El Platanal (Villamar, Michoacán de Ocampo)
Learn about large village of El Platanal through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 2,202 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán de Ocampo
The place of El Platanal is inside the municipality of Villamar (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 2,202 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Platanal is at 1,527 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Platanal, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Platanal is located at 5.1 kilometers from Emiliano Zapata, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. In addition, it is located at 8.9 kilometers from Villamar, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Platanal.
#1 Where is El Platanal? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo)? 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 El Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 2,202 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1133 | 1069 | 2202 |
| 2010 | 1174 | 1108 | 2282 |
| 2005 | 1124 | 978 | 2102 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 11.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo: | 2.00% | 1.84% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.26% | 11.70% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.63% | 11.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.63% | 12.10% |
| Schooling level: | 5.43 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.39 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.47 | 4.71 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.88% | 22.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.34% | 37.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.56% | 8.69% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 527 | 690 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.62% | 99.80% |
| Housing with piped water: | 99.81% | 99.41% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.67% | 95.46% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 70.21% | 82.64% |
| Housing with television: | 93.74% | 96.45% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 93.17% | 88.17% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 78.94% | 57.59% |
| Housing with automobile: | 47.25% | 40.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.11% | 2.96% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 34.72% | 50.69% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 74.00% | 19.72% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.49% | 0.79% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Platanal
With the satellite map of El Platanal 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 Villamar. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Platanal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Platanal
Do you want to stay in El Platanal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Platanal:- HOTEL CALIFORNIA PLAZA: 9 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL NARROCA: 14 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARADISE: 15 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo)
In El Platanal 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 El Platanal, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 134 | 116 | 250 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 173 | 193 | 366 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 661 | 603 | 1,264 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 165 | 157 | 322 |
#6 Photos of El Platanal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Platanal? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Platanal.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 59553
Are you going to send a letter to El Platanal? Do you have a friend in El Platanal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Platanal consists of the following 5 digits: 59553. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Platanal ("59") correspond to the state code of Michoacán de Ocampo, 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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#11 Schools in El Platanal
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#12 Other towns in the Municipality of Villamar
- Colonia los Ángeles (16 inhabitants)
- Crucero de San Antonio (1 inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (8 inhabitants)
- El Zapotito (276 inhabitants)
- Emiliano Zapata (3410 inhabitants)
- La Agua Santa (12 inhabitants)
- La Joya del Aire (67 inhabitants)
- La Ladera (28 inhabitants)
- La Ortiga de San Antonio Guaracha (116 inhabitants)
- Los García (11 inhabitants)
- Potrero el Carrizo (- inhabitants)
- Rancho La Candelaria (1 inhabitants)
- San Antonio Guaracha (1287 inhabitants)
- Tumbiscato (57 inhabitants)
- Villamar (2978 inhabitants)