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El Salitre (Michoacán)

Maps, pictures and statistics of El Salitre, a beautiful small village of 49 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán

The town of El Salitre (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Maravatío. There are 49 inhabitants and it is 2,020 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tlalpujahua is 48 minutes away by car (44 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #100 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Salitre, 40% of the population over 12 years is single and 33% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

Do you want to locate the town of El Salitre? You can find it at 4.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Maravatío de Ocampo, 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

Map to know how to get to El Salitre (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 Salitre, which has the following symbol

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#2 The population of El Salitre (Michoacán) is 49 inhabitants

Population data in El Salitre (Michoacán)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	28	21	49
2010	36	32	68
2005	18	13	31

Evolution of the population in El Salitre: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Salitre:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	1.72	0.00
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán:	12.24%	11.76%
Illiterate population:	2.04%	0.00%
Illiterate population (men):	0.00%	0.00%
Illiterate population (women):	2.04%	0.00%
Schooling level:	8.27	7.83
Schooling level (men):	7.41	7.90
Schooling level (women):	8.88	7.79

Indigenous culture data in El Salitre:

	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%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Salitre, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Michoacán, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Salitre:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	53.06%	29.41%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	57.14%	50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	50.00%	11.11%
Number of inhabited private housings:	12	15
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	100.00%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	100.00%	83.33%
Homes with a radio:	83.33%	66.67%
Homes with a television:	100.00%	91.67%
Homes with a refrigerator:	91.67%	75.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	83.33%	66.67%
Homes with a car:	91.67%	50.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	25.00%	25.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	8.33%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	83.33%	75.00%
Homes with Internet:	33.33%	8.33%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Salitre (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Michoacán, and with the total for the country.
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#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 Maravatío. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Salitre.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Salitre

Many people want to stay in the town of El Salitre itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• HOTEL CAMINO DEL SOL: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ZARAGOZA: 7 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
• HOTEL ALAMEDA: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
• HOTEL OCAMPO: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Salitre

Want to know what to see in El Salitre if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Salitre.
Las mejores montes de El Salitre para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro El Tejero (2205 meters): 6.2 km walk (83 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Pardo (2309 meters): 6.8 km walk (131 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro La Zorra (2342 meters): 8.3 km walk (106 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro El Chinapo (2563 meters): 9.0 km walk (175 minutes), heading Northeast.

Magical Towns near El Salitre to discover the Mexican culture:

• Tlalpujahua (Michoacán): Don't miss "Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen", 48 km, heading Southeast (44 minutes by car)
• El Oro de Hidalgo (México): Don't miss "Capilla de Santa María de Guadalupe​", 66 km, heading East (47 minutes by car)
• Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca​", 68 km, heading South (48 minutes by car)

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of El Salitre?:

• Las Cajas (18 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• La Cuenca (19 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• Puente de Palos (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
• Ranchería la Guaracha (24 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Salitre (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	2	2	4
Youth (6-14 years)	2	2	4
Adults (15-59 years)	22	13	35
Elderly (60+ years)	2	4	6

#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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