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El Opochi (Sinaloa)

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The town of El Opochi (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of El Fuerte. There are 35 inhabitants and it is 31 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #144 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Opochi, there is a percentage of 17% of indigenous population and 80% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Opochi? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Opochi is located at 41.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of El Fuerte, 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 Opochi.

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

Map to know how to get to El Opochi (Sinaloa) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Opochi, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Opochi (Sinaloa) is 35 inhabitants

Population data in El Opochi (Sinaloa)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	16	19	35
2010	30	32	62
2005	44	43	87

Evolution of the population in El Opochi: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Opochi:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.43	9.38
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	5.71%	4.84%
Illiterate population:	11.43%	8.06%
Illiterate population (men):	8.57%	9.38%
Illiterate population (women):	2.86%	6.67%
Schooling level:	6.56	6.16
Schooling level (men):	5.33	5.92
Schooling level (women):	7.69	6.50

Indigenous culture data in El Opochi:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	17.14%	4.84%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	2.86%	3.23%
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 Opochi, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sinaloa, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Opochi:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	40.00%	29.03%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	42.11%	46.88%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	37.50%	10.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	10	24
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	90.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	30.00%	64.29%
Homes with a radio:	60.00%	64.29%
Homes with a television:	90.00%	92.86%
Homes with a refrigerator:	90.00%	85.71%
Homes with a washing machine:	70.00%	42.86%
Homes with a car:	50.00%	28.57%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	7.14%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	80.00%	50.00%
Homes with Internet:	20.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Opochi (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 Opochi

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Opochi, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of El Fuerte. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Opochi.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Opochi

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

• CASA DE HUÉSPEDES SAN BLAS: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SANTA LUCIA: 6 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
• UNIDAD DE SERVICIOS INTEGRALES CONSTANCIA: 25 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LAS PALMAS: 50 km away, direction Northwest (40 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Opochi

Want to know what to see in El Opochi if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Opochi.
Las mejores montes de El Opochi para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro El Sufragio (198 meters): 2.8 km walk (37 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Quincuari (274 meters): 4.4 km walk (88 minutes), heading North.
• Loma Piedra Fichis (127 meters): 3.8 km walk (52 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Güitajaqui (139 meters): 4.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading East.

Other towns near El Opochi:

• Los Ganchos (11 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• Rancho de los Pachecos (88 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
• El Sufragio (329 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• La Cochera (9 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 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 Opochi (Sinaloa)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Opochi 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 Opochi there is a generational replacement.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	1	4	5
Youth (6-14 years)	2	3	5
Adults (15-59 years)	9	9	18
Elderly (60+ years)	4	3	7

#7 Pictures of El Opochi

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Opochi? 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 Opochi.
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