El Puerto (Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Puerto through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 346 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán de Ocampo
You may know it as San José del Puerto.
The place of El Puerto is inside the municipality of Uruapan (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 346 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #29 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Puerto is at 1,597 meters of altitude.
You may know this town as San José del Puerto, because this was its former name. In the year 2016, the locality changed its name.
Data: In El Puerto, 84% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Puerto is located at 6.6 kilometers from Uruapan, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Puerto.
#1 Where is El Puerto? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Puerto in Michoacán de Ocampo? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Puerto.
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#2 The population of El Puerto (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 346 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 183 | 163 | 346 |
| 2010 | 99 | 96 | 195 |
| 2005 | 70 | 63 | 133 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.46 | 11.46 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo: | 5.49% | 1.54% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.05% | 9.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.89% | 11.46% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.16% | 8.08% |
| Schooling level: | 7.14 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.67 | 4.38 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.58 | 5.46 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.03% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Uruapan (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.60% | 33.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.90% | 57.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.40% | 11.11% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 89 | 115 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.88% | 70.21% |
| Housing with piped water: | 25.84% | 4.26% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.76% | 95.74% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 84.27% | 76.60% |
| Housing with television: | 92.13% | 82.98% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 89.89% | 42.55% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 71.91% | 38.30% |
| Housing with automobile: | 52.81% | 42.55% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.87% | 2.13% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 96.63% | 70.21% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.74% | 2.13% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Puerto
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Puerto, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Uruapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Puerto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Puerto
Many people want to stay in the town of El Puerto 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.:- MOTEL SAN CARLOS SA DE CV: 3 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GERARDO: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARAÍSO: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL VENECIA: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Puerto (Michoacán de Ocampo)
In El Puerto 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 Puerto, 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) | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 34 | 32 | 66 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 105 | 91 | 196 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 18 | 31 |
#6 Photos of El Puerto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Puerto? 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 Puerto.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Puerto (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 60226
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Puerto 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: 60226. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Puerto ("60") 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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#9 Comments and opinions about El Puerto
#10 Schools in El Puerto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Uruapan
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Uruapan
- Cario (- inhabitants)
- El Calvario (4 inhabitants)
- El Bosque (4 inhabitants)
- El Ejidal (38 inhabitants)
- El Caporal (11 inhabitants)
- La Cañada (- inhabitants)
- La Huiramposta (La Capilla) (- inhabitants)
- La Casita (6 inhabitants)
- La Cofradía (4 inhabitants)
- La Escondida (16 inhabitants)
- El Tanque (- inhabitants)
- Las Trojitas (- inhabitants)
- Los Cerezos (6 inhabitants)
- Tejerías (Tejerías de Santa Catarina) (548 inhabitants)
- Tzintzicátaro (El Arenal) (9 inhabitants)