El Chinal (Alamos, Sonora)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Chinal (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Sonora has 221 inhabitants?

The place of El Chinal is inside the municipality of Alamos (in the State of Sonora). There are 221 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Chinal is at 245 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Chinal, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 72% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Chinal? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Chinal is located at 44.3 kilometers from Alamos, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Chinal.

#1 Where is El Chinal? How to go? Map

Online map of El Chinal in Sonora, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Chinal (Sonora) is 221 inhabitants

Population data in El Chinal (Alamos, Sonora)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020102119221
2010162180342
2005133145278
Evolution of the population in El Chinal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Chinal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.9719.44
Population coming from outside the State of Sonora:5.88%8.19%
Illiterate population:12.67%16.37%
Illiterate population (men):8.60%19.44%
Illiterate population (women):4.07%12.96%
Schooling level:5.434.41
Schooling level (men):5.34.11
Schooling level (women):5.584.71
Indigenous culture data in El Chinal:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Chinal, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sonora, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Chinal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:35.29%26.90%
Employed population over 12 years (men):57.98%45.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):8.82%6.79%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:78156
Homes with electricity:98.72%100.00%
Housing with piped water:97.44%94.12%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:74.36%93.14%
Dwellings with radio:47.44%62.75%
Housing with television:92.31%88.24%
Housing with refrigerator:97.44%96.08%
Housing with washing machine:76.92%71.57%
Housing with automobile:56.41%50.98%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:2.56%0.98%
Homes with landline telephone:24.36%0.98%
Dwellings with cellular phones:71.79%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Chinal (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sonora, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Chinal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chinal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Alamos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chinal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chinal

Many people want to stay in the town of El Chinal itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Chinal (Sonora)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Chinal by age and sex, 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 Chinal there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Chinal
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Chinal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)257
Youth (6-14 years)191534
Adults (15-59 years)435194
Elderly (60+ years)384886

#6 Photos of El Chinal

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chinal, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Chinal, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Chinal (Sonora) is 85777

Are you going to send a letter to El Chinal? Do you have a friend in El Chinal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Chinal consists of the following 5 digits: 85777. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Chinal ("85") correspond to the state code of Sonora, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Alamos

  1. Arnoldo Acosta (1 inhabitants)
  2. Baboyagui (128 inhabitants)
  3. Bellavista (- inhabitants)
  4. Aguaje del Chino (- inhabitants)
  5. Mascuragüi (121 inhabitants)
  6. Conisaca (3 inhabitants)
  7. El Cajón (- inhabitants)
  8. El Paso (138 inhabitants)
  9. Gran Chaparrón (- inhabitants)
  10. Guayparín (- inhabitants)
  11. La Cuesta del Carrizal (44 inhabitants)
  12. La Labor Grande (- inhabitants)
  13. Las Minitas (68 inhabitants)
  14. Las Vinoramas (- inhabitants)
  15. Los Sonogoris (- inhabitants)