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El Mochiqui

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The town of El Mochiqui belongs to the municipality of Choix (State of Sinaloa). There are 285 inhabitants and it is 278 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #35 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Mochiqui, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Mochiqui is located at 2.7 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Choix, 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 Mochiqui.

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

Online map of El Mochiqui in Sinaloa, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on

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#2 The population of El Mochiqui (Sinaloa) is 285 inhabitants

Population data in El Mochiqui

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	143	142	285
2010	101	114	215
2005	92	90	182

Evolution of the population in El Mochiqui: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Mochiqui:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.69	10.53
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	16.49%	20.00%
Illiterate population:	12.28%	11.16%
Illiterate population (men):	5.61%	10.53%
Illiterate population (women):	6.67%	11.88%
Schooling level:	7.1	5.74
Schooling level (men):	7.19	5.40
Schooling level (women):	7.03	6.13

Indigenous culture data in El Mochiqui:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	16.84%	6.05%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	3.86%	2.33%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.47%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Mochiqui, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sinaloa, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Mochiqui:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	52.63%	34.42%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	52.82%	57.89%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	52.45%	7.92%
Number of inhabited private housings:	58	52
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	89.80%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	77.55%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	89.66%	67.35%
Homes with a radio:	63.79%	40.82%
Homes with a television:	81.03%	79.59%
Homes with a refrigerator:	87.93%	71.43%
Homes with a washing machine:	55.17%	18.37%
Homes with a car:	36.21%	40.82%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.45%	4.08%
Homes with landline telephone:	1.72%	2.04%
Homes with cell phones:	87.93%	67.35%
Homes with Internet:	50.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Mochiqui (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sinaloa, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Mochiqui

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Mochiqui

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

• HACIENDA DE VELAZQUEZ: 3 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
• HOTEL HACIENDA DE VELAZQUEZ: 3 km away, direction East (2 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SAN JOSE: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
• HOTEL NIKOL: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Mochiqui

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Mochiqui? The list of the best places to visit in El Mochiqui and nearby locations.
Mountains in El Mochiqui for hiking and trails:

• Cerro El Mochiqui (La Bola) (587 meters): 3.4 km walk (63 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Pinto (591 meters): 2.8 km walk (59 minutes), heading West.
• Loma Blanca (472 meters): 4.2 km walk (55 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Palmarito (221 meters): 5.0 km walk (85 minutes), heading North.

Other towns near El Mochiqui:

• El Mochiquito (25 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Rancho la Morita (10 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
• La Palma (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• Las Rastras (154 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 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 Mochiqui (Sinaloa)

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

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Mochiqui (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	19	22	41
Youth (6-14 years)	25	35	60
Adults (15-59 years)	81	71	152
Elderly (60+ years)	18	14	32

#7 Pictures of El Mochiqui

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Mochiqui? 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 Mochiqui.
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#9 Schools in El Mochiqui

• Schools in El Mochiqui

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