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El Salvaje (Campeche)

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The town of El Salvaje (Campeche) belongs to the municipality of Candelaria. There are 308 inhabitants and it is 50 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #40 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Salvaje, there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 30% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Salvaje? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Salvaje is located at 45.9 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Candelaria, 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 Salvaje.

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

How to get to the town of El Salvaje in Campeche? 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 Salvaje.

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#2 The population of El Salvaje (Campeche) is 308 inhabitants

Population data in El Salvaje (Campeche)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	163	145	308
2010	120	140	260
2005	105	118	223

Evolution of the population in El Salvaje: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Salvaje:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.71	4.29
Population coming from outside the State of Campeche:	42.86%	48.85%
Illiterate population:	9.74%	6.92%
Illiterate population (men):	4.22%	4.29%
Illiterate population (women):	5.52%	10.00%
Schooling level:	6.08	5.14
Schooling level (men):	6.11	5.10
Schooling level (women):	6.05	5.19

Indigenous culture data in El Salvaje:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	2.60%	2.69%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.97%	0.77%
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 Salvaje, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Campeche, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Salvaje:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	31.82%	26.54%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	53.79%	49.29%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	12.27%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	83	73
Homes with electricity:	98.80%	95.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	93.33%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	95.18%	86.67%
Homes with a radio:	25.30%	28.33%
Homes with a television:	65.06%	71.67%
Homes with a refrigerator:	79.52%	58.33%
Homes with a washing machine:	77.11%	48.33%
Homes with a car:	15.66%	10.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	7.23%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	7.23%	6.67%
Homes with cell phones:	30.12%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	19.28%	0.00%

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

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salvaje

Do you want to stay in El Salvaje? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Salvaje:

• HOTEL TAXAHA: 68 km away, direction West (45 minutes by car)
• POSADA JUÁREZ: 75 km away, direction West (52 minutes by car)
• HOTEL DEL BOSQUE JUNIOR: 68 km away, direction West (46 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA LUCELY: 73 km away, direction West (52 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Salvaje

A weekend in El Salvaje and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Salvaje and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Salvaje?:

• Las Mariposas (9 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
• El Manantial (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
• Mu�oz Ram�rez (12 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
• La Amapola (12 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (10 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 Salvaje (Campeche)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	24	16	40
Youth (6-14 years)	43	31	74
Adults (15-59 years)	84	81	165
Elderly (60+ years)	12	17	29

#7 Pictures of El Salvaje

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Salvaje? 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 Salvaje.
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#9 Schools in El Salvaje

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