La Luz (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Luz, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 775 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of La Luz (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Penjamillo. There are 775 inhabitants and it is 1,684 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #7 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Luz, 84% of the inhabitants are catholic and 76% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Luz is located at 5.3 kilometers (in direction Southesast) 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 Luz.
#1 Where is La Luz? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Luz (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 Luz (Michoacán) is 775 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 441 | 334 | 775 |
| 2010 | 465 | 381 | 846 |
| 2005 | 456 | 358 | 814 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.22 | 14.17 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 6.06% | 3.43% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.23% | 14.54% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.23% | 14.17% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.00% | 14.84% |
| Schooling level: | 6.17 | 5.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.92 | 5.01 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.36 | 5.20 |
| 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: | 37.81% | 29.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.47% | 56.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 18.37% | 7.31% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 254 | 386 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.61% | 99.57% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.61% | 99.13% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.67% | 93.94% |
| Homes with a radio: | 74.02% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.28% | 93.94% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 96.46% | 92.21% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 76.38% | 54.11% |
| Homes with a car: | 48.03% | 42.42% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.81% | 8.66% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 50.00% | 65.80% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 71.26% | 21.65% |
| Homes with Internet: | 10.24% | 2.16% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Luz
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Luz, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Penjamillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Luz.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Luz
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Luz, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Luz so you can contact them:- HOTEL MORELOS: 9 km away, direction Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DESTINY: 15 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA CHURINTZIO: 26 km away, direction West (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 28 km away, direction East (23 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Luz
Want to know what to see in La Luz if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Luz.Las mejores montes de La Luz para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Colorado (1869 meters): 7.1 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Guándaro (2018 meters): 7.4 km walk (96 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Palotuzal (2008 meters): 7.0 km walk (117 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Prieto (2098 meters): 10.6 km walk (186 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Colonia Natalio Vázquez Pallares (Norica) (51 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Los Alcatraces (7 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- El Tecuán (94 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
- San José de Rábago (706 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Luz (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Luz by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Luz there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 39 | 22 | 61 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 43 | 39 | 82 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 244 | 181 | 425 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 115 | 92 | 207 |
#7 Pictures of La Luz
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Luz? 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 Luz.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Luz en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Luz (Michoacán) is 59475
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Luz so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 59475. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Luz ("59") correspond to the State of Michoacán, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for La Luz as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Luz
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Penjamillo
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- El Mirador (36 inhabitants)
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- Los Alcatraces (7 inhabitants)
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- Rancho de García (49 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (185 inhabitants)
- Santa Fe del Río (1214 inhabitants)
- Vado Blanco (140 inhabitants)