El Papayo (Guerrero)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Papayo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,860 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The town of El Papayo (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez. There are 1,860 inhabitants and it is 13 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of El Dorado is 15 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #6 of the ranking.
Data: In El Papayo, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 9% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Papayo? You can find it at 18.1 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Coyuca de Benítez, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Papayo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Papayo? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Papayo (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Papayo, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Papayo (Guerrero) is 1,860 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 952 | 908 | 1860 |
| 2010 | 1111 | 1136 | 2247 |
| 2005 | 1057 | 1051 | 2108 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.88 | 15.67 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 4.46% | 2.49% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.10% | 16.96% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.65% | 15.67% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.45% | 18.27% |
| Schooling level: | 7.16 | 6.36 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 6.59 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.05 | 6.14 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.75% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.38% | 0.00% |
| 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 Coyuca de Benítez (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.74% | 34.36% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.89% | 56.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.30% | 11.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 623 | 733 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.04% | 95.11% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.37% | 9.77% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.26% | 79.97% |
| Homes with a radio: | 49.12% | 52.77% |
| Homes with a television: | 83.47% | 81.92% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 80.26% | 62.87% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 51.04% | 39.25% |
| Homes with a car: | 15.09% | 14.50% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.58% | 5.05% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 9.63% | 32.25% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.12% | 33.71% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.47% | 1.30% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Papayo
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Papayo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Papayo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Papayo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Papayo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Papayo so you can contact them:- HOTEL EL MUELLE: 24 km away, direction Southeast (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT EL POPOYOTE II: 22 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT NAUTILUS: 21 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE PARAISO DE PLAYA AZUL: 21 km away, direction Southeast (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Papayo
Want to know what to see in El Papayo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Papayo.Beaches in El Papayo for sunbathing:
- El Dorado: A 15 km walk (112 minutes) or 15 minutes by car, heading West.
- Playa Mitla: A 17 km walk (130 minutes) or 23 minutes by car, heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Dobrador (374 meters): 4.5 km walk (67 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Campana (555 meters): 7.2 km walk (101 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro San Nicolas (71 meters): 6.7 km walk (85 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro La Batea (662 meters): 14.1 km walk (234 minutes), heading East.
- El Cayaco (1293 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Santa Cruz de Mitla (10 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (8 minutes by car)
- El Tamarindo (32 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (9 minutes by car)
- El Huizache (25 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Papayo (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Papayo 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 Papayo there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 87 | 66 | 153 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 145 | 127 | 272 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 521 | 509 | 1,030 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 199 | 206 | 405 |
#7 Pictures of El Papayo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Papayo? 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 Papayo.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Papayo en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Papayo (Guerrero) is 40982
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Papayo so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 40982. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Papayo ("40") correspond to the State of Guerrero, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for El Papayo 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 Guerrero, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
#10 Schools in El Papayo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Coyuca de Benítez
- Agua Hedionda (- inhabitants)
- Aguas Blancas (2125 inhabitants)
- Barrio Nuevo del Progreso (620 inhabitants)
- Cerro de la Mina (15 inhabitants)
- Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas (933 inhabitants)
- El Papayito (275 inhabitants)
- El Terrero (335 inhabitants)
- El Zacatoso (- inhabitants)
- El Zapatero (Hacienda de la Sidra) (5 inhabitants)
- La Isla Montosa (12 inhabitants)
- Los Cimientos (365 inhabitants)
- Ocotillo de los Juárez (17 inhabitants)
- Paso Real (228 inhabitants)
- Platanillo (1971 inhabitants)
- Playa Azul (271 inhabitants)