El Arco (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the large village of El Arco (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 792 inhabitants?
The town of El Arco (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of José Sixto Verduzco. There are 792 inhabitants and it is 1,705 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Arco, 26% of the population over 12 years is single and 18% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Arco is located at 5.9 kilometers from Pastor Ortiz, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Arco.
#1 Where is El Arco? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Arco (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Arco, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Arco (Michoacán) is 792 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 396 | 396 | 792 |
| 2010 | 399 | 353 | 752 |
| 2005 | 335 | 268 | 603 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.56 | 9.63 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 23.11% | 17.69% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.96% | 9.84% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.92% | 9.63% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.04% | 10.03% |
| Schooling level: | 6.83 | 6.15 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.03 | 6.31 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.63 | 6.02 |
| 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: | 38.01% | 26.20% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.28% | 51.27% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.73% | 4.01% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 216 | 208 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 99.46% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.54% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.35% | 84.41% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.04% | 76.34% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.76% | 94.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.50% | 72.04% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 76.39% | 67.20% |
| Homes with a car: | 44.91% | 43.01% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.80% | 4.30% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.56% | 6.99% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.57% | 37.63% |
| Homes with Internet: | 17.59% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Arco
With the satellite map of El Arco 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 José Sixto Verduzco. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Arco.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Arco
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Arco, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Arco so you can contact them:- HOTEL LA ULTIMA MORADA: 9 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 19 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 23 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
- EL MESON DE DON MANUEL: 21 km away, direction Northeast (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Arco
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Arco? The list of the best places to visit in El Arco and nearby locations.Mountains in El Arco for hiking and trails:
- Cerro El Arco (2069 meters): 2.5 km walk (42 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Camataran (2170 meters): 9.4 km walk (187 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Mogote Alto (2048 meters): 10.2 km walk (165 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Loma Los Trompos (1764 meters): 12.0 km walk (185 minutes), heading East.
- La Calera (Nacimientos) (1478 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Tafoya (José María Tafoya) (760 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Godino (450 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa de Lima (El Armadillo) (107 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Arco (Michoacán)
In El Arco 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 El Arco, 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) | 37 | 36 | 73 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 57 | 67 | 124 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 231 | 230 | 461 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 71 | 63 | 134 |
#7 Pictures of El Arco
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Arco, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Arco, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Arco en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Arco (Michoacán) is 58544
Are you going to send a letter to El Arco? Do you have a friend in El Arco and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Arco consists of the following 5 digits: 58544. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Arco ("58") 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.
#9 Vote for El Arco as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Arco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of José Sixto Verduzco
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of José Sixto Verduzco
- El Campo (11 inhabitants)
- El Potrero de Abajo (26 inhabitants)
- Héroes de Chapultepec (Rodeo de San Antonio) (1382 inhabitants)
- La Cajita de Chávez (17 inhabitants)
- La Calera (Nacimientos) (1478 inhabitants)
- La Estación de los Ángeles (35 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (Busburu) (775 inhabitants)
- Los Corrales (694 inhabitants)
- Los Vázquez (Las Casitas) (1 inhabitants)
- Mancera (1378 inhabitants)
- Mezquite Gordo (439 inhabitants)
- San José Huipana (3434 inhabitants)
- San Martín (2262 inhabitants)
- Unión Juárez (Agua Gorda) (977 inhabitants)