El Gigante (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Gigante, a beautiful medium-sized town of 364 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Gigante (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tacámbaro. There are 364 inhabitants and it is 1,549 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tacámbaro is 7 minutes away by car (4 km). It is the most populated town in the position #67 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Gigante, 24% of the population over 12 years is single and 21% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Gigante is located at 3.5 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Tacámbaro de Codallos, 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 Gigante.
#1 Where is El Gigante? How to go? Map
Location map of El Gigante in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Gigante, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Gigante (Michoacán) is 364 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 175 | 189 | 364 |
| 2010 | 89 | 100 | 189 |
| 2005 | 101 | 125 | 226 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.58 | 6.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 4.40% | 1.59% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.59% | 8.47% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.57% | 6.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.02% | 11.24% |
| Schooling level: | 6.24 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.68 | 4.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.81 | 4.87 |
| 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 Tacámbaro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.51% | 46.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.14% | 64.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.86% | 26.97% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 80 | 50 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.83% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.75% | 97.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.75% | 97.83% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.75% | 73.91% |
| Homes with a television: | 97.50% | 95.65% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 95.00% | 67.39% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 85.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 56.25% | 54.35% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.75% | 4.35% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.75% | 2.17% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.00% | 69.57% |
| Homes with Internet: | 21.25% | 4.35% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gigante
With the satellite map of El Gigante 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 Tacámbaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Gigante.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gigante
Many people want to stay in the town of El Gigante 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:- POSADA LA POSADITA: 5 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL CASTELLO: 5 km away, direction East (4 minutes by car)
- POSADA MADERO: 4 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PANORAMA: 4 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Gigante
A weekend in El Gigante and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Gigante and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Gigante para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Caricho (1700 meters): 2.4 km walk (46 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Campana (1631 meters): 3.0 km walk (46 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro La Laguna (1730 meters): 3.9 km walk (50 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa El MalpaÃs (1581 meters): 3.0 km walk (62 minutes), heading South.
- Tacámbaro (Michoacán): Don't miss "Centro Cultural Amalia Solòrzano", 7 km, heading Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- Santa Clara del Cobre (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Museo Nacional del Cobre", 52 km, heading Northwest (36 minutes by car)
- Pátzcuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Plaza Vasco de Quiroga​", 80 km, heading Northwest (56 minutes by car)
- La Magdalena (660 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Paso de San Agustín (82 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Blanca (El Aserradero de la Blanca) (124 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Mayorazgo (561 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Gigante (Michoacán)
In El Gigante 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 Gigante, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 31 | 37 | 68 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 108 | 108 | 216 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 10 | 12 | 22 |
#7 Pictures of El Gigante
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Gigante? 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 Gigante.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Gigante en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Gigante (Michoacán) is 61652
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Gigante 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: 61652. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Gigante ("61") 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.
#9 Vote for El Gigante as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tacámbaro
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