La Higuera (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the small village of La Higuera (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 155 inhabitants?
The town of La Higuera (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Churintzio. There are 155 inhabitants and it is 1,801 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Higuera, 20% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% 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 Higuera is located at 3.3 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Churintzio, 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 Higuera.
#1 Where is La Higuera? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Higuera (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Higuera, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Higuera (Michoacán) is 155 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 83 | 72 | 155 |
| 2010 | 113 | 96 | 209 |
| 2005 | 133 | 94 | 227 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.35 | 8.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.23% | 2.39% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.16% | 5.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.23% | 8.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.94% | 2.65% |
| Schooling level: | 6.89 | 5.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 5.76 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.54 | 6.05 |
| 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 Churintzio (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 47.74% | 26.79% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 73.61% | 45.83% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.30% | 10.62% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 51 | 124 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 85.96% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 98.04% | 98.25% |
| Homes with a radio: | 80.39% | 64.91% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.27% | 84.21% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 96.08% | 78.95% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 84.31% | 64.91% |
| Homes with a car: | 43.14% | 38.60% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.84% | 3.51% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.96% | 64.91% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.24% | 15.79% |
| Homes with Internet: | 11.76% | 1.75% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Higuera
With the satellite map of La Higuera 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 Churintzio. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Higuera.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Higuera
Many people want to stay in the town of La Higuera 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 PLAZA CHURINTZIO: 4 km away, direction Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DESTINY: 17 km away, direction Northeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MORELOS: 27 km away, direction East (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL ULTIMO ESFUERZO: 25 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Higuera
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Higuera? The list of the best places to visit in La Higuera and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Higuera para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Blanco (2285 meters): 6.8 km walk (140 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Fraile (1857 meters): 10.1 km walk (201 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro las Gallinas (2163 meters): 9.6 km walk (180 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Gallinas (2163 meters): 8.0 km walk (102 minutes), heading South.
- El Porvenir (13 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Huapamacato (475 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Fuerte (30 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Rancho el Sabino (El Sabino) (126 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Higuera (Michoacán)
In La Higuera 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 Higuera, 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) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 43 | 42 | 85 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 25 | 20 | 45 |
#7 Pictures of La Higuera
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Higuera? 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 Higuera.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Higuera en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Higuera (Michoacán) is 59442
Are you going to send a letter to La Higuera? Do you have a friend in La Higuera and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Higuera consists of the following 5 digits: 59442. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Higuera ("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.
#9 Vote for La Higuera as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Higuera
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Churintzio
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Churintzio
- Changuitiro (286 inhabitants)
- Churintzio (2580 inhabitants)
- El Fuerte (30 inhabitants)
- El Plan de Huapamacato (2 inhabitants)
- El Porvenir (13 inhabitants)
- Huapamacato (475 inhabitants)
- La Higuera (155 inhabitants)
- La Noria (487 inhabitants)
- Las Cruces (98 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Morelos (El Ranchito) (31 inhabitants)
- Patzímaro de Aviña (Patzímaro del Rincón) (291 inhabitants)
- El Sabino (126 inhabitants)
- San Vicente (La Loma) (153 inhabitants)
- Sanguijuelas (99 inhabitants)
- Torrecillas (133 inhabitants)