El Gigante (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the small village of El Gigante (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 15 inhabitants?
The town of El Gigante (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Zitácuaro. There are 15 inhabitants and it is 1,714 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Angangueo is 65 minutes away by car (47 km). It is the most populated town in the position #148 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Gigante, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 100% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on El Gigante? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Gigante is located at 6.3 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Heróica Zitácuaro, 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
Online map of El Gigante 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 Gigante (Michoacán) is 15 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.17 | 14.29 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 13.33% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.67% | 9.09% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.67% | 14.29% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 8.58 | 5.86 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.5 | 5.75 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.67 | 6 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.67% | 18.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.56% | 28.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | 3 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 25.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 25.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Gigante
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Gigante, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Zitácuaro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Gigante.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Gigante
Do you want to stay in El Gigante? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Gigante:- HOTEL RANCHO SAN CAYETANO: 6 km away, direction North (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CIPRESES: 8 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DUBAY: 8 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RANCHO TABACHINES: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 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.Mountains in El Gigante for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Paloma (1773 meters): 0.2 km walk (3 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Campana (Piedras de Amolar) (2421 meters): 4.5 km walk (84 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Palomas (1794 meters): 4.0 km walk (54 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro San Antonio (2089 meters): 5.0 km walk (67 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo de la Inmaculada Concepción", 65 km, heading Northeast (47 minutes by car)
- Valle de Bravo (México): Don't miss "Lago", 72 km, heading Southeast (59 minutes by car)
- El Banco (42 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Linda Vista (El Bosque) (553 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- La Palma (969 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- La Encarnación (1819 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Pictures of El Gigante
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Gigante, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Gigante, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Gigante en este enlace
#7 Vote for El Gigante as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Gigante or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Gigante to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zitácuaro
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- El Sauz (Tercera Manzana) (68 inhabitants)
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- La Mesa (191 inhabitants)
- La Mesa de Abajo (29 inhabitants)
- Lechuguillas (53 inhabitants)
- Loma Larga (417 inhabitants)
- Puentezuelas (Tercera Manzana de Curungueo) (307 inhabitants)