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El Zapote (Sinaloa)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Zapote, a beautiful small village of 198 inhabitants of the State of Sinaloa

The town of El Zapote (Sinaloa) belongs to the municipality of Mazatlán. There are 198 inhabitants and it is 11 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Norte is 19 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #51 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Zapote, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 61% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Zapote is located at 11.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Mazatlán, 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 Zapote.

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

What is the route to get to El Zapote (Sinaloa)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of El Zapote (Sinaloa) is 198 inhabitants

Population data in El Zapote (Sinaloa)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	100	98	198
2010	94	87	181
2005	81	78	159

Evolution of the population in El Zapote: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Zapote:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.76	8.05
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	13.64%	3.31%
Illiterate population:	6.06%	7.73%
Illiterate population (men):	2.53%	8.05%
Illiterate population (women):	3.54%	7.45%
Schooling level:	7.27	6.24
Schooling level (men):	6.9	6.15
Schooling level (women):	7.65	6.31

Indigenous culture data in El Zapote:

	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 Zapote, 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 Zapote:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	41.92%	39.23%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	61.22%	60.92%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	23.00%	19.15%
Number of inhabited private housings:	54	54
Homes with electricity:	98.15%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	94.44%	100.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	90.74%	87.50%
Homes with a radio:	51.85%	79.17%
Homes with a television:	90.74%	97.92%
Homes with a refrigerator:	85.19%	93.75%
Homes with a washing machine:	66.67%	52.08%
Homes with a car:	14.81%	20.83%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	16.67%	4.17%
Homes with landline telephone:	3.70%	6.25%
Homes with cell phones:	92.59%	62.50%
Homes with Internet:	61.11%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Zapote (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 Zapote

With the satellite map of El Zapote will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Mazatlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Zapote.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Zapote

Many people want to stay in the town of El Zapote itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOTEL LAS VILLAS: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
• MOTEL CABAÑAS CONFORT: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
• MOTEL EL REY: 10 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)
• ESTRELLA DEL MAR: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Zapote

Want to know what to see in El Zapote if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Zapote.
Beaches in El Zapote for sunbathing:

• Playa Norte: A 19 km walk (175 minutes) or 20 minutes by car, heading West.

Las mejores montes de El Zapote para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Loma Zacatosa (119 meters): 3.5 km walk (54 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro El Fortín (83 meters): 4.1 km walk (60 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro La Coyota (193 meters): 4.4 km walk (65 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro La Herradura (258 meters): 5.8 km walk (71 minutes), heading Northwest.

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

• Cereso (1223 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the West (0 minutes by car)
• Ampliación el Zapote (260 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
• La Guanera (23 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Pirámides del Castillo (9 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 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 Zapote (Sinaloa)

In El Zapote there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Zapote, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

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

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	10	11	21
Youth (6-14 years)	19	14	33
Adults (15-59 years)	60	61	121
Elderly (60+ years)	11	12	23

#7 Pictures of El Zapote

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

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