El Polvorín (Michoacán)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 249 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of El Polvorín (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Zitácuaro. There are 249 inhabitants and it is 2,222 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Angangueo is 29 minutes away by car (25 km). It is the most populated town in the position #99 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Polvorín, 83% of the inhabitants are catholic and 80% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Polvorín is located at 6.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Heróica Zitácuaro, 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 Polvorín.
#1 Where is El Polvorín? How to go? Map
Online map of El Polvorín (Michoacán) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of El Polvorín (Michoacán) is 249 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 121 | 128 | 249 |
| 2010 | 59 | 64 | 123 |
| 2005 | 24 | 29 | 53 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.38 | 6.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 11.24% | 13.82% |
| Illiterate population: | 2.41% | 5.69% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.61% | 6.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.80% | 5.08% |
| Schooling level: | 10.1 | 8.65 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.95 | 8.83 |
| Schooling level (women): | 10.26 | 8.46 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 5.22% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 3.21% | 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: | 38.96% | 34.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 48.44% | 51.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 28.93% | 16.95% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 59 | 36 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.61% | 74.07% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 77.97% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 71.19% | 88.89% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.53% | 96.30% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.14% | 81.48% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 79.66% | 74.07% |
| Homes with a car: | 59.32% | 66.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 30.51% | 11.11% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 18.64% | 37.04% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 93.22% | 81.48% |
| Homes with Internet: | 30.51% | 7.41% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Polvorín
With the satellite map of El Polvorín 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 Zitácuaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Polvorín.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Polvorín
Do you want to stay in El Polvorín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Polvorín:- HOTEL EL DORADO: 5 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL EL PARAISO: 5 km away, direction Southwest (4 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL IMPERIA: 8 km away, direction West (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Polvorín
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Polvorín? The list of the best places to visit in El Polvorín and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de El Polvorín para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro La Pachuca (2470 meters): 2.7 km walk (36 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Flores (2507 meters): 3.2 km walk (54 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Pelón (2697 meters): 7.2 km walk (121 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Candelero (2361 meters): 7.9 km walk (105 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Túnel turístico San Simón", 29 km, heading North (25 minutes by car)
- Valle de Bravo (México): Don't miss "Plaza principal", 77 km, heading Southeast (55 minutes by car)
- La Fundición (Quinta Manzana) (1582 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Colonia Adolfo López Mateos (390 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Colonia Emiliano Zapata (San Juan Zitácuaro) (1538 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Parque Industrial Zitácuaro (21 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Polvorín (Michoacán)
In El Polvorín 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 Polvorín, 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) | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 25 | 23 | 48 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 67 | 77 | 144 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 14 | 9 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of El Polvorín
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Polvorín, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Polvorín, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Polvorín en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Polvorín (Michoacán) is 61525
Are you going to send a letter to El Polvorín? Do you have a friend in El Polvorín and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Polvorín consists of the following 5 digits: 61525. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Polvorín ("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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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Zitácuaro
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