La Palma (Michoacán)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Palma through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 444 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of La Palma (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Angamacutiro. There are 444 inhabitants and it is 1,729 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #9 of the ranking.
Data: In La Palma, 24% of the population over 12 years is single and 8% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Palma? You can find it at 7.2 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Angamacutiro de la Unión, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Palma through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Palma? How to go? Map
Online map of La Palma (Michoacán) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of La Palma (Michoacán) is 444 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 235 | 209 | 444 |
| 2010 | 280 | 225 | 505 |
| 2005 | 246 | 182 | 428 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 11.11 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 3.38% | 5.94% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.36% | 9.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.86% | 11.11% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.50% | 8.21% |
| Schooling level: | 5.25 | 4.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.84 | 4.03 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.63 | 4.73 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| 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 Angamacutiro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.44% | 34.65% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.20% | 66.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.98% | 8.93% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 143 | 207 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.30% | 97.12% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.31% | 92.81% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.10% | 94.24% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.54% | 74.82% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.01% | 92.81% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.11% | 84.89% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 62.24% | 46.04% |
| Homes with a car: | 48.25% | 34.53% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.29% | 5.76% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.29% | 39.57% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.41% | 25.90% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.69% | 0.72% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Palma
With the satellite map of La Palma 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 Angamacutiro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Palma.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Palma
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Palma, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Palma so you can contact them:- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 11 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADA: 19 km away, direction South (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ALONDRA: 20 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA VILLA: 30 km away, direction South (22 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Palma
Want to know what to see in La Palma if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Palma.Las mejores montes de La Palma para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Chongo (1980 meters): 4.8 km walk (62 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Blanco (2229 meters): 5.0 km walk (67 minutes), heading West.
- Los Tres Reyes (1954 meters): 6.9 km walk (96 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Bola (1840 meters): 10.1 km walk (190 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Agua Caliente (Ojo de Agua) (921 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- El Sabino (La Taza) (70 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- El Rosario (153 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- Pueblo Nuevo (763 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Palma (Michoacán)
In La Palma 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 Palma, 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) | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 36 | 33 | 69 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 130 | 112 | 242 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 47 | 49 | 96 |
#7 Pictures of La Palma
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Palma? 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 Palma.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Palma (Michoacán) is 58560
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Palma 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: 58560. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Palma ("58") 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 Palma as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Palma
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Angamacutiro
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Angamacutiro
- Angamacutiro de la Unión (5044 inhabitants)
- Aramútaro de la Cal (224 inhabitants)
- Aranjuez (109 inhabitants)
- El Maluco (2006 inhabitants)
- El Sabino (La Taza) (70 inhabitants)
- El Troje (391 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Sur (200 inhabitants)
- Guayabo Buenavista (82 inhabitants)
- La Palma (444 inhabitants)
- La Presa (3 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Paraíso (152 inhabitants)
- La Estancia del Río (763 inhabitants)
- San Bonifacio (El Nacimiento) (- inhabitants)
- San Diego Buenavista (252 inhabitants)
- San José del Maluco (833 inhabitants)