La Palma (Empalme, Sonora)

Where is La Palma

We have collected many facts about the large village of La Palma, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,017 inhabitants of Sonora.

The place of La Palma is inside the municipality of Empalme (in the State of Sonora). There are 1,017 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #5 in terms of number of inhabitants. La Palma is at 36 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Palma, 29% of the population over 12 years is single and 11% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of La Palma is located at 14.8 kilometers from Empalme, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Palma.

#1 Where is La Palma? How to go? Map

Location map of La Palma in Sonora: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Palma, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of La Palma (Sonora) is 1,017 inhabitants

Population data in La Palma (Empalme, Sonora)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20205244931017
20105625981160
20055285131041
Evolution of the population in La Palma: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Palma:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.526.35
Population coming from outside the State of Sonora:9.64%22.76%
Illiterate population:6.19%6.21%
Illiterate population (men):2.95%6.35%
Illiterate population (women):3.24%6.05%
Schooling level:7.597.06
Schooling level (men):7.717.05
Schooling level (women):7.477.06
Indigenous culture data in La Palma:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.69%0.43%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.39%0.17%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Palma, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Sonora, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Palma:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:47.00%34.05%
Employed population over 12 years (men):61.66%49.67%
Employed population over 12 years (women):33.21%17.44%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:302311
Homes with electricity:100.00%98.61%
Housing with piped water:100.00%97.57%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:65.23%95.49%
Dwellings with radio:38.41%72.92%
Housing with television:92.72%96.88%
Housing with refrigerator:96.36%96.18%
Housing with washing machine:76.49%69.10%
Housing with automobile:47.35%45.49%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:4.30%12.15%
Homes with landline telephone:1.32%10.76%
Dwellings with cellular phones:91.39%77.08%
Homes with Internet:10.60%1.74%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Palma (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Sonora, and with the total for the country.

#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 Empalme. 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of La Palma (Sonora)

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.

Population pyramid of La Palma
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Palma (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)6254116
Youth (6-14 years)8467151
Adults (15-59 years)305317622
Elderly (60+ years)7355128

#6 Photos of La Palma

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Palma.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Palma (Sonora) is 85533

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: 85533. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Palma ("85") correspond to the State of Sonora, 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.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Empalme

  1. Bamory (- inhabitants)
  2. Centro Cristiano DAER AC (27 inhabitants)
  3. Cruz de Piedra (922 inhabitants)
  4. El Bateve Número Uno (- inhabitants)
  5. El Sinal (- inhabitants)
  6. La Choya Dos (- inhabitants)
  7. La Piedrera (- inhabitants)
  8. Libramiento (- inhabitants)
  9. Casa Hogar Niño San Humberto (- inhabitants)
  10. Playa del Sol (- inhabitants)
  11. Punta Calaveras (1 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho San Valdez (7 inhabitants)
  13. Ruiz (1 inhabitants)
  14. Santa Lucía (Bellot) (- inhabitants)
  15. Taller Casilio (- inhabitants)