El Salitre (Villamar, Michoacán de Ocampo)

Learn about medium-sized town of El Salitre through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 385 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán de Ocampo

The town of El Salitre is located in the Municipality of Villamar (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 385 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality. El Salitre is at 1,520 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Salitre, 96% of the inhabitants are catholic and 80% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that El Salitre is located at 1.9 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Emiliano Zapata, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Villamar) it is at 5.7 kilometers in direction Southesast. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of El Salitre.

#1 Where is El Salitre? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Salitre (Michoacán de Ocampo) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Salitre (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 385 inhabitants

Population data in El Salitre (Villamar, Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020204181385
2010202190392
2005193184377
Evolution of the population in El Salitre: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Salitre:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.1716.32
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:4.42%2.30%
Illiterate population:9.61%14.03%
Illiterate population (men):4.94%16.32%
Illiterate population (women):4.68%11.88%
Schooling level:6.564.93
Schooling level (men):6.435.10
Schooling level (women):6.684.76
Indigenous culture data in El Salitre:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.04%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.52%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 El Salitre, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Salitre:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:32.73%25.00%
Employed population over 12 years (men):52.49%49.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):15.20%1.98%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:120168
Homes with electricity:99.17%99.03%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:97.50%93.20%
Dwellings with radio:70.00%86.41%
Housing with television:91.67%96.12%
Housing with refrigerator:91.67%94.17%
Housing with washing machine:80.00%68.93%
Housing with automobile:45.00%55.34%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:4.17%5.83%
Homes with landline telephone:19.17%34.95%
Dwellings with cellular phones:80.00%46.60%
Homes with Internet:18.33%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Salitre (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Salitre

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



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre

Many people want to stay in the town of El Salitre itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Michoacán de Ocampo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Salitre by age and sex, 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 El Salitre there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Salitre
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Salitre (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)231033
Youth (6-14 years)243256
Adults (15-59 years)109103212
Elderly (60+ years)483684

#6 Photos of El Salitre

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

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#7 The Postal Code of El Salitre (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 59550

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Salitre so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 59550. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Salitre ("59") correspond to the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Villamar

  1. El Aguate (El Ajuate) (59 inhabitants)
  2. El Fresno (145 inhabitants)
  3. El Potrero del Salitre (3 inhabitants)
  4. El Zapotito (276 inhabitants)
  5. Emiliano Zapata (3410 inhabitants)
  6. Estación Guaracha (30 inhabitants)
  7. La Cantera (- inhabitants)
  8. La Caramicua (- inhabitants)
  9. La Joya del Aire (67 inhabitants)
  10. La Ortiga de San Antonio Guaracha (116 inhabitants)
  11. La Raya de San Antonio Guaracha (122 inhabitants)
  12. Los Sauces (- inhabitants)
  13. Nicolás Romero (409 inhabitants)
  14. Rancho La Candelaria (1 inhabitants)
  15. Rincón del Guayabo (7 inhabitants)