Gámbara
The most complete information about the large village of Gámbara (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 3,176 inhabitants?
The town of Gámbara belongs to the municipality of Múgica (State of Michoacán). There are 3,176 inhabitants and it is 263 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking.
Data: In Gámbara, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 32% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Gámbara? You can find it at 10.5 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Nueva Italia de Ruiz, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Gámbara through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Gámbara? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Gámbara (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Gámbara, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Gámbara (Michoacán) is 3,176 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1645 | 1531 | 3176 |
| 2010 | 1529 | 1488 | 3017 |
| 2005 | 1500 | 1414 | 2914 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.9 | 8.27 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.90% | 3.38% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.17% | 8.95% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.87% | 8.27% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.31% | 9.61% |
| Schooling level: | 7.65 | 6.45 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.53 | 6.43 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.77 | 6.47 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.13% | 0.93% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.06% | 0.27% |
| 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 Múgica (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.47% | 35.70% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.48% | 54.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 26.57% | 17.07% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 824 | 822 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.24% | 98.69% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.69% | 55.77% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.38% | 90.80% |
| Homes with a radio: | 56.67% | 66.42% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.17% | 93.28% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.99% | 88.47% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 65.41% | 57.52% |
| Homes with a car: | 42.35% | 42.34% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.17% | 10.51% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 16.87% | 25.40% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 84.59% | 45.99% |
| Homes with Internet: | 31.92% | 1.46% |
#3 Satellite photo of Gámbara
With the satellite map of Gámbara 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 Múgica. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Gámbara.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Gámbara
Do you want to stay in Gámbara? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Gámbara:- MOTEL XCARET: 11 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA COPA: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CUATRO CAMINOS: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL FIESTA NUEVA ITALIA INN: 10 km away, direction North (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Gámbara
Want to know what to see in Gámbara if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Gámbara.Mountains in Gámbara for hiking and trails:
- Loma La Pastoría (349 meters): 7.9 km walk (136 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Las Tinajas (332 meters): 7.2 km walk (140 minutes), heading East.
- Loma Irapio (241 meters): 7.4 km walk (127 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro La Vinata (416 meters): 9.7 km walk (183 minutes), heading East.
- El Letrero (2030 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- Las Casitas (22 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
- Lateral de la Pareja (La Pareja) (7 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Cirián (10 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Gámbara (Michoacán)
In Gámbara 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 Gámbara, 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) | 238 | 179 | 417 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 276 | 264 | 540 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 909 | 881 | 1,790 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 222 | 207 | 429 |
#7 Pictures of Gámbara
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Gámbara? 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 Gámbara.
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#8 The Postal Code of Gámbara (Michoacán) is 61790
Are you going to send a letter to Gámbara? Do you have a friend in Gámbara and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Gámbara consists of the following 5 digits: 61790. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Gámbara ("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.
#9 Vote for Gámbara as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Gámbara or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Gámbara 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.
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#10 Schools in Gámbara
#11 Bars, night clubs and cafes in Gámbara
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Gámbara
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Múgica
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Múgica
- Cerro Blanco (- inhabitants)
- Carrera de Mata (Atuto) (- inhabitants)
- Ciruelo (20 inhabitants)
- Colonia 17 de Noviembre (42 inhabitants)
- Cussi (Estación Cusi) (19 inhabitants)
- El Ceñidor (2515 inhabitants)
- Estación Nueva Italia (804 inhabitants)
- La Limonera (25 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (El Jabalí) (90 inhabitants)
- Lateral de la Pareja (7 inhabitants)
- Nueva Italia de Ruiz (32328 inhabitants)
- Rancho de José Cervantes (- inhabitants)
- San Martín (12 inhabitants)
- San Miguel (3 inhabitants)
- Solidaridad (8 inhabitants)