Los Mezquites (Nayarit)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Los Mezquites, a beautiful medium-sized town of 358 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit
The town of Los Mezquites (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Ixtlán del Río. There are 358 inhabitants and it is 688 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ixtlán del Río is 38 minutes away by car (30 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking.
Data: In Los Mezquites, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Los Mezquites? You can find it at 18.7 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Ixtlán del Río, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Los Mezquites through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Los Mezquites? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Los Mezquites (Nayarit)? 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 Los Mezquites (Nayarit) is 358 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 167 | 191 | 358 |
| 2010 | 175 | 190 | 365 |
| 2005 | 163 | 172 | 335 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.87 | 11.05 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit: | 5.31% | 3.01% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.47% | 12.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.51% | 11.05% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.96% | 13.71% |
| Schooling level: | 7.52 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.76 | 5.16 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.37 | 5.76 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 3.91% | 9.04% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.56% | 7.12% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ixtlán del Río (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 60.89% | 32.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.06% | 59.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 52.69% | 2.86% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 86 | 105 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.51% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 97.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.84% | 83.72% |
| Homes with a radio: | 53.49% | 65.12% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.86% | 84.88% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.02% | 87.21% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.58% | 67.44% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.19% | 40.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.79% | 2.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.72% | 3.49% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.63% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Los Mezquites
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Los Mezquites, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ixtlán del Río. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Los Mezquites.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Los Mezquites
Do you want to stay in Los Mezquites? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Los Mezquites:- HOTEL SALTO NEGRO ECOHOTEL: 21 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA HACIENDA: 26 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN LUIS: 30 km away, direction Southwest (21 minutes by car)
- MOTEL COLON: 27 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Los Mezquites
Want to know what to see in Los Mezquites if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Los Mezquites.Las mejores montes de Los Mezquites para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro las Joyas (1097 meters): 5.6 km walk (74 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro el Borrego (1060 meters): 7.2 km walk (135 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Grande (Cerro Juanacata) (2510 meters): 10.1 km walk (210 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro las Panochas (1563 meters): 13.3 km walk (211 minutes), heading South.
- Ixtlán del Río (Nayarit): Don't miss "Museo de Antropología Regional", 38 km, heading Southwest (30 minutes by car)
- Jala (Nayarit): Don't miss "Antigua Capilla de San Francisco", 27 km, heading West (26 minutes by car)
- Ahuacatlán (Nayarit): Don't miss "Balneario Acatique", 41 km, heading Southwest (39 minutes by car)
- El Limón (12 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- La Higuerita (189 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- La Virgencita (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- El Carrizo (7 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Los Mezquites (Nayarit)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Los Mezquites 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 Los Mezquites there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 23 | 23 | 46 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 30 | 41 | 71 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 101 | 109 | 210 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 18 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of Los Mezquites
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Los Mezquites? 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 Los Mezquites.
Disfrute con las fotos de Los Mezquites en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Los Mezquites (Nayarit) is 63943
Are you going to send a letter to Los Mezquites? Do you have a friend in Los Mezquites and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Los Mezquites consists of the following 5 digits: 63943. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Los Mezquites ("63") correspond to the state code of Nayarit, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Los Mezquites as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Nayarit, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Nayarit
#10 Schools in Los Mezquites
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ixtlán del Río
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Ixtlán del Río
- Cacalután (379 inhabitants)
- Coyula el Grande (5 inhabitants)
- Crucero Ranchos de Arriba (4 inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (109 inhabitants)
- El Carrizalillo (1 inhabitants)
- El Carrizo (7 inhabitants)
- El Centenario (3 inhabitants)
- El Mirador (- inhabitants)
- El Nogalito (- inhabitants)
- El Portezuelo (- inhabitants)
- El Zapote (14 inhabitants)
- Joscatán (- inhabitants)
- La Higuerita (189 inhabitants)
- Los Molcajetes (- inhabitants)
- Los Toriles (4 inhabitants)