Carapan
The most complete information about the city of Carapan (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 6,867 inhabitants?
The town of Carapan belongs to the municipality of Chilchota (State of Michoacán). There are 6,867 inhabitants and it is 1,962 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Paracho de Verduzco is 38 minutes away by car (37 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.
Data: In Carapan, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 11% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Carapan? You can find it at 8.7 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Chilchota, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Carapan through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Carapan? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Carapan (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Carapan, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Carapan (Michoacán) is 6,867 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3516 | 3351 | 6867 |
| 2010 | 3333 | 3046 | 6379 |
| 2005 | 2362 | 2195 | 4557 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.28 | 7.03 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 1.33% | 0.96% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.79% | 9.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.64% | 7.03% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.15% | 11.16% |
| Schooling level: | 7.74 | 6.78 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.87 | 7.04 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.62 | 6.56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 88.25% | 89.75% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 70.51% | 75.04% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 1.06% | 2.82% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilchota (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.27% | 36.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.19% | 55.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 34.95% | 19.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,679 | 1,805 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.11% | 96.01% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.11% | 96.40% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 75.58% | 93.82% |
| Homes with a radio: | 84.16% | 78.31% |
| Homes with a television: | 89.16% | 87.58% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 63.61% | 42.21% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 21.14% | 13.51% |
| Homes with a car: | 19.18% | 18.34% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.26% | 7.14% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.84% | 15.57% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.60% | 32.11% |
| Homes with Internet: | 19.65% | 2.38% |
#3 Satellite photo of Carapan
With the satellite map of Carapan 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 Chilchota. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Carapan.
#4 What to do in Carapan
A weekend in Carapan and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Carapan and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Carapan for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Peana Juata (2145 meters): 2.9 km walk (49 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Tzatzini Juata (2163 meters): 3.8 km walk (48 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Patamban (2174 meters): 3.7 km walk (50 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Cobre (2591 meters): 3.5 km walk (44 minutes), heading North.
- Paracho de Verduzco (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo de Santiago Apostol de Nurio", 38 km, heading South (37 minutes by car)
- Tacuro (Santa María Tacuro) (1990 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Ichán (4274 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- San Juan Carapan (11 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Huáncito (4403 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Carapan (Michoacán)
In Carapan 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 Carapan, 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) | 400 | 429 | 829 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 553 | 604 | 1,157 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 2,204 | 1,989 | 4,193 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 359 | 329 | 688 |
#6 Pictures of Carapan
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Carapan? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Carapan.
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#7 The Postal Code of Carapan (Michoacán) is 59791
Are you going to send a letter to Carapan? Do you have a friend in Carapan and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Carapan consists of the following 5 digits: 59791. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Carapan ("59") correspond to the state code of Michoacán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#8 Vote for Carapan as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
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#11 Hotels & Accommodation in Carapan
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Carapan
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chilchota
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilchota
- Acachuén (2881 inhabitants)
- Carapan (6867 inhabitants)
- Chilchota (8280 inhabitants)
- Colonia La Guadalupana (16 inhabitants)
- El Pedregal (152 inhabitants)
- Ichán (4274 inhabitants)
- La Cofradía (533 inhabitants)
- Los Nogales (1644 inhabitants)
- Morelos (José María Morelos) (558 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (124 inhabitants)
- San Juan Carapan (- inhabitants)
- Tacuro (Santa María Tacuro) (1990 inhabitants)
- Tanaquillo (1530 inhabitants)
- Urén (1611 inhabitants)
- Zopoco (3107 inhabitants)