Cerro Prieto (Michoacán)
Learn about medium-sized town of Cerro Prieto through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 492 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of Cerro Prieto (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tlalpujahua. There are 492 inhabitants and it is 2,768 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tlalpujahua is 17 minutes away by car (12 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #19 of the ranking.
Data: In Cerro Prieto, 99% of the inhabitants are catholic and 41% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Cerro Prieto? You can find it at 9.6 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Tlalpujahua de Rayón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Cerro Prieto through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Cerro Prieto? How to go? Map
Location map of Cerro Prieto in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Cerro Prieto, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Cerro Prieto (Michoacán) is 492 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 253 | 239 | 492 |
| 2010 | 260 | 238 | 498 |
| 2005 | 208 | 191 | 399 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3 | 8.40 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 18.09% | 10.64% |
| Illiterate population: | 13.21% | 10.44% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.69% | 8.40% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.52% | 12.31% |
| Schooling level: | 7.08 | 6.01 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.04 | 6.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.1 | 5.96 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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: | 31.10% | 29.72% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 49.37% | 50.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.83% | 10.77% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 139 | 166 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.84% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.12% | 83.61% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 62.59% | 86.89% |
| Homes with a radio: | 40.29% | 62.30% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.33% | 84.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 46.04% | 28.69% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 41.01% | 27.87% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.02% | 26.23% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.44% | 3.28% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.44% | 4.10% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 19.42% | 26.23% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.82% |
#3 Satellite photo of Cerro Prieto
With the satellite map of Cerro Prieto 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 Tlalpujahua. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Cerro Prieto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Cerro Prieto
Do you want to stay in Cerro Prieto? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Cerro Prieto:- HOTEL COLIN: 9 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- MANSIÓN SAN ANTONIO: 14 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANT RINCON MINERO: 13 km away, direction Northeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PARAISO: 14 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Cerro Prieto
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Cerro Prieto? The list of the best places to visit in Cerro Prieto and nearby locations.Mountains in Cerro Prieto for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Colorado (3087 meters): 2.7 km walk (35 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro San Rafael (2822 meters): 2.3 km walk (30 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Silquero (3178 meters): 4.9 km walk (101 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Espanta Vaca (3086 meters): 5.2 km walk (74 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tlalpujahua (Michoacán): Don't miss "Mina Las Dos Estrellas", 17 km, heading North (12 minutes by car)
- El Oro de Hidalgo (México): Don't miss "Teatro Juárez", 22 km, heading Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo de la Inmaculada Concepción", 30 km, heading Southwest (22 minutes by car)
- San José de Guadalupe (267 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (499 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
- El Capulín (Cuartel 3o. San Joaquín Morelos) (639 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- La Trampa (476 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Cerro Prieto (Michoacán)
In Cerro Prieto 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 Cerro Prieto, 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) | 30 | 44 | 74 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 42 | 34 | 76 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 148 | 132 | 280 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 29 | 62 |
#7 Pictures of Cerro Prieto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Cerro Prieto? 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 Cerro Prieto.
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#8 The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto (Michoacán) is 61074
Are you going to send a letter to Cerro Prieto? Do you have a friend in Cerro Prieto and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cerro Prieto consists of the following 5 digits: 61074. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cerro Prieto ("61") 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.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tlalpujahua
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