El Platanal (Michoacán)
Learn about large village of El Platanal through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 2,202 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Platanal (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Villamar. There are 2,202 inhabitants and it is 1,527 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jiquilpan de Juárez is 33 minutes away by car (23 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In El Platanal, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of El Platanal is located at 5.1 kilometers from Emiliano Zapata, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. In addition, it is located at 8.9 kilometers from Villamar, which is the capital of the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Platanal.
#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 
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 Platanal (Michoacán) is 2,202 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1133 | 1069 | 2202 |
| 2010 | 1174 | 1108 | 2282 |
| 2005 | 1124 | 978 | 2102 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.17 | 11.28 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 2.00% | 1.84% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.26% | 11.70% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.63% | 11.28% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.63% | 12.10% |
| Schooling level: | 5.43 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.39 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.47 | 4.71 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| 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 Villamar (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 36.88% | 22.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.34% | 37.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 17.56% | 8.69% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 527 | 690 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.62% | 99.80% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.81% | 99.41% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.67% | 95.46% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.21% | 82.64% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.74% | 96.45% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.17% | 88.17% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 78.94% | 57.59% |
| Homes with a car: | 47.25% | 40.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 9.11% | 2.96% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 34.72% | 50.69% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 74.00% | 19.72% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.49% | 0.79% |
#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 Villamar. 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:- HOTEL CALIFORNIA PLAZA: 9 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CALIFORNIA: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL NARROCA: 14 km away, direction Northwest (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARADISE: 15 km away, direction Northwest (11 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Platanal
A weekend in El Platanal and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Platanal and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Platanal para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Moral (1779 meters): 3.9 km walk (80 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Muerto (Cerro La Hermita) (2243 meters): 4.4 km walk (70 minutes), heading North.
- El Cóporo (2004 meters): 6.6 km walk (86 minutes), heading East.
- La Raya (1994 meters): 6.3 km walk (90 minutes), heading East.
- Jiquilpan de Juárez (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Casa de Piedra", 33 km, heading Southwest (23 minutes by car)
- Cotija de la Paz (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Laguna de San Juanico", 42 km, heading Southwest (41 minutes by car)
- El Varal (405 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (7 minutes by car)
- Nicolás Romero (409 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- El Salitre (385 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- Fray Domínguez (Los Zapotes) (141 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (6 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) | 134 | 116 | 250 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 173 | 193 | 366 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 661 | 603 | 1,264 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 165 | 157 | 322 |
#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.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Platanal en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Platanal (Michoacán) is 59553
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: 59553. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Platanal ("59") 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
Do you like El Platanal or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Platanal 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
#10 Dentists in El Platanal
#11 Schools in El Platanal
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Villamar
#12 Other towns in the Municipality of Villamar
- Benito Juárez (San Benito) (30 inhabitants)
- Crucero de San Antonio (1 inhabitants)
- El Rincón de Jaripo (28 inhabitants)
- El Salitre (385 inhabitants)
- El Varal (405 inhabitants)
- El Zapotito (276 inhabitants)
- Estación Guaracha (30 inhabitants)
- La Agua Santa (12 inhabitants)
- La Ladera (28 inhabitants)
- Las Zarquillas (592 inhabitants)
- Nicolás Romero (409 inhabitants)
- Ortiga (3 inhabitants)
- Potrero el Carrizo (- inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (Las Huertas) (- inhabitants)
- San Antonio Guaracha (1287 inhabitants)