El Chilar (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Chilar, a beautiful small village of 109 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Chilar (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of La Huacana. There are 109 inhabitants and it is 180 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #35 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Chilar, 83% of the inhabitants are catholic and 82% 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 El Chilar is located at 37.2 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of La Huacana, 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 El Chilar.
#1 Where is El Chilar? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Chilar (Michoacán)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Chilar (Michoacán) is 109 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 56 | 53 | 109 |
| 2010 | 100 | 97 | 197 |
| 2005 | 117 | 109 | 226 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.07 | 19.59 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 21.10% | 19.80% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.34% | 19.59% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 13.76% | 20.00% |
| Schooling level: | 4.95 | 4.60 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 3.82 |
| Schooling level (women): | 4.91 | 5.25 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.75% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.92% | 0.00% |
| 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 La Huacana (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.86% | 30.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.83% | 57.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.86% | 5.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 28 | 50 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 90.91% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 25.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.71% | 95.45% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.86% | 86.36% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.14% | 59.09% |
| Homes with a car: | 35.71% | 18.18% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 4.55% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 45.45% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Chilar
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Chilar, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of La Huacana. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Chilar.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Chilar
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Chilar, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Chilar so you can contact them:- HOTEL LA CASCADA: 27 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
- MOTEL XCARET: 31 km away, direction North (25 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA COPA: 28 km away, direction North (20 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CUATRO CAMINOS: 32 km away, direction North (26 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Chilar
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Chilar? The list of the best places to visit in El Chilar and nearby locations.Mountains in El Chilar for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Pitire Achicalado (332 meters): 1.0 km walk (14 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Calabazas (230 meters): 2.1 km walk (27 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Agua de Felipe (382 meters): 2.0 km walk (35 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Pato (208 meters): 2.8 km walk (59 minutes), heading South.
- Arroyo Hondo (13 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Potrerillos de Rentería (Cupuancillo) (191 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Los Olivos (528 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- El Tepetate (25 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Chilar (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Chilar by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Chilar there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 12 | 9 | 21 |
#7 Pictures of El Chilar
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Chilar, 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 Chilar, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Chilar en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Chilar (Michoacán) is 61873
Are you going to send a letter to El Chilar? Do you have a friend in El Chilar and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Chilar consists of the following 5 digits: 61873. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Chilar ("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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#10 Schools in El Chilar
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of La Huacana
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