El Platanito (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the small village of El Platanito, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 39 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of El Platanito (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Carácuaro. There are 39 inhabitants and it is 555 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #31 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Platanito, 9% 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.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Platanito is located at 1.7 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Carácuaro de Morelos, 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 Platanito.
#1 Where is El Platanito? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Platanito (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 Platanito, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Platanito (Michoacán) is 39 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| 2010 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 2005 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.5 | 13.04 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 23.08% | 11.90% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 12.82% | 13.04% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 10.26% | 10.53% |
| Schooling level: | 5.04 | 4.76 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.07 | 4.60 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5 | 5 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.03% | 33.33% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.00% | 56.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.71% | 5.26% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 10 | 14 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 60.00% | 60.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 70.00% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 30.00% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 30.00% | 30.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 40.00% | 10.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Platanito
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Platanito, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Carácuaro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Platanito.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Platanito
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Platanito, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Platanito so you can contact them:- HOTEL MORELOS: 2 km away, direction Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- GRAN HOTEL DEL CENTRO: 3 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTO DOÑA CHOLITA: 3 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MORELOS: 9 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Platanito
A weekend in El Platanito and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Platanito and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Platanito for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Lobera (857 meters): 3.2 km walk (51 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro San Francisco (1112 meters): 6.7 km walk (130 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Salitrillo (833 meters): 6.6 km walk (88 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Guajolote (778 meters): 6.8 km walk (114 minutes), heading West.
- El Cuitzillo (171 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Carácuaro de Morelos (4149 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Salitrillo (15 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- Hospital Regional Carácuaro Nocupétaro [Hospital Regional Carácuaro Nocupétaro (10 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Platanito (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Platanito 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 Platanito there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
#7 Pictures of El Platanito
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Platanito? 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 Platanito.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Platanito en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Platanito (Michoacán) is 61923
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Platanito 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: 61923. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Platanito ("61") 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.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Carácuaro
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