What is the population of Tanaco (Michoacán de Ocampo)?

Tanaco (Michoacán de Ocampo)

Learn about large village of Tanaco through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 3,071 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán de Ocampo

The place of Tanaco is inside the municipality of Cherán (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 3,071 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. Tanaco is at 2,157 meters of altitude.

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Data: In Tanaco, there is a percentage of 89% of indigenous population and 56% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Tanaco? They are at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of Tanaco? You can find it at 14.2 kilometers, in direction West, from the town of Cherán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Tanaco through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Tanaco? How to go? Map

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

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#2 The population of Tanaco (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 3,071 inhabitants

Population data in Tanaco (Michoacán de Ocampo)
Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	1548	1523	3071
2010	1509	1438	2947
2005	1470	1390	2860

Evolution of the population in Tanaco: Total Men Women

Other demographic data in Tanaco:
	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.81	11.75
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:	2.41%	2.10%
Illiterate population:	14.46%	15.51%
Illiterate population (men):	6.02%	11.75%
Illiterate population (women):	8.43%	19.09%
Schooling level:	6.43	5.35
Schooling level (men):	6.67	5.84
Schooling level (women):	6.21	4.88

Indigenous culture data in Tanaco:
	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	88.80%	93.25%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	55.62%	67.29%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	2.21%	1.43%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Tanaco, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Tanaco:
	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	40.44%	32.20%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	54.76%	55.35%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	26.36%	10.14%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:	775	1,012
Homes with electricity:	96.77%	91.84%
Housing with piped water:	98.06%	92.12%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:	46.32%	97.05%
Dwellings with radio:	53.42%	72.29%
Housing with television:	85.68%	81.15%
Housing with refrigerator:	42.19%	29.25%
Housing with washing machine:	29.29%	15.33%
Housing with automobile:	24.65%	22.08%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	8.65%	3.23%
Homes with landline telephone:	10.45%	11.81%
Dwellings with cellular phones:	55.61%	13.22%
Homes with Internet:	6.19%	0.70%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in Tanaco (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 Tanaco

With the satellite map of Tanaco 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 Cherán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Tanaco.

#4 Population pyramid of Tanaco (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In Tanaco 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 Tanaco, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Tanaco (inhabitants year 2020)
Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	179	221	400
Youth (6-14 years)	260	244	504
Adults (15-59 years)	911	856	1,767
Elderly (60+ years)	198	202	400

#5 Photos of Tanaco

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Tanaco? 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 Tanaco.

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#6 Vote for Tanaco as the most beautiful town in Mexico

Do you like Tanaco or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Tanaco to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.

Average Rating: 5.0/5
(considering 3 votes)

In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, by popular vote:
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