El Colorado (Ahome, Sinaloa)
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The place of El Colorado is inside the municipality of Ahome (in the State of Sinaloa). There are 2,982 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality. El Colorado is at 2 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Colorado, there is a percentage of 4% of indigenous population and 85% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Colorado? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Colorado is located at 32.3 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Los Mochis, 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 Colorado.
#1 Where is El Colorado? How to go? Map
Location map of El Colorado in Sinaloa: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Colorado, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Colorado (Sinaloa) is 2,982 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1440 | 1542 | 2982 |
| 2010 | 1375 | 1514 | 2889 |
| 2005 | 1374 | 1520 | 2894 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.54 | 3.57 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa: | 3.89% | 3.88% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.19% | 4.05% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.78% | 3.57% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.41% | 4.58% |
| Schooling level: | 8.09 | 7.34 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.69 | 7.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.53 | 7.64 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 4.43% | 4.36% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.54% | 1.32% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 37.16% | 33.99% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.47% | 51.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.61% | 14.91% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 769 | 720 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.79% | 96.41% |
| Housing with piped water: | 97.27% | 86.38% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.77% | 91.02% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 51.24% | 56.74% |
| Housing with television: | 91.94% | 92.66% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 87.00% | 86.83% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 74.25% | 68.11% |
| Housing with automobile: | 35.63% | 23.95% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.45% | 5.54% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.21% | 34.13% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 84.92% | 62.57% |
| Homes with Internet: | 13.39% | 3.29% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Colorado
With the satellite map of El Colorado 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 Ahome. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Colorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Colorado
Many people want to stay in the town of El Colorado 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.:- MOTEL ESGAR: 42 km away, direction Northeast (29 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL JACALITO: 40 km away, direction Northeast (33 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL PUEBLITO: 41 km away, direction East (33 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL JACALITO: 47 km away, direction East (34 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Colorado (Sinaloa)
In El Colorado 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 Colorado, 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) | 182 | 195 | 377 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 282 | 266 | 548 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 816 | 915 | 1,731 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 160 | 166 | 326 |
#6 Photos of El Colorado
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Colorado, 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 Colorado, 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 Colorado (Sinaloa) is 81350
Are you going to send a letter to El Colorado? Do you have a friend in El Colorado and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Colorado consists of the following 5 digits: 81350. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Colorado ("81") correspond to the state code of Sinaloa, 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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ahome
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