El Pilón (Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 165 inhabitants of Nayarit.

The town of El Pilón is located in the Municipality of Amatlán de Cañas (in the State of Nayarit). There are 165 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality. El Pilón is at 836 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Pilón, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within 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 within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Pilón.

#1 Where is El Pilón? How to get there? 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.

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#2 The population of El Pilón (Nayarit) is 165 inhabitants

Population data in El Pilón (Amatlán de Cañas, Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207986165
20106577142
20056064124
Evolution of the population in El Pilón: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Pilón:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.57.79
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:7.776.05
Schooling level (men):7.866.34
Schooling level (women):7.675.67
Indigenous culture data in El Pilón:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Pilón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Nayarit, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Pilón:
20202010
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 dwellings:5367
Homes with electricity:100.00%90.48%
Housing with piped water:100.00%92.86%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%95.24%
Dwellings with radio:73.58%78.57%
Housing with television:90.57%90.48%
Housing with refrigerator:88.68%85.71%
Housing with washing machine:77.36%73.81%
Housing with automobile:64.15%50.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:20.75%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.89%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:92.45%73.81%
Homes with Internet:9.43%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Pilón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.

#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:

#5 Population pyramid of El Pilón (Nayarit)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pilón by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of El Pilón
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Pilón (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)15823
Youth (6-14 years)91524
Adults (15-59 years)435093
Elderly (60+ years)121325

#6 Photos of El Pilón

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Pilón.

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#7 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.

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  1. El Jocuixtle (Santa Beatriz) (4 inhabitants)
  2. El Machote (- inhabitants)
  3. El Viboral (1 inhabitants)
  4. José Enrique Díaz (3 inhabitants)
  5. La Aguililla (2 inhabitants)
  6. La Cruz de Piedra (2 inhabitants)
  7. La Escondida (Agua Escondida) (27 inhabitants)
  8. La Haciendita (3 inhabitants)
  9. La Lima (21 inhabitants)
  10. La Presa (2 inhabitants)
  11. Mezquites (644 inhabitants)
  12. Puerta del Limón (1 inhabitants)
  13. Ranchos Unidos (22 inhabitants)
  14. San Antonio (- inhabitants)
  15. Tepuzhuacán (1075 inhabitants)