El Colorado (Michoacán)
Learn about small village of El Colorado through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 42 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Colorado (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Ziracuaretiro. There are 42 inhabitants and it is 1,277 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Santa Clara del Cobre is 58 minutes away by car (47 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #20 of the ranking.
Data: In El Colorado, 12% of individuals have completed secondary education and 12% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Colorado? You can find it at 3.7 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of San Ángel Zurumucapio, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Ziracuaretiro, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at Northwest, at 8.1 kilometers. To enjoy the town of El Colorado through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Colorado? How to go? Map
Online map of El Colorado in Michoacán, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Colorado (Michoacán) is 42 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2010 | 12 | ||
| 2005 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 2.38% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 5.81 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.42 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 7 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ziracuaretiro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.62% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.55% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.00% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 8 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with piped water: | 37.50% | -% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 50.00% | -% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.50% | -% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.50% | -% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 75.00% | -% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.00% | -% |
| Homes with a car: | 75.00% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.50% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.50% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Colorado
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Colorado, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ziracuaretiro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Colorado.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Colorado
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Colorado, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Colorado so you can contact them:- HOTEL ZIRACUA: 6 km away, direction Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL HACIENDA CARACHA: 9 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA JARDÍN: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL LA FERIA: 14 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Colorado
A weekend in El Colorado and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Colorado and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Colorado for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Arena (1353 meters): 1.3 km walk (18 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Los Mogotes (1361 meters): 1.9 km walk (23 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Siraspen (El Panadero) (1494 meters): 4.0 km walk (49 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Cueva del Zopilote (1325 meters): 4.5 km walk (93 minutes), heading West.
- Santa Clara del Cobre (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo de la Inmaculada Concepción", 58 km, heading East (47 minutes by car)
- Paracho de Verduzco (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Museo de la guitarra", 57 km, heading Northwest (51 minutes by car)
- Pátzcuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Plaza de San Francisco", 80 km, heading Northeast (55 minutes by car)
- La Joya del Encino (9 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Teresa (61 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- El Suspiro (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- La Lagunilla (Restaurant) (11 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Colorado (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Colorado 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 Colorado there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of El Colorado
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Colorado? 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 El Colorado.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/31530897.jpg "\Rincón de las Flores\")
Disfrute con las fotos de El Colorado en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Colorado as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ziracuaretiro
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Ziracuaretiro
- Barrio Cuarto Dos (- inhabitants)
- Barrio Cuarto Uno (- inhabitants)
- Colonia Bicentenario (110 inhabitants)
- El Cárcamo (6 inhabitants)
- El Copal (279 inhabitants)
- El Papayo (31 inhabitants)
- El Pino Cuate (16 inhabitants)
- El Suspiro (10 inhabitants)
- Granja de Chivos (- inhabitants)
- La Mesa de San Ángel (14 inhabitants)
- La Tamacua (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Bonito (Colonia Cristo Rey) (457 inhabitants)
- San Andrés Coru (2441 inhabitants)
- San Ángel Zurumucapio (5788 inhabitants)
- Ziraspén (182 inhabitants)