El Pilar (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Pilar, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,136 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of El Pilar (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Puruándiro. There are 1,136 inhabitants and it is 2,260 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Yuriria is 40 minutes away by car (38 km). It is the most populated town in the position #11 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Pilar, 22% of individuals have completed secondary education and 5% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Pilar is located at 20.7 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Puruándiro, 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 Pilar.
#1 Where is El Pilar? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Pilar (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Pilar, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Pilar (Michoacán) is 1,136 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 597 | 539 | 1136 |
| 2010 | 573 | 488 | 1061 |
| 2005 | 491 | 417 | 908 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.71 | 12.50 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 13.20% | 6.41% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.00% | 12.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.16% | 12.50% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.84% | 12.22% |
| Schooling level: | 5.64 | 4.31 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.02 | 3.77 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.15 | 4.72 |
| 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 Puruándiro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.02% | 32.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.22% | 52.87% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.78% | 15.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 308 | 351 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.35% | 98.01% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.75% | 95.62% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 73.05% | 31.08% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.23% | 79.68% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.21% | 94.82% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.71% | 73.31% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 84.42% | 75.30% |
| Homes with a car: | 46.75% | 42.63% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.87% | 0.80% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.87% | 32.27% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 85.71% | 30.28% |
| Homes with Internet: | 28.90% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Pilar
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Pilar, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Puruándiro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Pilar.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Pilar
Do you want to stay in El Pilar? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Pilar:- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 23 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 25 km away, direction Northwest (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 24 km away, direction Northwest (17 minutes by car)
- EL MESON DE DON MANUEL: 24 km away, direction Northwest (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Pilar
A weekend in El Pilar and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Pilar and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Pilar for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Olotes (2371 meters): 0.9 km walk (11 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Presidio (2399 meters): 1.6 km walk (29 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Blanco (2184 meters): 3.3 km walk (57 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Rey Grande (2240 meters): 5.2 km walk (73 minutes), heading South.
- Yuriria (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Laguna de Yuriria", 40 km, heading East (38 minutes by car)
- Piedras Anchas (490 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- Los Reyes (862 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- Chamacuero (793 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Sanguijuelas (1085 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Pilar (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Pilar 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 Pilar there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 65 | 66 | 131 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 97 | 112 | 209 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 371 | 301 | 672 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 64 | 60 | 124 |
#7 Pictures of El Pilar
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Pilar? 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 Pilar.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Pilar en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Pilar (Michoacán) is 58520
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Pilar 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: 58520. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Pilar ("58") 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 Pilar as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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:
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#10 Schools in El Pilar
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Puruándiro
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- Los Pirules (1 inhabitants)
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