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El Risco (Nayarit)

Learn about small village of El Risco through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 173 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit

The town of El Risco (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Del Nayar. There are 173 inhabitants and it is 373 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #51 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Risco, there is a percentage of 100% of indigenous population and 32% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Risco? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Risco is located at 28.0 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Jesús María, 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 Risco.

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

Online map of El Risco (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 Risco (Nayarit) is 173 inhabitants

Population data in El Risco (Nayarit)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	86	87	173
2010	74	89	163
2005	65	69	134

Evolution of the population in El Risco: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Risco:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	4.13	15.73
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:	1.73%	2.45%
Illiterate population:	10.98%	22.70%
Illiterate population (men):	2.89%	15.73%
Illiterate population (women):	8.09%	31.08%
Schooling level:	7.46	5.67
Schooling level (men):	8.73	7.02
Schooling level (women):	6.24	3.98

Indigenous culture data in El Risco:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	100.00%	100.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	89.02%	82.82%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	9.25%	27.61%

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

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	32.37%	5.52%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	43.68%	8.99%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	20.93%	1.35%
Number of inhabited private housings:	37	32
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with piped water:	97.30%	37.04%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	5.41%	66.67%
Homes with a radio:	24.32%	29.63%
Homes with a television:	24.32%	0.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	13.51%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	2.70%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	2.70%	0.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.70%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	2.70%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	32.43%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	2.70%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Risco (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 Risco

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Risco

Many people want to stay in the town of El Risco itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• CABAÑAS ECOLÓGICAS TAWEXIKTA: 43 km away, direction Southwest (35 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL BUEN PASTOR: 40 km away, direction North (33 minutes by car)
• HOTEL EL NAYAR: 43 km away, direction North (36 minutes by car)
• HOTEL AZUL: 40 km away, direction North (30 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Risco

A weekend in El Risco and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Risco and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de El Risco para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Las Pilas (1976 meters): 7.3 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Huaynamota (1616 meters): 12.2 km walk (253 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Las Pipas (1847 meters): 12.7 km walk (232 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Cola (1160 meters): 12.6 km walk (180 minutes), heading North.

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

• La Nopalera (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• El Ciruelar (37 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
• El Zapote (102 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
• El Capomo (23 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 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 Risco (Nayarit)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	12	13	25
Youth (6-14 years)	24	26	50
Adults (15-59 years)	39	42	81
Elderly (60+ years)	11	6	17

#7 Pictures of El Risco

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Risco? 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 Risco.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Risco (Nayarit) is 63536

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Risco 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: 63536. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Risco ("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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#10 Schools in El Risco

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