El Fortín (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the large village of El Fortín (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 1,225 inhabitants?
The town of El Fortín (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Venustiano Carranza. There are 1,225 inhabitants and it is 1,522 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jiquilpan de Juárez is 59 minutes away by car (40 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #4 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Fortín, 24% of individuals have completed secondary education and 26% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Fortín is located at 10.0 kilometers from Venustiano Carranza (Cab.), which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Fortín.
#1 Where is El Fortín? How to go? Map
Location map of El Fortín in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Fortín, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of El Fortín (Michoacán) is 1,225 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 636 | 589 | 1225 |
2010 | 568 | 520 | 1088 |
2005 | 508 | 463 | 971 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | 6.15 |
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 28.00% | 16.54% |
Illiterate population: | 5.14% | 5.97% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.29% | 6.15% |
Illiterate population (women): | 2.86% | 5.81% |
Schooling level: | 7.52 | 6.36 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 6.01 |
Schooling level (women): | 7.74 | 6.69 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.55% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 43.84% | 34.83% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.76% | 60.96% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.09% | 10.92% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 343 | 336 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.93% |
Homes with piped water: | 99.42% | 96.44% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.25% | 96.44% |
Homes with a radio: | 74.05% | 72.24% |
Homes with a television: | 94.75% | 95.02% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.29% | 88.26% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 86.01% | 73.67% |
Homes with a car: | 60.93% | 50.18% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.66% | 8.90% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 24.20% | 51.25% |
Homes with cell phones: | 87.76% | 29.18% |
Homes with Internet: | 54.52% | 5.34% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Fortín
With the satellite map of El Fortín 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 Venustiano Carranza. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Fortín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Fortín
Do you want to stay in El Fortín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Fortín:- HOTEL HABITACIONES VILLA: 6 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 10 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL NARROCA: 11 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA PLAZA: 13 km away, direction Southeast (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Fortín
Want to know what to see in El Fortín if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Fortín.Las mejores montes de El Fortín para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Muerto (Cerro La Hermita) (2243 meters): 11.0 km walk (161 minutes), heading South.
- El Sombrerete (1720 meters): 11.7 km walk (171 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Loco (1562 meters): 14.2 km walk (275 minutes), heading West.
- El Cóporo (2004 meters): 17.6 km walk (302 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Jiquilpan de Juárez (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Casa de Piedra", 59 km, heading Southwest (40 minutes by car)
- Cuatro Esquinas (249 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Cumuatillo (3068 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- San Gregorio (2144 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the East (10 minutes by car)
- Ibarra (1789 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northwest (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Fortín (Michoacán)
In El Fortín 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 Fortín, 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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 83 | 70 | 153 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 81 | 93 | 174 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 373 | 345 | 718 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 99 | 81 | 180 |
#7 Pictures of El Fortín
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Fortín? 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 Fortín.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Fortín (Michoacán) is 59173
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Fortín so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 59173. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Fortín ("59") correspond to the State of Michoacán, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in El Fortín
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Venustiano Carranza
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Venustiano Carranza
- Basurero Municipal [Basurero Municipal (24 inhabitants)
- Casa Blanca (- inhabitants)
- Centro de Rehabilitación (- inhabitants)
- Cerrito de Pescadores (El Tepetate) (447 inhabitants)
- Colonia Pedro Romero Número Cuatro (48 inhabitants)
- Cuatro Esquinas (249 inhabitants)
- Cumuatillo (3068 inhabitants)
- El Palomo (- inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Lomas del Valle Uno (10 inhabitants)
- La Barranca (Colonia Francisco Romero) (1 inhabitants)
- Los Tomines (- inhabitants)
- Pueblo Viejo (783 inhabitants)
- Rancho Los Morales (4 inhabitants)
- Rosalía (2 inhabitants)
- San Pedro Cahro (11897 inhabitants)