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El Placer (Sinaloa)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Placer, a beautiful small village of 91 inhabitants of the State of Sinaloa

The town of El Placer (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán. There are 91 inhabitants and it is 142 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #45 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Placer, 75% of the inhabitants are catholic and 79% 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 Placer is located at 43.3 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Mazatlán, 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 Placer.

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

Map to know how to get to El Placer (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 Placer, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Placer (Sinaloa) is 91 inhabitants

Population data in El Placer (Sinaloa)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	41	50	91
2010	107	109	216
2005	64	57	121

Evolution of the population in El Placer: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Placer:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.52	9.17
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	3.30%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	7.69%	8.80%
Illiterate population (men):	4.40%	9.17%
Illiterate population (women):	3.30%	8.41%
Schooling level:	5.47	5.11
Schooling level (men):	5.04	5.23
Schooling level (women):	5.87	4.98

Indigenous culture data in El Placer:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Placer, 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 Placer:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	26.37%	29.17%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	44.00%	56.88%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	4.88%	0.93%
Number of inhabited private housings:	28	84
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	98.48%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	35.71%	36.36%
Homes with a television:	71.43%	84.85%
Homes with a refrigerator:	82.14%	80.30%
Homes with a washing machine:	78.57%	62.12%
Homes with a car:	64.29%	45.45%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.57%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	1.52%
Homes with cell phones:	82.14%	40.91%
Homes with Internet:	3.57%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Placer (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 Placer

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Placer

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Placer, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Placer so you can contact them:

• CAMPAMENTO PICACHOS: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
• CABAÑAS RANCHO LAS MORAS: 31 km away, direction Southwest (21 minutes by car)
• POSADA DEL VIRREY: 45 km away, direction Southeast (33 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA EL RECOVECO: 54 km away, direction South (36 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Placer

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

• Cerro Colorado (288 meters): 1.7 km walk (34 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro El Cantón (424 meters): 3.1 km walk (44 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Los Chapotillos (257 meters): 4.1 km walk (63 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Colorado (351 meters): 5.5 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southeast.

Other towns near El Placer:

• El Limón del Placer (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Potrerillos (13 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
• Los Copales (52 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
• San Marcos (15 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southwest (9 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 Placer (Sinaloa)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	3	7	10
Youth (6-14 years)	7	15	22
Adults (15-59 years)	25	19	44
Elderly (60+ years)	6	9	15

#7 Pictures of El Placer

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Placer, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Placer, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#9 Schools in El Placer

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