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El Tortugo (Sinaloa)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Tortugo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 420 inhabitants of Sinaloa.

The town of El Tortugo (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Guasave. It is the most populated town in the position #104 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Tortugo, 82% of the inhabitants are catholic and 91% 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 Tortugo is located at 25.6 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Guasave, 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 Tortugo.

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

Map to know how to get to El Tortugo (Sinaloa) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Tortugo, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Tortugo (Sinaloa) is 420 inhabitants

Population data in El Tortugo (Sinaloa)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	192	228	420
2010	209	221	430
2005	223	233	456

Evolution of the population in El Tortugo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Tortugo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2	3.17
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	3.10%	2.33%
Illiterate population:	3.33%	2.33%
Illiterate population (men):	2.62%	3.17%
Illiterate population (women):	0.71%	1.44%
Schooling level:	9.18	8.16
Schooling level (men):	8.58	8.01
Schooling level (women):	9.82	8.31

Indigenous culture data in El Tortugo:

	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 Tortugo, 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 Tortugo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	37.38%	29.07%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	58.77%	42.99%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	11.98%	14.35%
Number of inhabited private housings:	121	133
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	99.12%
Homes with piped water:	98.35%	2.65%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	97.52%	93.81%
Homes with a radio:	53.72%	47.79%
Homes with a television:	95.04%	99.12%
Homes with a refrigerator:	98.35%	99.12%
Homes with a washing machine:	90.91%	83.19%
Homes with a car:	64.46%	51.33%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	23.14%	10.62%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.83%	10.62%
Homes with cell phones:	95.04%	84.07%
Homes with Internet:	14.88%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Tortugo (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 Tortugo

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

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Tortugo

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

• HOTEL MR. MORO & R.V. RESORT: 25 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
• MOTEL REAL LAS GLORIAS: 32 km away, direction Northeast (27 minutes by car)
• MOTEL PARAISO: 31 km away, direction Northeast (22 minutes by car)
• MOTEL POSADA IRLANDES: 31 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Tortugo

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Tortugo? The list of the best places to visit in El Tortugo and nearby locations.
Other towns near El Tortugo:

• El Sacrificio (793 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
• Tierra y Libertad (193 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the East (8 minutes by car)
• Maximiliano R. López (El Pochote) (427 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northeast (10 minutes by car)
• Cubilete Número Dos (436 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northeast (9 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 Tortugo (Sinaloa)

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

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	10	16	26
Youth (6-14 years)	8	29	37
Adults (15-59 years)	150	140	290
Elderly (60+ years)	24	43	67

#7 Pictures of El Tortugo

In order for you to enjoy nature around El Tortugo, 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 Tortugo, 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 Tortugo (Sinaloa) is 81163

Are you going to send a letter to El Tortugo? Do you have a friend in El Tortugo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Tortugo consists of the following 5 digits: 81163. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Tortugo ("81") correspond to the state code of Sinaloa, 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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#10 Schools in El Tortugo

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