Colonia el Platanal
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Colonia el Platanal, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 424 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of Colonia el Platanal belongs to the municipality of Penjamillo (State of Michoacán). There are 424 inhabitants and it is 1,744 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #13 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Colonia el Platanal, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Colonia el Platanal is located at 1.2 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Penjamillo de Degollado, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Colonia el Platanal.
#1 Where is Colonia el Platanal? How to go? Map
Online map of Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán) 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 Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán) is 424 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 220 | 204 | 424 |
| 2010 | 212 | 201 | 413 |
| 2005 | 202 | 183 | 385 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.4 | 8.46 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 7.55% | 9.93% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.90% | 7.75% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.07% | 8.46% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.83% | 7.08% |
| Schooling level: | 7.29 | 6.08 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.16 | 5.94 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.41 | 6.20 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.73% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| 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 Penjamillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.45% | 34.14% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.39% | 50.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.45% | 18.87% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 122 | 182 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 99.12% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.18% | 93.81% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.72% | 93.81% |
| Homes with a radio: | 67.21% | 84.07% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.16% | 93.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.16% | 80.53% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 77.87% | 53.10% |
| Homes with a car: | 41.80% | 33.63% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 22.13% | 8.85% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 27.87% | 53.10% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.89% | 29.20% |
| Homes with Internet: | 40.98% | 4.42% |
#3 Satellite photo of Colonia el Platanal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Colonia el Platanal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Penjamillo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Colonia el Platanal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Colonia el Platanal
Do you want to stay in Colonia el Platanal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Colonia el Platanal:- HOTEL MORELOS: 1 km away, direction East (1 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DESTINY: 15 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA CHURINTZIO: 22 km away, direction West (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL ULTIMO ESFUERZO: 29 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Colonia el Platanal
Want to know what to see in Colonia el Platanal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Colonia el Platanal.Las mejores montes de Colonia el Platanal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cortes (2102 meters): 4.8 km walk (97 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro de Enmedio (2216 meters): 6.9 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Acumbas (2176 meters): 7.0 km walk (108 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Mole (1982 meters): 9.1 km walk (170 minutes), heading South.
- Penjamillo de Degollado (3357 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Petazícuaro (42 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- Buenavista (19 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- El Laberinto (La Jamacua) (30 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán)
In Colonia el Platanal 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 Colonia el Platanal, 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) | 23 | 26 | 49 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 132 | 112 | 244 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 38 | 34 | 72 |
#7 Pictures of Colonia el Platanal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Colonia el Platanal? 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 Colonia el Platanal.
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#9 Schools in Colonia el Platanal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Penjamillo
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