Los Mecates (Elota, Sinaloa)

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The place of Los Mecates is inside the municipality of Elota (in the State of Sinaloa). There are 53 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #59 of the whole municipality. Los Mecates is at 119 meters of altitude.

Data: In Los Mecates, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 73% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Los Mecates? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Los Mecates is located at 29.9 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of La Cruz, 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 Los Mecates.

#1 Where is Los Mecates? How to go? Map

Location map of Los Mecates in Sinaloa: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Los Mecates, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Los Mecates (Sinaloa) is 53 inhabitants

Population data in Los Mecates (Elota, Sinaloa)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020213253
2010333467
2005334073
Evolution of the population in Los Mecates: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Los Mecates:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.5917.65
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:7.55%1.49%
Illiterate population:5.66%14.93%
Illiterate population (men):3.77%17.65%
Illiterate population (women):1.89%12.12%
Schooling level:5.974.43
Schooling level (men):5.554.74
Schooling level (women):6.64
Indigenous culture data in Los Mecates:
20202010
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 Los Mecates, 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 dwelling data in Los Mecates:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:41.51%29.85%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.25%55.88%
Employed population over 12 years (women):19.05%3.03%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1519
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:93.33%87.50%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:60.00%75.00%
Dwellings with radio:6.67%18.75%
Housing with television:86.67%75.00%
Housing with refrigerator:100.00%75.00%
Housing with washing machine:66.67%31.25%
Housing with automobile:40.00%37.50%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:20.00%12.50%
Dwellings with cellular phones:73.33%37.50%
Homes with Internet:0.00%6.25%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Los Mecates (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sinaloa, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Los Mecates

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Mecates

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#5 Population pyramid of Los Mecates (Sinaloa)

In Los Mecates 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 Los Mecates, 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.

Population pyramid of Los Mecates
Data of the age pyramid of the town Los Mecates (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)426
Youth (6-14 years)2810
Adults (15-59 years)111829
Elderly (60+ years)448

#6 Photos of Los Mecates

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