Peñas (Nayarit)

We have collected many facts about the large village of Peñas, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,858 inhabitants of Nayarit.

It was formerly known as Las Peñitas (Peñas).

The town of Peñas is located in the Municipality of Tuxpan (in the State of Nayarit). There are 1,858 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. Peñas is at 15 meters of altitude.

You may know this town as Las Peñitas (Peñas), because this was its former name. This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.

Data: In Peñas, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 10% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Peñas? You can find it at 7.9 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Tuxpan, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the Peñas location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is Peñas? How to get there? Map

What is the route to get to Peñas (Nayarit)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Peñas (Nayarit) is 1,858 inhabitants

Population data in Peñas (Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209628961858
20109169021818
20058698291698
Evolution of the population in Peñas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Peñas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.615.54
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:16.04%16.23%
Illiterate population:5.22%6.33%
Illiterate population (men):2.15%5.54%
Illiterate population (women):3.07%7.10%
Schooling level:8.297.14
Schooling level (men):8.147.22
Schooling level (women):8.437.05
Indigenous culture data in Peñas:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:5.27%2.59%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:3.88%1.65%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.05%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Peñas, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Nayarit, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tuxpan (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Peñas:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.30%34.98%
Employed population over 12 years (men):60.71%59.20%
Employed population over 12 years (women):38.67%11.14%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:601730
Homes with electricity:97.17%97.67%
Housing with piped water:88.35%80.61%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:93.34%93.90%
Dwellings with radio:49.42%73.79%
Housing with television:86.36%94.61%
Housing with refrigerator:85.36%81.69%
Housing with washing machine:71.55%65.17%
Housing with automobile:29.78%35.19%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:10.48%7.18%
Homes with landline telephone:19.80%40.22%
Dwellings with cellular phones:77.20%42.55%
Homes with Internet:17.14%2.33%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Peñas (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Peñas

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Peñas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tuxpan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Peñas.


#4 Population pyramid of Peñas (Nayarit)

In Peñas 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 Peñas, 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 Peñas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Peñas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)8961150
Youth (6-14 years)143136279
Adults (15-59 years)5575351,092
Elderly (60+ years)173164337

#5 Photos of Peñas

In order for you to enjoy nature around Peñas, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Peñas, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#6 Vote for Peñas 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:
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- The most beautiful towns in Nayarit

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Tuxpan

  1. Agua Escondida (1 inhabitants)
  2. El Cedro (La Vaquita) (3 inhabitants)
  3. El Humilde (5 inhabitants)
  4. El Tecomate (118 inhabitants)
  5. Graciano García (- inhabitants)
  6. La Ilusión (2 inhabitants)
  7. Mayorga (1 inhabitants)
  8. Cardona (5 inhabitants)
  9. Cervantes (1 inhabitants)
  10. Rancho de Goyo Morones (Las Ladrilleras) (- inhabitants)
  11. Rancho de los Cabuto (1 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Fernández (- inhabitants)
  13. Las Flores (1 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Susana (1 inhabitants)
  15. Unión de Corrientes (1063 inhabitants)