El Tambor (Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit)

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Did you know that this town in Nayarit has 653 inhabitants?

The town of El Tambor is located in the Municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla (in the State of Nayarit). There are 653 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #36 of the whole municipality. El Tambor is at 33 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Tambor, there is a percentage of 3% of indigenous population and 87% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Tambor? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Tambor is located at 19.1 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Santiago Ixcuintla, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Tambor.

Where is El Tambor? How to get there? Map

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The population of El Tambor (Nayarit) is 653 inhabitants

Population data in El Tambor (Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020322331653
2010331345676
2005281294575
Evolution of the population in El Tambor: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Tambor:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.366.09
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:3.22%9.02%
Illiterate population:5.36%5.03%
Illiterate population (men):3.52%6.09%
Illiterate population (women):1.84%3.93%
Schooling level:7.096.09
Schooling level (men):6.955.96
Schooling level (women):7.256.22
Indigenous culture data in El Tambor:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:2.76%6.36%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.92%2.51%
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 Tambor, 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 dwelling data in El Tambor:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:47.47%31.36%
Employed population over 12 years (men):66.77%49.86%
Employed population over 12 years (women):27.64%12.08%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:185256
Homes with electricity:99.46%96.34%
Housing with piped water:97.30%87.96%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:91.89%78.53%
Dwellings with radio:63.24%76.44%
Housing with television:91.89%88.48%
Housing with refrigerator:80.00%74.87%
Housing with washing machine:63.78%54.97%
Housing with automobile:35.14%36.65%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.54%2.62%
Homes with landline telephone:3.78%1.57%
Dwellings with cellular phones:87.03%50.26%
Homes with Internet:2.70%0.52%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Tambor (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.


Hotels and Accommodation near El Tambor

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

Satellite photo of El Tambor

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Tambor, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla. You can search free satellite map (2023) of El Tambor.


Population pyramid of El Tambor (Nayarit)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Tambor by age and sex, 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 Tambor there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Tambor
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Tambor (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)322658
Youth (6-14 years)6662128
Adults (15-59 years)176185361
Elderly (60+ years)4858106

Photos of El Tambor

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Tambor, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Tambor, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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The Postal Code of El Tambor (Nayarit) is 63558

Are you going to send a letter to El Tambor? Do you have a friend in El Tambor and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Tambor consists of the following 5 digits: 63558. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Tambor ("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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