El Gatal (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Gatal, a beautiful small village of 99 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Gatal (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Madero. There are 99 inhabitants and it is 1,668 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tacámbaro is 34 minutes away by car (26 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #26 of the ranking.
Data: In El Gatal, 94% of the inhabitants are catholic and 67% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of El Gatal? You can find it at 13.7 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Villa Madero, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Gatal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Gatal? How to go? Map
Location map of El Gatal in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Gatal, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Gatal (Michoacán) is 99 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51 | 48 | 99 |
| 2010 | 49 | 47 | 96 |
| 2005 | 46 | 43 | 89 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.03 | 8.51 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.08% | 13.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.02% | 8.51% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.06% | 18.37% |
| Schooling level: | 5.62 | 4.13 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.52 | 4.85 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.71 | 3.42 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Madero (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 56.57% | 30.21% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.42% | 61.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 52.94% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 21 | 23 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 85.71% | 85.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 4.76% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.71% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.48% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 66.67% | 35.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 52.38% | 20.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 15.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gatal
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Gatal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Madero. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Gatal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gatal
Do you want to stay in El Gatal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Gatal:- HOTEL FRANCO: 18 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- QUINTA SAUZ: 21 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL LA CASCADA: 28 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- POSADA FLORIDA: 23 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gatal
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Gatal? The list of the best places to visit in El Gatal and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Gatal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Negra (1728 meters): 1.2 km walk (24 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Carboneras (1968 meters): 1.3 km walk (18 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Loma Larga (1744 meters): 2.9 km walk (51 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Verduras (2112 meters): 3.1 km walk (51 minutes), heading North.
- Tacámbaro (Michoacán): Don't miss "Capilla de Santa Marìa Magdalena", 34 km, heading West (26 minutes by car)
- Santa Clara del Cobre (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Museo Nacional del Cobre", 71 km, heading West (56 minutes by car)
- Los Planes (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- El Cajete (7 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- La Carpintería (110 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Puerto de la Mula (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Gatal (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Gatal 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 Gatal there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
#7 Pictures of El Gatal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gatal? 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 Gatal.
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#8 Vote for El Gatal as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#9 Schools in El Gatal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Madero
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- El Arenal (5 inhabitants)
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- El Terrero (2 inhabitants)
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- La Muñeca (64 inhabitants)
- Los Planes (- inhabitants)
- Los Tecolotes (- inhabitants)
- Palizada (259 inhabitants)
- San Pedro (33 inhabitants)
- Tererio (14 inhabitants)
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