El Recreo (Sinaloa)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Recreo, a beautiful large village of 510 inhabitants of the State of Sinaloa

The town of El Recreo (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán. There are 510 inhabitants and it is 10 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #21 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Recreo, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Recreo is located at 25.9 kilometers (in direction Southwest) 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 Recreo.

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

How to get to the town of El Recreo in Sinaloa? 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 Recreo.

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#2 The population of El Recreo (Sinaloa) is 510 inhabitants

Population data in El Recreo (Sinaloa)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020263247510
2010297282579
2005232226458
Evolution of the population in El Recreo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Recreo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.586.38
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:2.55%3.97%
Illiterate population:3.53%6.04%
Illiterate population (men):1.76%6.38%
Illiterate population (women):1.76%5.72%
Schooling level:7.846.48
Schooling level (men):7.76.22
Schooling level (women):7.976.73
Indigenous culture data in El Recreo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.35%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.52%
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 Recreo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sinaloa, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Recreo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.92%34.89%
Employed population over 12 years (men):61.94%57.45%
Employed population over 12 years (women):27.00%13.47%
Number of inhabited private housings:153176
Homes with electricity:99.35%98.68%
Homes with piped water:100.00%97.35%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:98.04%94.70%
Homes with a radio:49.02%66.23%
Homes with a television:95.42%95.36%
Homes with a refrigerator:92.16%92.72%
Homes with a washing machine:73.20%72.85%
Homes with a car:46.41%41.06%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:15.69%2.65%
Homes with landline telephone:1.96%12.58%
Homes with cell phones:91.50%62.91%
Homes with Internet:11.11%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Recreo (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 Recreo

With the satellite map of El Recreo will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Mazatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Recreo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Recreo

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

#5 What to do in El Recreo

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Recreo? The list of the best places to visit in El Recreo and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Recreo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
  • Loma La Calera (23 meters): 1.3 km walk (21 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro El Maicero (147 meters): 7.1 km walk (118 minutes), heading East.
  • Cerro Huaracha (156 meters): 7.8 km walk (137 minutes), heading Southeast.
  • Loma Colorada (143 meters): 10.7 km walk (207 minutes), heading East.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Recreo?:
  • El Quelele (19 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
  • Camacho (188 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
  • Rancho San Fernando (8 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the North (10 minutes by car)
  • El Ranchito (12 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the East (11 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 Recreo (Sinaloa)

In El Recreo 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 Recreo, 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 Recreo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)192544
Youth (6-14 years)553085
Adults (15-59 years)155150305
Elderly (60+ years)344276

#7 Pictures of El Recreo

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

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#8 The Postal Code of El Recreo (Sinaloa) is 82370

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Recreo 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: 82370. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Recreo ("82") correspond to the State of Sinaloa, 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mazatlán

  1. El Arrayanal (7 inhabitants)
  2. El Divisadero (10 inhabitants)
  3. El Negro (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Palmito (- inhabitants)
  5. El Paraíso (2 inhabitants)
  6. El Potrero de Carrasco (375 inhabitants)
  7. El Ranchito (2 inhabitants)
  8. Frutico San Vicente Huerta la Enramada (- inhabitants)
  9. La Mesa del Limón (- inhabitants)
  10. La Palma (8 inhabitants)
  11. Las Higueras Blancas (- inhabitants)
  12. Las Moras el Cerro (- inhabitants)
  13. Las Salvias (- inhabitants)
  14. Los Mezquites (- inhabitants)
  15. Santa Rosa (8 inhabitants)