El Desengaño (Campeche)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Desengaño, a beautiful large village of 1,257 inhabitants of the State of Campeche

The town of El Desengaño (Campeche) belongs to the municipality of Candelaria. There are 1,257 inhabitants and it is 106 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Desengaño, there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 37% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Desengaño? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Desengaño? You can find it at 72.4 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Candelaria, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Desengaño through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Desengaño (Campeche) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Desengaño (Campeche) is 1,257 inhabitants

Population data in El Desengaño (Campeche)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206316261257
2010450480930
2005375389764
Evolution of the population in El Desengaño: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Desengaño:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.837.71
Population coming from outside the State of Campeche:33.25%42.37%
Illiterate population:9.55%9.25%
Illiterate population (men):5.17%7.71%
Illiterate population (women):4.38%10.89%
Schooling level:6.785.48
Schooling level (men):6.635.38
Schooling level (women):6.935.58
Indigenous culture data in El Desengaño:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:3.10%6.34%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:1.11%2.47%
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 Desengaño, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Campeche, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Candelaria (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Desengaño:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.28%24.19%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.87%43.75%
Employed population over 12 years (women):29.79%3.33%
Number of inhabited private housings:327254
Homes with electricity:93.27%91.26%
Homes with piped water:92.66%92.72%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:83.49%86.41%
Homes with a radio:15.90%27.67%
Homes with a television:65.14%70.87%
Homes with a refrigerator:62.39%49.51%
Homes with a washing machine:62.39%40.78%
Homes with a car:15.29%13.59%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.73%1.46%
Homes with landline telephone:2.75%10.68%
Homes with cell phones:36.70%3.40%
Homes with Internet:10.70%0.49%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Desengaño (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Campeche, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Desengaño

With the satellite map of El Desengaño 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 Candelaria. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Desengaño.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Desengaño

Do you want to stay in El Desengaño? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Desengaño:

#5 What to do in El Desengaño

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Desengaño? The list of the best places to visit in El Desengaño and nearby locations.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Desengaño?:
  • Solidaridad (178 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southeast (10 minutes by car)
  • Santa Rosa (160 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
  • Delicias I (95 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the West (10 minutes by car)
  • Nuevas Delicias Dos (176 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northwest (12 minutes by car)
This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Desengaño (Campeche)

In El Desengaño 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 Desengaño, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Desengaño (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)8193174
Youth (6-14 years)135127262
Adults (15-59 years)372355727
Elderly (60+ years)435194

#7 Pictures of El Desengaño

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Desengaño, 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 Desengaño, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#8 The Postal Code of El Desengaño (Campeche) is 24346

Are you going to send a letter to El Desengaño? Do you have a friend in El Desengaño and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Desengaño consists of the following 5 digits: 24346. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Desengaño ("24") correspond to the state code of Campeche, 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 Desengaño as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Campeche, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Campeche

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Candelaria

  1. Benito Juárez Uno (1329 inhabitants)
  2. Caseta Fitozoosanitaria Forestal El Naranjo (- inhabitants)
  3. El Cubano (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Durazno (- inhabitants)
  5. El Escondido (18 inhabitants)
  6. El Paraíso (2 inhabitants)
  7. El Pocito (- inhabitants)
  8. La Esperanza (- inhabitants)
  9. La Guadalupe Dos (8 inhabitants)
  10. La Ilusión (8 inhabitants)
  11. La Perla (- inhabitants)
  12. Las Azucenas (- inhabitants)
  13. Quinta los Cocos (2 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Marta (- inhabitants)
  15. Santo Domingo (- inhabitants)