El Ortigalito
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Ortigalito (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 233 inhabitants?
The town of El Ortigalito belongs to the municipality of Ario (State of Michoacán). There are 233 inhabitants and it is 1,640 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tacámbaro is 52 minutes away by car (44 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #25 of the ranking.
Data: In El Ortigalito, 15% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Ortigalito? You can find it at 19.5 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Ario de Rosales, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Ortigalito through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Ortigalito? How to go? Map
Online map of El Ortigalito 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 Ortigalito (Michoacán) is 233 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 107 | 126 | 233 |
| 2010 | 107 | 115 | 222 |
| 2005 | 103 | 102 | 205 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.05 | 13.91 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.45% | 15.32% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 7.73% | 13.91% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.72% | 16.82% |
| Schooling level: | 5.27 | 4.47 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.99 | 4.54 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.57 | 4.41 |
| 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 Ario (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.33% | 34.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.38% | 65.22% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 6.54% | 0.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 54 | 62 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 92.86% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 77.78% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a radio: | 24.07% | 42.86% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.04% | 76.79% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.89% | 41.07% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 72.22% | 28.57% |
| Homes with a car: | 50.00% | 30.36% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.70% | 5.36% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 61.11% | 12.50% |
| Homes with Internet: | 18.52% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Ortigalito
With the satellite map of El Ortigalito 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 Ario. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Ortigalito.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Ortigalito
Many people want to stay in the town of El Ortigalito 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:- HOTEL AVENIDA: 23 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA: 22 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BALNEARIO LA CASCADA: 24 km away, direction Southwest (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GUERRERO: 26 km away, direction Southwest (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Ortigalito
A weekend in El Ortigalito and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Ortigalito and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Ortigalito para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Blanco (1799 meters): 0.8 km walk (10 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Mirador (1896 meters): 0.8 km walk (13 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Los Cocos (2007 meters): 1.8 km walk (34 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Angelito (1950 meters): 1.8 km walk (36 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Tacámbaro (Michoacán): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Fátima", 52 km, heading Northeast (44 minutes by car)
- Rincón de la Yerbabuena (Rincón del Burro) (127 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Otatal (23 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Saucito (Potrero de los Bueyes) (22 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- La Parota (41 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Ortigalito (Michoacán)
In El Ortigalito 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 Ortigalito, 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) | 18 | 30 | 48 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 63 | 69 | 132 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
#7 Pictures of El Ortigalito
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Ortigalito? 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 Ortigalito.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Ortigalito (Michoacán) is 61844
Are you going to send a letter to El Ortigalito? Do you have a friend in El Ortigalito and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Ortigalito consists of the following 5 digits: 61844. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Ortigalito ("61") correspond to the state code of Michoacán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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#10 Schools in El Ortigalito
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ario
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