El Platanal (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of El Platanal (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 263 inhabitants?
The town of El Platanal (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tumbiscatío. There are 263 inhabitants and it is 346 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #5 of the ranking.
Data: In El Platanal, 24% of the population over 12 years is single and 56% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Platanal? You can find it at 35.1 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Platanal through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Platanal? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Platanal (Michoacán)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Platanal (Michoacán) is 263 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 130 | 133 | 263 |
| 2010 | 181 | 166 | 347 |
| 2005 | 163 | 149 | 312 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.79 | 16.87 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 1.52% | 1.15% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.83% | 17.87% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.46% | 16.87% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.37% | 18.78% |
| Schooling level: | 5.85 | 4.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.42 | 4.21 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.25 | 4.61 |
| 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 Tumbiscatío (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.22% | 32.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.87% | 62.05% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.23% | 4.97% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 84 | 110 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.62% | 97.50% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.62% | 1.25% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.43% | 93.75% |
| Homes with a radio: | 41.67% | 75.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 75.00% | 76.25% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 91.67% | 88.75% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 69.05% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 45.24% | 40.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.14% | 2.50% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.19% | 1.25% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 76.19% | 3.75% |
| Homes with Internet: | 55.95% | 1.25% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Platanal
With the satellite map of El Platanal 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 Tumbiscatío. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Platanal.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Platanal
Do you want to stay in El Platanal? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Platanal:- AUTO MOTEL LA PLAYA: 38 km away, direction North (28 minutes by car)
- MOTEL XCARET: 37 km away, direction Northeast (26 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA COPA: 36 km away, direction Northeast (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CUATRO CAMINOS: 34 km away, direction Northeast (27 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Platanal
Want to know what to see in El Platanal if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Platanal.Las mejores montes de El Platanal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Cabra (1252 meters): 3.4 km walk (56 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Las Calabacillas (406 meters): 3.2 km walk (53 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Platanal (1081 meters): 3.5 km walk (44 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Miel (338 meters): 3.9 km walk (70 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Potrerillos de Coria (La Loma) (265 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (8 minutes by car)
- El Capiri (8 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
- Los Sandoval (85 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the West (12 minutes by car)
- San José Nuevo (San José) (216 inhabitants): Located 11 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Platanal (Michoacán)
In El Platanal 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 Platanal, 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) | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 19 | 24 | 43 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 73 | 69 | 142 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 27 | 24 | 51 |
#7 Pictures of El Platanal
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Platanal? 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 Platanal.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Platanal (Michoacán) is 60913
Are you going to send a letter to El Platanal? Do you have a friend in El Platanal and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Platanal consists of the following 5 digits: 60913. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Platanal ("60") 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.
#9 Vote for El Platanal as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Platanal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tumbiscatío
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tumbiscatío
- Apo el Viejo (21 inhabitants)
- El Caracol (20 inhabitants)
- El Coacoyul (8 inhabitants)
- El Limoncito (Yácata) (- inhabitants)
- El Ojo de Agua de los Venados (- inhabitants)
- Graciano Sánchez (El Socorro) (144 inhabitants)
- Joya de Aire (- inhabitants)
- La Fábrica (11 inhabitants)
- La Gregoria (4 inhabitants)
- La Huerta (2 inhabitants)
- Las Enramadas (10 inhabitants)
- Los Atutos (- inhabitants)
- Los Cacharros (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (2 inhabitants)
- TumbiscatÃo Uno (- inhabitants)