El Castillo (Veracruz) is 6,957 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3555 | 3402 | 6957 |
| 2010 | 2621 | 2533 | 5154 |
| 2005 | 2300 | 2246 | 4546 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.08 | 7.26 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz: | 3.68% | 1.92% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.38% | 7.18% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.86% | 7.26% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.52% | 7.10% |
| Schooling level: | 8.05 | 6.50 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.89 | 6.35 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.2 | 6.65 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.47% | 0.12% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.16% | 0.10% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.02% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Xalapa (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.33% | 36.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.14% | 56.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 34.06% | 17.59% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,910 | 1,507 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.59% | 99.31% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.38% | 89.68% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.49% | 96.64% |
| Homes with a radio: | 78.06% | 86.24% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.37% | 96.94% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.04% | 80.28% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 57.17% | 54.82% |
| Homes with a car: | 28.48% | 35.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 19.95% | 13.84% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 19.53% | 30.28% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 89.90% | 71.79% |
| Homes with Internet: | 51.10% | 5.50% |
#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 Xalapa. 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:- AUTOHOTEL CASA BLANCA: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL IBIZA: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ONE XALAPA: 5 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CITY EXPRESS XALAPA: 5 km away, direction South (4 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:
- Cerro Gordo (981 meters): 5.8 km walk (106 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Macuitepec (1580 meters): 7.8 km walk (95 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Tres Cruces (1083 meters): 9.8 km walk (133 minutes), heading East.
- Mesa Mazatlan (1018 meters): 8.8 km walk (120 minutes), heading East.
- Naolinco de Victoria (Veracruz): Don't miss "Talleres de máscaras", 26 km, heading North (20 minutes by car)
- Coatepec (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave): Don't miss "Palacio Municipal", 26 km, heading Southwest (23 minutes by car)
- Xico (Veracruz): Don't miss "Casa Museo Hoja de Maíz", 40 km, heading Southwest (33 minutes by car)
- Ojo Zarco (395 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- La Troja (88 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- Castillo Chico (335 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- El Plan (543 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Castillo (Veracruz)
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) | 356 | 349 | 705 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 573 | 568 | 1,141 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2,292 | 2,128 | 4,420 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 334 | 357 | 691 |
#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 (Veracruz) is 91165
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: 91165. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Castillo ("91") correspond to the state code of Veracruz, 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
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#13 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in El Castillo
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Xalapa
#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Xalapa
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- Colonia Isla (96 inhabitants)
- Ejido Benito Juárez (439 inhabitants)
- El Nacimiento (11 inhabitants)
- El Raudal (- inhabitants)
- El Roble (46 inhabitants)
- El TabachÃn (- inhabitants)
- Gobernadores (14 inhabitants)
- Los Monos (Los Poblanos) (3 inhabitants)
- Monte de Oro (5 inhabitants)
- Navidad (4 inhabitants)
- Olivia Guevara Herrera (- inhabitants)
- Piedra Parada (123 inhabitants)
- Rancho Michoacán (Rancho Coapexpan) (- inhabitants)
- Xalapa-Enríquez (443063 inhabitants)