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El Purgatorio (Nayarit)

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All the information about this town of 30 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit

The town of El Purgatorio (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Del Nayar. There are 30 inhabitants and it is 674 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #144 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Purgatorio, 0% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Purgatorio is located at 9.0 kilometers from Jesús María, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Purgatorio.

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

Online map of El Purgatorio (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 Purgatorio (Nayarit) is 30 inhabitants

Population data in El Purgatorio (Nayarit)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	16	14	30
2010	25	22	47
2005	33	31	64

Evolution of the population in El Purgatorio: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Purgatorio:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.1	22.73
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	20.00%	27.66%
Illiterate population (men):	6.67%	22.73%
Illiterate population (women):	13.33%	32.00%
Schooling level:	4.63	3.52
Schooling level (men):	5.13	4.64
Schooling level (women):	4.13	2.31

Indigenous culture data in El Purgatorio:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	76.67%	91.49%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	20.00%	12.77%

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

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	13.33%	6.38%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	21.43%	13.64%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	6.25%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	5	10
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a radio:	60.00%	100.00%
Homes with a television:	20.00%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	0.00%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	20.00%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Purgatorio (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 Purgatorio

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Purgatorio

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

• SILVINO ROJO MADERA: 13 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL BUEN PASTOR: 13 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AZUL: 14 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
• CASA DE ASISTENCIA: 15 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Purgatorio

Want to know what to see in El Purgatorio if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Purgatorio.
Mountains in El Purgatorio for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Estrella (1499 meters): 5.7 km walk (71 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Pelón (1465 meters): 5.7 km walk (75 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro La Calera (1553 meters): 5.4 km walk (67 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro La Santa Cruz (802 meters): 7.9 km walk (140 minutes), heading West.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Purgatorio?:

• Los Bancos (17 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• La Nanchilera (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• Guapinole (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
• El Saucito (9 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (6 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 Purgatorio (Nayarit)

In El Purgatorio 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 Purgatorio, 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 Purgatorio (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	4	5	9
Youth (6-14 years)	4	1	5
Adults (15-59 years)	6	6	12
Elderly (60+ years)	2	2	4

#7 Pictures of El Purgatorio

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Purgatorio? 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 Purgatorio.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Purgatorio (Nayarit) is 63533

Are you going to send a letter to El Purgatorio? Do you have a friend in El Purgatorio and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Purgatorio consists of the following 5 digits: 63533. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Purgatorio ("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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#10 Schools in El Purgatorio

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