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Tanques

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The town of Tanques belongs to the municipality of Elota (State of Sinaloa). There are 1,919 inhabitants and it is 19 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #3 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Tanques, 31% of the population over 12 years is single and 10% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Tanques? You can find it at 20.1 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of La Cruz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Tanques through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Tanques? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Tanques (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 Tanques (Sinaloa) is 1,919 inhabitants

Population data in Tanques

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	938	981	1919
2010	812	840	1652
2005	757	767	1524

Evolution of the population in Tanques: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in Tanques:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.77	7.50
Population coming from outside the State of Sinaloa:	21.83%	19.73%
Illiterate population:	3.96%	6.42%
Illiterate population (men):	2.24%	7.50%
Illiterate population (women):	1.72%	5.30%
Schooling level:	8.01	6.89
Schooling level (men):	7.86	6.65
Schooling level (women):	8.15	7.14

Indigenous culture data in Tanques:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.47%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.26%	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 Tanques, 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 Tanques:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	47.79%	30.51%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	58.51%	47.86%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	36.57%	12.56%
Number of inhabited private housings:	473	464
Homes with electricity:	99.37%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	99.58%	99.21%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	92.60%	95.54%
Homes with a radio:	24.52%	53.02%
Homes with a television:	89.01%	93.70%
Homes with a refrigerator:	94.93%	96.59%
Homes with a washing machine:	68.92%	70.87%
Homes with a car:	42.71%	45.14%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	13.53%	8.40%
Homes with landline telephone:	6.55%	32.02%
Homes with cell phones:	91.33%	65.62%
Homes with Internet:	9.94%	0.52%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tanques (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 Tanques

With the satellite map of Tanques 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 Elota. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Tanques.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Tanques

Do you want to stay in Tanques? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Tanques:

• MOTEL: 28 km away, direction Southeast (22 minutes by car)
• MOTEL LIBRANZA: 29 km away, direction Southeast (23 minutes by car)
• MOTEL MORGAN: 32 km away, direction Southeast (25 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 32 km away, direction Southeast (21 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in Tanques

Want to know what to see in Tanques if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Tanques.
Mountains in Tanques for hiking and trails:

• Cerro Colorado (263 meters): 13.8 km walk (176 minutes), heading Northeast.

Other towns near Tanques:

• Colonia Buenos Aires (253 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
• Boscoso (811 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
• Campo la Paloma (Agrícola el Chaparral) (1857 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
• Las Granjas del Norote (165 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Southeast (12 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 Tanques (Sinaloa)

In Tanques 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 Tanques, 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 Tanques (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	100	112	212
Youth (6-14 years)	177	184	361
Adults (15-59 years)	557	571	1,128
Elderly (60+ years)	104	114	218

#7 Pictures of Tanques

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Tanques? 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 Tanques.
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#8 The Postal Code of Tanques (Sinaloa) is 82770

Are you going to send a letter to Tanques? Do you have a friend in Tanques and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Tanques consists of the following 5 digits: 82770. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Tanques ("82") 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.

#9 Vote for Tanques as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Tanques or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Tanques to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Sinaloa, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Sinaloa

#10 Schools in Tanques

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