El Porvenir (Nayarit)

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All the information about this town of 6,166 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit

The town of El Porvenir (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Bahía de Banderas. There are 6,166 inhabitants and it is 21 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playas Vallarta is 18 km away. The Magical Town of Sayulita is 45 minutes away by car (36 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Porvenir, 77% of the inhabitants are catholic and 70% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Porvenir is located at 6.0 kilometers from San José del Valle, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. In addition, it is located at 1.7 kilometers from Valle de Banderas, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Porvenir.

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

Online map of El Porvenir (Nayarit) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Porvenir (Nayarit) is 6,166 inhabitants

Population data in El Porvenir (Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020301031566166
2010297730696046
2005205822134271
Evolution of the population in El Porvenir: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Porvenir:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.172.61
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:62.36%62.80%
Illiterate population:2.87%2.60%
Illiterate population (men):1.36%2.61%
Illiterate population (women):1.51%2.59%
Schooling level:8.927.78
Schooling level (men):8.927.81
Schooling level (women):8.937.74
Indigenous culture data in El Porvenir:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.18%1.04%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.41%0.36%
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 Porvenir, 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 housing data in El Porvenir:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:52.24%40.21%
Employed population over 12 years (men):61.31%53.14%
Employed population over 12 years (women):42.72%26.87%
Number of inhabited private housings:1,7071,998
Homes with electricity:99.00%99.74%
Homes with piped water:98.77%89.67%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:98.65%99.42%
Homes with a radio:54.95%67.38%
Homes with a television:87.93%96.17%
Homes with a refrigerator:90.98%90.77%
Homes with a washing machine:70.06%71.47%
Homes with a car:36.38%41.85%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:24.72%18.06%
Homes with landline telephone:25.89%21.83%
Homes with cell phones:94.43%84.67%
Homes with Internet:43.53%9.23%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Porvenir (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Porvenir

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#4 What to do in El Porvenir

A weekend in El Porvenir and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Porvenir and surroundings to find the best destinations.
The best beaches in El Porvenir to enjoy water sports:
  • Playas Vallarta: A 18 km walk (203 minutes) or 26 minutes by car, heading South.
Mountains in El Porvenir for hiking and trails:
  • Cerro La Mona (508 meters): 13.3 km walk (194 minutes), heading Southeast.
  • Cerro Quelitan (558 meters): 13.4 km walk (278 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro Las Canoas (719 meters): 13.9 km walk (219 minutes), heading North.
Magical Towns to visit when in El Porvenir:
  • Sayulita (Nayarit): Don't miss "Rutas de ciclismo de montaña", 45 km, heading Northwest (36 minutes by car)
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Porvenir?:
  • (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
  • Colonia Magisterio (67 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
  • San Vicente (38666 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
  • San José del Valle (35486 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#5 Population pyramid of El Porvenir (Nayarit)

In El Porvenir there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Porvenir, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Porvenir (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)378367745
Youth (6-14 years)5115441,055
Adults (15-59 years)1,8761,9943,870
Elderly (60+ years)245251496

#6 Pictures of El Porvenir

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

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#7 The Postal Code of El Porvenir (Nayarit) is 63738

Are you going to send a letter to El Porvenir? Do you have a friend in El Porvenir and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Porvenir consists of the following 5 digits: 63738. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Porvenir ("63") correspond to the state code of Nayarit, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Bahía de Banderas

  1. Casa Carmelitas (4 inhabitants)
  2. El Aguatal II (4 inhabitants)
  3. El Porvenir (6166 inhabitants)
  4. Granja la Esperanza (- inhabitants)
  5. La Misión Rayo de Plata (15 inhabitants)
  6. Mario Mendivil (- inhabitants)
  7. Pátzcuaro (18 inhabitants)
  8. Rancho Arroyo de los Izotes (3 inhabitants)
  9. Rancho de Ron (- inhabitants)
  10. Rancho Escondido (1 inhabitants)
  11. Rancho Pierrot Huichichila (2 inhabitants)
  12. Pozo de las Higueras (- inhabitants)
  13. Rubén Melendres (4 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Cecilia (5 inhabitants)
  15. Vivero los Compadres (- inhabitants)