El Descanso (Sinaloa)
Learn about small village of El Descanso through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 135 inhabitants of the State of Sinaloa
The town of El Descanso (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Choix. There are 135 inhabitants and it is 366 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #49 of the ranking.
Data: In El Descanso, 23% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Descanso? You can find it at 25.2 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Choix, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Descanso through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Descanso? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Descanso (Sinaloa)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Descanso (Sinaloa) is 135 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | 70 | 135 |
| 2010 | 69 | 77 | 146 |
| 2005 | 99 | 93 | 192 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.51 | 12.99 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa: | 31.85% | 17.81% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.07% | 13.70% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.15% | 12.99% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.93% | 14.49% |
| Schooling level: | 5.44 | 4.73 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.13 | 4.34 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.78 | 5.19 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 11.11% | 3.42% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.70% | 1.37% |
| 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 Choix (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 20.74% | 40.41% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 31.43% | 74.03% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.23% | 2.90% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 44 | 57 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 95.24% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.73% | 73.81% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 56.82% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 22.73% | 26.19% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 73.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 84.09% | 80.95% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 31.82% | 35.71% |
| Homes with a car: | 27.27% | 21.43% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.82% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.82% | 2.38% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.36% | 35.71% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Descanso
With the satellite map of El Descanso 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 Choix. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Descanso.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Descanso
Many people want to stay in the town of El Descanso 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 BRINCA.BRINCA: 33 km away, direction South (26 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HUITES: 40 km away, direction South (29 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE MINAS: 39 km away, direction South (28 minutes by car)
- VILLA DE SANTIAGO: 34 km away, direction South (26 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Descanso
Want to know what to see in El Descanso if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Descanso.Las mejores montes de El Descanso para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Descanso (536 meters): 2.0 km walk (29 minutes), heading North.
- Loma El Garbanzo (435 meters): 1.7 km walk (24 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Las Higueras (768 meters): 3.3 km walk (60 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Zatacahui (368 meters): 3.9 km walk (48 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Los Pozos (224 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- Las Cruces (42 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (8 minutes by car)
- El Guamúchil (12 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- El Cajoncito (La Cieneguita) (61 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the Southwest (14 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Descanso (Sinaloa)
In El Descanso 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 Descanso, 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) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 32 | 39 | 71 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 16 | 34 |
#7 Pictures of El Descanso
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Descanso? 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 Descanso.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Descanso (Sinaloa) is 81719
Are you going to send a letter to El Descanso? Do you have a friend in El Descanso and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Descanso consists of the following 5 digits: 81719. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Descanso ("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.
#9 Vote for El Descanso as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Descanso
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Choix
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Choix
- Bacochi (4 inhabitants)
- El Garabato (45 inhabitants)
- El Guayabito (- inhabitants)
- El Ranchito (7 inhabitants)
- El Saucito (- inhabitants)
- La Igualama (5 inhabitants)
- La Palma (- inhabitants)
- La Sauceda (1 inhabitants)
- Las Ciruelas (8 inhabitants)
- Los Tecolotes (- inhabitants)
- Pie de la Cuesta (8 inhabitants)
- Potrero de Cancio (243 inhabitants)
- Rancho de Cheno (- inhabitants)
- Sonogoris (19 inhabitants)
- Vuelta del Aire (7 inhabitants)