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El Salitral (Sonora)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Salitral through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 474 inhabitants of the State of Sonora

The town of El Salitral (Sonora) belongs to the municipality of Etchojoa. There are 474 inhabitants and it is 19 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #31 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Salitral, 79% of the inhabitants are catholic and 20% 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 Salitral is located at 12.4 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Etchojoa, 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 Salitral.

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

Online map of El Salitral (Sonora) 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 Salitral (Sonora) is 474 inhabitants

Population data in El Salitral (Sonora)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	223	251	474
2010	213	211	424
2005	203	204	407

Evolution of the population in El Salitral: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Salitral:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.4	4.27
Population coming from outside the State of Sonora:	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	3.38%	6.60%
Illiterate population (men):	1.05%	4.27%
Illiterate population (women):	2.32%	8.92%
Schooling level:	8.34	7.44
Schooling level (men):	8.12	7.53
Schooling level (women):	8.58	7.35

Indigenous culture data in El Salitral:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	44.30%	54.48%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	17.30%	23.11%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.21%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Salitral, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sonora, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Salitral:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	41.98%	32.31%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	57.37%	54.03%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	24.66%	10.80%
Number of inhabited private housings:	114	104
Homes with electricity:	97.37%	94.17%
Homes with piped water:	99.12%	91.26%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	7.02%	96.12%
Homes with a radio:	77.19%	66.99%
Homes with a television:	82.46%	85.44%
Homes with a refrigerator:	63.16%	58.25%
Homes with a washing machine:	20.18%	9.71%
Homes with a car:	15.79%	6.80%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	1.75%	2.91%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	71.93%	36.89%
Homes with Internet:	0.88%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Salitral (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sonora, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Salitral

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitral

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

• HOTEL BACOBAMPO: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
• MOTEL VALLE VERDE DE NAVOJOA: 26 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
• PENSIONES: 31 km away, direction South (24 minutes by car)
• MOTEL PARAISO: 27 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Salitral

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

• Cerro Babocahui (37 meters): 6.1 km walk (108 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Tucucame (74 meters): 6.7 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro Bayajuri (Picacho Bayojori) (189 meters): 7.0 km walk (131 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Campana (91 meters): 9.3 km walk (133 minutes), heading Northwest.

Other towns near El Salitral:

• El Nuevo Retiro (109 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• Huirachaca (130 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• Bahuisa (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
• El Retiro Viejo (66 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 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 Salitral (Sonora)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	19	27	46
Youth (6-14 years)	39	41	80
Adults (15-59 years)	136	148	284
Elderly (60+ years)	29	35	64

#7 Pictures of El Salitral

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Salitral, 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 Salitral, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Salitral (Sonora) is 85284

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Salitral 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: 85284. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Salitral ("85") correspond to the State of Sonora, 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 Salitral

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