El Maquipo (Sonora)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Maquipo, a beautiful small village of 165 inhabitants of the State of Sonora
The town of El Maquipo (Sonora) belongs to the municipality of Alamos. There are 165 inhabitants and it is 245 meters altitude. The Magical Town of El Fuerte is 81 minutes away by car (54 km). It is the most populated town in the position #19 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Maquipo, 26% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Maquipo is located at 39.5 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Alamos, 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 Maquipo.
#1 Where is El Maquipo? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Maquipo (Sonora)? 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 Maquipo (Sonora) is 165 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 | 81 | 165 |
| 2010 | 111 | 118 | 229 |
| 2005 | 99 | 106 | 205 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.4 | 12.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sonora: | 0.61% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.30% | 13.10% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.06% | 12.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.24% | 13.51% |
| Schooling level: | 6.2 | 5.20 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.98 | 4.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.43 | 5.43 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 3.06% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.44% |
| 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 Alamos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.70% | 36.24% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.85% | 69.49% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.33% | 0.90% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 59 | 100 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 64.41% | 98.55% |
| Homes with a radio: | 23.73% | 55.07% |
| Homes with a television: | 69.49% | 89.86% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.14% | 97.10% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.88% | 59.42% |
| Homes with a car: | 57.63% | 46.38% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.45% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.05% | 1.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.69% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Maquipo
With the satellite map of El Maquipo 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 Alamos. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Maquipo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Maquipo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Maquipo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Maquipo so you can contact them:- VILLA DOMINGUEZ: 46 km away, direction South (38 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RÍO VISTA: 48 km away, direction South (36 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL FUERTE: 52 km away, direction South (44 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA HERRADURA: 47 km away, direction South (34 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Maquipo
A weekend in El Maquipo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Maquipo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Maquipo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Maquipo (350 meters): 1.2 km walk (20 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Corona (370 meters): 2.1 km walk (27 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Chinal (466 meters): 3.2 km walk (51 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Picota (481 meters): 3.9 km walk (68 minutes), heading East.
- El Fuerte (Sinaloa): Don't miss "Posada Hidalgo", 81 km, heading South (54 minutes by car)
- Álamos (Sonora): Don't miss "La Alameda", 77 km, heading Northwest (57 minutes by car)
- El Maquipito (66 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Quintera (183 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- El Carrizal (118 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- El Chinal (221 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Maquipo (Sonora)
In El Maquipo 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 Maquipo, 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 | 4 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 32 | 35 | 67 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
#7 Pictures of El Maquipo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Maquipo, 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 Maquipo, 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 Maquipo (Sonora) is 85775
Are you going to send a letter to El Maquipo? Do you have a friend in El Maquipo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Maquipo consists of the following 5 digits: 85775. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Maquipo ("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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#10 Schools in El Maquipo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Alamos
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Alamos
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- El Carrizal (3 inhabitants)
- General Francisco Villa (3 inhabitants)
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- Las Lajas (3 inhabitants)
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- Los Carneros (- inhabitants)
- Los Jacalitos (1 inhabitants)
- San Alfonso (La Pasadita) (7 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (- inhabitants)