El Contagio
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Contagio, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 118 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of El Contagio belongs to the municipality of Coahuayana (State of Michoacán). There are 118 inhabitants and it is 10 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #20 of the ranking.
Data: In El Contagio, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 33% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Contagio? You can find it at 2.5 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Coahuayana de Hidalgo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Contagio through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Contagio? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Contagio (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 Contagio (Michoacán) is 118 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43 | 75 | 118 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 25.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 69.49% | 55.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.10% | 15.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.93% | 25.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.17% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.06 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.8 | 4.57 |
| Schooling level (women): | 3.56 | 5.29 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 38.98% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 11.86% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Coahuayana (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 21.19% | 60.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 12.00% | 75.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.21% | 37.50% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 7 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.00% | 75.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 33.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Contagio
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Contagio, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Coahuayana. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Contagio.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Contagio
Many people want to stay in the town of El Contagio itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL LOS ARCOS: 3 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA DUEÑA: 4 km away, direction Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA NAVIDEÑA: 5 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DULCES SUEÑOS: 10 km away, direction Northwest (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Contagio
A weekend in El Contagio and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Contagio and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Contagio for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tescalama (20 meters): 1.0 km walk (12 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Agua de Sánchez (19 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Reyes (23 meters): 2.3 km walk (40 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Piedra (236 meters): 6.3 km walk (103 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Rancho Carabia (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- San Vicente (516 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Coahuayana de Hidalgo (5886 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Valle Verde (10 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Contagio (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Contagio 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 Contagio there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 21 | 51 | 72 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
#7 Pictures of El Contagio
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Contagio? 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 Contagio.
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#8 Vote for El Contagio 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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Michoacán
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Coahuayana
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Coahuayana
- Achotán (219 inhabitants)
- Colonia Veinte de Noviembre (El Camalote) (832 inhabitants)
- Arroyo Seco (Don Goyo González) (5 inhabitants)
- El Amatique (- inhabitants)
- El Nance (8 inhabitants)
- El Zapotal (24 inhabitants)
- La Esperanza (- inhabitants)
- La Huizachera (5 inhabitants)
- Las Guásimas (- inhabitants)
- Rancho de Rojas (9 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Balastre (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Elías López Mendoza (2 inhabitants)
- San Telmo (12 inhabitants)
- Santa María Miramar (187 inhabitants)
- Valle Verde (10 inhabitants)