La Cuestita (Michoacán)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Cuestita through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 238 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of La Cuestita (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Penjamillo. There are 238 inhabitants and it is 1,684 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Cuestita, 19% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% 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 La Cuestita is located at 7.7 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Penjamillo de Degollado, 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 La Cuestita.
#1 Where is La Cuestita? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Cuestita (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 La Cuestita (Michoacán) is 238 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 131 | 107 | 238 |
| 2010 | 147 | 115 | 262 |
| 2005 | 145 | 121 | 266 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.59 | 6.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 2.52% | 2.29% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.04% | 7.63% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.68% | 6.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.36% | 8.84% |
| Schooling level: | 6.63 | 6.22 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.85 | 6.89 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.46 | 5.73 |
| 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 Penjamillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.60% | 29.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 68.22% | 51.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.85% | 12.24% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 72 | 105 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 95.45% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 83.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 81.94% | 72.73% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.44% | 87.88% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 95.83% | 87.88% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 68.06% | 39.39% |
| Homes with a car: | 69.44% | 57.58% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.78% | 1.52% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 1.52% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 94.44% | 59.09% |
| Homes with Internet: | 52.78% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cuestita
With the satellite map of La Cuestita 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 Penjamillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cuestita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cuestita
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cuestita, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cuestita so you can contact them:- HOTEL DESTINY: 7 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MORELOS: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA CHURINTZIO: 16 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
- SERVICIOS TURISTICOS SALVI: 26 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cuestita
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Cuestita? The list of the best places to visit in La Cuestita and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Cuestita para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Colorado (1869 meters): 3.7 km walk (62 minutes), heading East.
- Zináparo (2588 meters): 7.7 km walk (96 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cortes (2102 meters): 13.7 km walk (249 minutes), heading South.
- Guándaro (2018 meters): 11.9 km walk (211 minutes), heading East.
- El Mezquite de Hernández (113 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Jacal (59 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
- Palo Blanco (30 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Colorado (Zerécuato) (615 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cuestita (Michoacán)
In La Cuestita 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 La Cuestita, 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) | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 65 | 62 | 127 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 31 | 12 | 43 |
#7 Pictures of La Cuestita
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Cuestita? 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 La Cuestita.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Cuestita (Michoacán) is 59472
Are you going to send a letter to La Cuestita? Do you have a friend in La Cuestita and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Cuestita consists of the following 5 digits: 59472. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cuestita ("59") 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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#10 Schools in La Cuestita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Penjamillo
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- El Chupadero (16 inhabitants)
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- La Providencia (- inhabitants)
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- Palo Blanco (30 inhabitants)
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