La Castañona (Nayarit)
The most complete information about the tiny town of La Castañona (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Nayarit has 7 inhabitants?
The town of La Castañona (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Xalisco. There are 7 inhabitants and it is 917 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Compostela de Indias is 35 minutes away by car (35 km).
Data: In La Castañona, 43% of individuals have completed secondary education and 25% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is La Castañona? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Castañona (Nayarit) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Castañona, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Castañona (Nayarit) is 7 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.5 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit: | 14.29% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 10.29 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 10.2 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 10.5 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Xalisco (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 100.00% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 100.00% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 100.00% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a radio: | 75.00% | -% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with a car: | 75.00% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.00% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Castañona
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Castañona, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Xalisco. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Castañona.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Castañona
Do you want to stay in La Castañona? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Castañona:- MOTEL CHALET: 3 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL RINCON AZUL: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL GIRASOL: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALBERTOS: 7 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Castañona
Want to know what to see in La Castañona if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Castañona.Mountains in La Castañona for hiking and trails:
- Volcán El Molcajete (1290 meters): 9.4 km walk (137 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Volcán Media Luna (1394 meters): 12.6 km walk (180 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Loma del Toro (1174 meters): 10.3 km walk (177 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Coatepec (1531 meters): 12.2 km walk (153 minutes), heading West.
- Compostela de Indias (Nayarit): Don't miss "Zoológico Las Piedras", 35 km, heading South (35 minutes by car)
- Palomas (15 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Colonia la Ladrillera (207 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Espinal (127 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Paso Blanco (Ismael Quezada) (10 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
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#7 Comments and opinions about La Castañona
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Xalisco
#8 Other towns in the Municipality of Xalisco
- Bloquera Palomas (7 inhabitants)
- El Carrizal (367 inhabitants)
- El Fresnito (12 inhabitants)
- El Paso Blanco (Ismael Quezada) (10 inhabitants)
- El Sauz (2 inhabitants)
- Granja Los Encinos (4 inhabitants)
- Lagos del Verde (90 inhabitants)
- Los Ángeles (1 inhabitants)
- Leonor Langarica Pérez (6 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Arroyito (3 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Verde (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Jordán (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Rafael (3 inhabitants)
- San José de Costilla (Estación Costilla) (281 inhabitants)
- Un Rinconcito de Nayarit (4 inhabitants)