El Salitre (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Salitre, a beautiful large village of 1,085 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of El Salitre (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Irimbo. There are 1,085 inhabitants and it is 1,969 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Angangueo is 35 minutes away by car (34 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #34 of the ranking.
Data: In El Salitre, 20% of individuals have completed secondary education and 17% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Salitre? You can find it at 6.0 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Irimbo, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Salitre through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Salitre? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Salitre (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 Salitre (Michoacán) is 1,085 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 558 | 527 | 1085 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2005 | 42 | 29 | 71 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.96% | 5.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.96% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.03% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.94% | 0.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.4 | 8.20 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.01 | 8.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.73 | 7.89 |
| 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 Irimbo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 52.26% | 50.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.38% | 55.56% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 41.76% | 45.45% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 258 | 6 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.61% | 83.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.67% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.35% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 74.42% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.57% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.98% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.12% | 66.67% |
| Homes with a car: | 41.47% | 66.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.05% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.20% | 33.33% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.76% | 50.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 38.76% | 16.67% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Salitre
With the satellite map of El Salitre 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 Irimbo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Salitre.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre
Do you want to stay in El Salitre? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Salitre:- HOTEL LICHA: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FIESTA MONARCA: 6 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- EL MESON: 8 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- MOTEL ARBOLEDAS: 8 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Salitre
A weekend in El Salitre and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Salitre and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de El Salitre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- La Gloria (2463 meters): 5.8 km walk (72 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Calabacillas (2143 meters): 6.5 km walk (125 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Cruz (2373 meters): 5.9 km walk (80 minutes), heading Northeast.
- El Padre (2601 meters): 6.8 km walk (127 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Parroquia de San Simón Celador", 35 km, heading East (34 minutes by car)
- Tlalpujahua (Michoacán): Don't miss "Museo Hermanos López Rayón", 49 km, heading East (48 minutes by car)
- San Lorenzo Queréndaro (San Lorenzo) (1724 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Loma Seca (82 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Santa Rosa (43 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- La Resinera (147 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Salitre (Michoacán)
In El Salitre 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 Salitre, 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) | 63 | 71 | 134 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 80 | 90 | 170 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 350 | 325 | 675 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 65 | 41 | 106 |
#7 Pictures of El Salitre
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Salitre? 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 Salitre.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Salitre (Michoacán) is 61282
Are you going to send a letter to El Salitre? Do you have a friend in El Salitre and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Salitre consists of the following 5 digits: 61282. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Salitre ("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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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
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#11 Schools in El Salitre
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Irimbo
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