El Pilón (Nayarit)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Pilón, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 165 inhabitants of Nayarit.
The town of El Pilón (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Amatlán de Cañas. There are 165 inhabitants and it is 836 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ahuacatlán is 23 minutes away by car (15 km). It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Pilón, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Pilón is located at 18.1 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of Amatlán de Cañas, 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 Pilón.
#1 Where is El Pilón? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Pilón in Nayarit? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Pilón.
Meet all the magical towns of the Nayarit State and discover their cultural essence
#2 The population of El Pilón (Nayarit) is 165 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 | 86 | 165 |
| 2010 | 65 | 77 | 142 |
| 2005 | 60 | 64 | 124 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.5 | 7.79 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit: | 14.55% | 11.27% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.03% | 7.75% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.21% | 7.79% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.82% | 7.69% |
| Schooling level: | 7.77 | 6.05 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.86 | 6.34 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.67 | 5.67 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 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 Amatlán de Cañas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 38.18% | 30.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.47% | 49.35% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.92% | 7.69% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 53 | 67 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 90.48% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 92.86% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 95.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.58% | 78.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.57% | 90.48% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.68% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 77.36% | 73.81% |
| Homes with a car: | 64.15% | 50.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.75% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.89% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.45% | 73.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 9.43% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Pilón
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pilón, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Amatlán de Cañas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pilón.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pilón
Do you want to stay in El Pilón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Pilón:- HOTEL EL ROSARIO: 10 km away, direction Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL TIGRE: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL NUEVA VISTA: 19 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HACIENDA EL CEBORUCO: 17 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Pilón
A weekend in El Pilón and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Pilón and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Pilón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Burrosa (1913 meters): 6.9 km walk (121 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Alto (1927 meters): 9.3 km walk (160 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Cofradía (1360 meters): 12.0 km walk (184 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Cebadilla (1526 meters): 14.0 km walk (233 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Ahuacatlán (Nayarit): Don't miss "Iglesia San Francisco de Asís", 23 km, heading North (15 minutes by car)
- Ixtlán del Río (Nayarit): Don't miss "Parroquia Santo Santiago Apóstol", 28 km, heading Northeast (24 minutes by car)
- Jala (Nayarit): Don't miss "Volcán del Ceboruco", 36 km, heading North (27 minutes by car)
- Amatlán de Cañas (Nayarit): Don't miss "Templo de Jesús Nazareno", 34 km, heading Southeast (30 minutes by car)
- Barranca del Oro (368 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- Las Anonas (94 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- El Ombligo (8 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- Los Agrios (92 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the South (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Pilón (Nayarit)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pilón 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 Pilón there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 43 | 50 | 93 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 13 | 25 |
#7 Pictures of El Pilón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Pilón? 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 Pilón.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Pilón en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Pilón (Nayarit) is 63973
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Pilón 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: 63973. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Pilón ("63") correspond to the State of Nayarit, 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 Pilón as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Pilón or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Pilón to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Nayarit, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Nayarit
#10 Schools in El Pilón
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Amatlán de Cañas
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Amatlán de Cañas
- Almirezito (5 inhabitants)
- Amatlán de Cañas (3267 inhabitants)
- El Farito (30 inhabitants)
- El Ranchito (1 inhabitants)
- El Rosario (1366 inhabitants)
- El Zopilote (44 inhabitants)
- La Aguililla (2 inhabitants)
- La Cruz de Piedra (2 inhabitants)
- La Escondida (Agua Escondida) (27 inhabitants)
- La Lima (21 inhabitants)
- La Máquina (78 inhabitants)
- Las Anonas (94 inhabitants)
- Potrerillos (17 inhabitants)
- Ranchos Unidos (22 inhabitants)
- San Blasito (511 inhabitants)