Mezquites (Nayarit)

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Did you know that this town in Nayarit has 644 inhabitants?

The place of Mezquites is inside the municipality of Amatlán de Cañas (in the State of Nayarit). There are 644 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking. Mezquites is at 542 meters of altitude.

Data: In Mezquites, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 20% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Mezquites? You can find it at 18.3 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Amatlán de Cañas, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Mezquites through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Mezquites? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Mezquites (Nayarit) is 644 inhabitants

Population data in Mezquites (Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020325319644
2010292311603
2005312327639
Evolution of the population in Mezquites: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Mezquites:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.348.68
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:24.07%18.41%
Illiterate population:5.75%8.46%
Illiterate population (men):3.11%8.68%
Illiterate population (women):2.64%8.22%
Schooling level:7.546.33
Schooling level (men):7.166.13
Schooling level (women):7.936.54
Indigenous culture data in Mezquites:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.47%0.66%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.16%0.33%
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 Mezquites, 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 Amatlán de Cañas (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Mezquites:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:41.46%34.16%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.74%49.84%
Employed population over 12 years (women):26.46%17.47%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:200262
Homes with electricity:99.00%98.86%
Housing with piped water:99.00%97.73%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.00%97.73%
Dwellings with radio:41.50%73.86%
Housing with television:92.00%94.32%
Housing with refrigerator:92.50%90.34%
Housing with washing machine:80.00%77.27%
Housing with automobile:47.00%40.34%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:28.00%11.36%
Homes with landline telephone:51.50%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:76.00%64.77%
Homes with Internet:20.50%0.57%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Mezquites (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 Mezquites

With the satellite map of Mezquites 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 Amatlán de Cañas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Mezquites.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Mezquites

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

#5 Population pyramid of Mezquites (Nayarit)

In Mezquites 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 Mezquites, 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 Mezquites
Data of the age pyramid of the town Mezquites (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)323668
Youth (6-14 years)6950119
Adults (15-59 years)171163334
Elderly (60+ years)5370123

#6 Photos of Mezquites

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

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#7 The Postal Code of Mezquites (Nayarit) is 63975

Are you going to send a letter to Mezquites? Do you have a friend in Mezquites and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Mezquites consists of the following 5 digits: 63975. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of 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.

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  1. Almirezito (5 inhabitants)
  2. Barranca del Oro (368 inhabitants)
  3. Los Cerritos (171 inhabitants)
  4. Jocuixtle (- inhabitants)
  5. El Jocuixtle (Santa Beatriz) (4 inhabitants)
  6. El Pilón (165 inhabitants)
  7. El Rosario (1366 inhabitants)
  8. Jesús María (421 inhabitants)
  9. La Escondida (Agua Escondida) (27 inhabitants)
  10. Las Anonas (94 inhabitants)
  11. Las Jarillas (2 inhabitants)
  12. Nuevo México (17 inhabitants)
  13. Potrerillos (17 inhabitants)
  14. San Valentín (95 inhabitants)
  15. Tepuzhuacán (1075 inhabitants)