El Molcajete (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Molcajete, a beautiful small village of 140 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Molcajete (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Hidalgo. There are 140 inhabitants and it is 2,618 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #66 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Molcajete, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Molcajete is located at 19.6 kilometers from Ciudad Hidalgo, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the West direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Molcajete.
#1 Where is El Molcajete? How to go? Map
Online map of El Molcajete in Michoacán, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
Do you want to know if your last name is among the most common in the Michoacán State? Here is a complete list of the most popular ones
#2 The population of El Molcajete (Michoacán) is 140 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71 | 69 | 140 |
| 2010 | 74 | 72 | 146 |
| 2005 | 79 | 73 | 152 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.54 | 4.17 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.00% | 4.79% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.43% | 4.17% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.57% | 5.41% |
| Schooling level: | 6.05 | 4.89 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.4 | 4.24 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.66 | 5.46 |
| 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 Hidalgo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.43% | 32.19% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 76.81% | 63.89% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 7.04% | 1.35% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 35 | 38 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.29% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 37.14% | 96.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 85.71% | 96.43% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.43% | 82.14% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 40.00% | 60.71% |
| Homes with a car: | 62.86% | 67.86% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 3.57% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 77.14% | 42.86% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Molcajete
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Molcajete, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Hidalgo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Molcajete.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Molcajete
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Molcajete, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Molcajete so you can contact them:- PARQUE NATURAL LOS MANANTIALES: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- RANCHO LA MAGOLLITA: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL SAN PEDRO: 21 km away, direction Northeast (17 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS Y BALNEARIO ERÉNDIRA: 20 km away, direction Northeast (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Molcajete
Want to know what to see in El Molcajete if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Molcajete.Mountains in El Molcajete for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Puerto El Hueso (2821 meters): 4.1 km walk (50 minutes), heading West.
- Loma Zetina (2630 meters): 3.5 km walk (56 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Campana (2610 meters): 5.2 km walk (91 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Ventero (2807 meters): 6.1 km walk (110 minutes), heading East.
- Monte Oscuro (Monte Obscuro) (72 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- Tulitos (27 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Puerto de Pucuato (La Cooperativa) (82 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Jaritas de Pucuato (12 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Molcajete (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Molcajete 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 Molcajete there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 46 | 44 | 90 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
#7 Pictures of El Molcajete
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Molcajete? 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 Molcajete.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Molcajete en este enlace
#8 Vote for El Molcajete as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Molcajete or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Molcajete 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.
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
#9 Schools in El Molcajete
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Hidalgo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Hidalgo
- Cerro Azul (8 inhabitants)
- Colonia Ecológica de Tembendado (1084 inhabitants)
- El Molcajete (140 inhabitants)
- El Moralillo (- inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (884 inhabitants)
- Huajúmbaro (1743 inhabitants)
- La Rosa (1 inhabitants)
- La Yerbabuena (27 inhabitants)
- Las Higuerillas (- inhabitants)
- Los Tableros (7 inhabitants)
- Mil Cumbres (80 inhabitants)
- Palomillas (166 inhabitants)
- Pino Gordo (55 inhabitants)
- Puentecillas (- inhabitants)
- Puerto de Cuitareo (Puerto del Sagrado Corazón) (294 inhabitants)