Cherán (Michoacán de Ocampo)

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The town of Cherán is located in the Municipality of Cherán (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 16,841 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking. Cherán is at 2,377 meters of altitude.

Data: In Cherán, 92% 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.

#1 Where is Cherán? How to get there? Map

Online map of Cherán (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 Cherán (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 16,841 inhabitants

Population data in Cherán (Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20208740810116841
20107443680214245
20056471586012331
Evolution of the population in Cherán: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Cherán:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.576.10
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:1.30%0.96%
Illiterate population:6.22%8.27%
Illiterate population (men):2.35%6.10%
Illiterate population (women):3.87%10.25%
Schooling level:8.747.58
Schooling level (men):8.867.81
Schooling level (women):8.627.38
Indigenous culture data in Cherán:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:33.04%39.02%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:12.49%16.04%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.09%0.04%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Cherán, 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 Cherán:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:46.99%34.78%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.41%53.40%
Employed population over 12 years (women):38.25%17.78%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3,9214,760
Homes with electricity:99.34%98.23%
Housing with piped water:93.93%86.62%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:62.82%98.19%
Dwellings with radio:64.09%79.21%
Housing with television:88.50%85.31%
Housing with refrigerator:59.60%42.20%
Housing with washing machine:72.33%53.53%
Housing with automobile:45.24%39.25%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:18.72%13.13%
Homes with landline telephone:13.85%18.83%
Dwellings with cellular phones:83.19%33.55%
Homes with Internet:14.51%4.39%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Cherán (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 Cherán

With the satellite map of Cherán 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 Cherán.


#4 Population pyramid of Cherán (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In Cherán 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 Cherán, 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.

Population pyramid of Cherán
Data of the age pyramid of the town Cherán (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)1,0861,1152,201
Youth (6-14 years)1,5471,5653,112
Adults (15-59 years)5,1314,5359,666
Elderly (60+ years)9768861,862

#5 Photos of Cherán

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

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#6 The Postal Code of Cherán (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 60270

Are you going to send a letter to Cherán? Do you have a friend in Cherán and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Cherán consists of the following 5 digits: 60270. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Cherán ("60") correspond to the state code of Michoacán de Ocampo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#7 Vote for Cherán as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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Average Rating: 4.5/5
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#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Cherán

  1. Casimiro Leco (El Cerecito) (607 inhabitants)
  2. Tupukatiro (2 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia San Pedro (- inhabitants)
  4. Cherán (16841 inhabitants)
  5. Cherán Diez (- inhabitants)
  6. Cherán Nueve (- inhabitants)
  7. Copuro (- inhabitants)
  8. Kilómetro Veintiuno (- inhabitants)
  9. Tanaco (3071 inhabitants)
  10. Tanaco Cinco (20 inhabitants)
  11. Tanaco Cuatro (- inhabitants)
  12. Tanaco Dos (26 inhabitants)
  13. Tanaco Tres (- inhabitants)
  14. Tanaco Uno (11 inhabitants)
  15. Tzerémbaro (8 inhabitants)