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El Tancote

We have collected many facts about the small village of El Tancote, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 63 inhabitants of Sinaloa.

The town of El Tancote belongs to the municipality of Mocorito (State of Sinaloa). There are 63 inhabitants and it is 62 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #128 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Tancote, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 62% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of El Tancote? You can find it at 40.5 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Pericos, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Mocorito, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Southwest, at 9.1 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Tancote through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

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

Online map of El Tancote (Sinaloa) 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 Tancote (Sinaloa) is 63 inhabitants

Population data in El Tancote

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	27	36	63
2010	18	27	45
2005	29	43	72

Evolution of the population in El Tancote: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Tancote:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	4.54	33.33
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	0.00%	2.22%
Illiterate population:	28.57%	28.89%
Illiterate population (men):	22.22%	33.33%
Illiterate population (women):	6.35%	22.22%
Schooling level:	4.31	3.53
Schooling level (men):	3.72	3.14
Schooling level (women):	5.13	4.06

Indigenous culture data in El Tancote:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.00%
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 Tancote, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sinaloa, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Tancote:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	50.79%	44.44%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	77.78%	74.07%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	14.81%	0.00%
Number of inhabited private housings:	24	17
Homes with electricity:	95.83%	35.29%
Homes with piped water:	91.67%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	66.67%	64.71%
Homes with a radio:	20.83%	35.29%
Homes with a television:	54.17%	41.18%
Homes with a refrigerator:	83.33%	0.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	62.50%	0.00%
Homes with a car:	54.17%	41.18%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	4.17%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	4.17%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	79.17%	23.53%
Homes with Internet:	4.17%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Tancote (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 Tancote

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tancote

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

• HOTEL MIRSA: 14 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL SERRANITO: 43 km away, direction Northeast (34 minutes by car)
• CUARTOS ECONOMICOS: 44 km away, direction Northeast (35 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL DEL CAMPO: 48 km away, direction Northeast (37 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Tancote

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Tancote? The list of the best places to visit in El Tancote and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Tancote para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Los Gatos (270 meters): 3.3 km walk (65 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Zopilotita (283 meters): 2.6 km walk (53 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Prieto (300 meters): 3.0 km walk (37 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro La Cruz (163 meters): 5.5 km walk (84 minutes), heading North.

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

• El Zapote de los Cázares (53 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (8 minutes by car)
• Rancho Viejo (735 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
• El Pochotal (13 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southwest (10 minutes by car)
• El Platanar (71 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the East (8 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 Tancote (Sinaloa)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	2	2	4
Youth (6-14 years)	2	2	4
Adults (15-59 years)	13	18	31
Elderly (60+ years)	10	14	24

#7 Pictures of El Tancote

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Tancote? 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 Tancote.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Tancote (Sinaloa) is 80923

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Tancote 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: 80923. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Tancote ("80") 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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