La Luna (Michoacán)
Learn about small village of La Luna through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 162 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of La Luna (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Buenavista. There are 162 inhabitants and it is 1,023 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #29 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Luna, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 12% 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 Luna is located at 16.8 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Buenavista Tomatlán, 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 Luna.
#1 Where is La Luna? How to go? Map
Location map of La Luna in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Luna, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Luna (Michoacán) is 162 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 88 | 74 | 162 |
| 2010 | 71 | 64 | 135 |
| 2005 | 63 | 59 | 122 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.97 | 4.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.09% | 2.22% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.41% | 5.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.85% | 4.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.56% | 5.63% |
| Schooling level: | 5.77 | 5.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.71 | 5.44 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.82 | 5.38 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 2.22% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.74% |
| 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 Buenavista (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.59% | 30.37% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.51% | 60.94% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.00% | 2.82% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 49 | 39 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 91.18% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.84% | 97.06% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.18% | 79.41% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.84% | 97.06% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 94.12% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 91.84% | 88.24% |
| Homes with a car: | 69.39% | 73.53% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.24% | 8.82% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 11.76% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 93.88% | 64.71% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.24% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Luna
With the satellite map of La Luna 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 Buenavista. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Luna.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Luna
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Luna, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Luna so you can contact them:- HOTEL GH: 23 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
- FAMILIA SAAVEDRA HOTEL: 24 km away, direction East (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS PALMAS: 22 km away, direction East (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA TANCÍTARO: 24 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Luna
A weekend in La Luna and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Luna and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in La Luna for hiking and trails:
- Loma La Falceta (1436 meters): 6.1 km walk (83 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Guayabal (948 meters): 6.0 km walk (98 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Pinzán (1158 meters): 7.0 km walk (126 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Pareo (1800 meters): 6.3 km walk (90 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Las Colonias de la Luna (71 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Limón de la Luna (El Limón) (325 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Caracol (68 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- El Cahulote (46 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Luna (Michoacán)
In La Luna 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 Luna, 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) | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 40 | 36 | 76 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 21 | 16 | 37 |
#7 Pictures of La Luna
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Luna, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Luna, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Luna en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Luna (Michoacán) is 60538
Are you going to send a letter to La Luna? Do you have a friend in La Luna and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Luna consists of the following 5 digits: 60538. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Luna ("60") 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 Luna
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Buenavista
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Buenavista
- Buenavista Tomatlán (12262 inhabitants)
- Catalinas (Francisco Villa) (3487 inhabitants)
- Churumbel (- inhabitants)
- Corongoro (2 inhabitants)
- El Ahogado (35 inhabitants)
- El Chamizal (Flor de Mayo) (335 inhabitants)
- El Limón de la Luna (325 inhabitants)
- Fracción Querusto (7 inhabitants)
- Jalpa (- inhabitants)
- La Aurora (13 inhabitants)
- Las Carreras (60 inhabitants)
- Los Charcos (214 inhabitants)
- Potosí (4 inhabitants)
- Punta del Agua (873 inhabitants)
- San Joaquín (- inhabitants)