La Parotita (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Parotita, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 56 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of La Parotita (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Aquila. There are 56 inhabitants and it is 966 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #87 of the ranking.
Data: In La Parotita, 26% of the population over 12 years is single and 91% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Parotita? You can find it at 37.8 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Aquila, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Parotita through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Parotita? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Parotita (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 Parotita, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Parotita (Michoacán) is 56 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| 2010 | 21 | 28 | 49 |
| 2005 | 30 | 26 | 56 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.71 | 7.14 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 28.57% | 14.29% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.57% | 6.12% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 7.14% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.57% | 4.76% |
| Schooling level: | 5.19 | 5.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 4.43 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.38 | 5.79 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 35.71% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 7.14% | 2.04% |
| 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 Aquila (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 32.14% | 30.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.14% | 53.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 7.14% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 11 | 11 |
| Homes with electricity: | 90.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 36.36% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 54.55% | 11.11% |
| Homes with a radio: | 100.00% | 55.56% |
| Homes with a television: | 9.09% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 63.64% | 11.11% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.91% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 90.91% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Parotita
With the satellite map of La Parotita 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 Aquila. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Parotita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Parotita
Do you want to stay in La Parotita? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Parotita:- HOTEL LAS PEÑAS: 23 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- CENTRO ECOTURISTICO AYOLT: 24 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
- CENTRO ECOTURISTICO CABAÑAS COLOLA: 32 km away, direction Southwest (23 minutes by car)
- HOTEL KALAKI ATL TLAYEKANTIK: 39 km away, direction West (26 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Parotita
A weekend in La Parotita and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Parotita and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Parotita para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Prieto (1244 meters): 1.8 km walk (31 minutes), heading Southeast.
- El Potrero (899 meters): 3.9 km walk (64 minutes), heading North.
- La Changuguera (1304 meters): 4.1 km walk (74 minutes), heading East.
- La Culebra (758 meters): 5.5 km walk (83 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Prieto (37 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- La Ciénega (Ciénega del Pomaro) (29 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- El Coyul (26 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Chula Vista (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Parotita (Michoacán)
In La Parotita 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 Parotita, 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 | 4 | 11 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
#7 Pictures of La Parotita
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Parotita? 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 Parotita.
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#9 Schools in La Parotita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Aquila
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Aquila
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- Chacala (112 inhabitants)
- El Bálsamo (5 inhabitants)
- El Chorrito (4 inhabitants)
- El Coyul (26 inhabitants)
- El Diezmo (77 inhabitants)
- El Tanque (2 inhabitants)
- La Aparecida (- inhabitants)
- La Polvareda (2 inhabitants)
- Las Taunas (- inhabitants)
- Limonera de Basilio (5 inhabitants)
- Playa de la Mula (- inhabitants)
- Pueblo Viejo (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho Bugambilias (4 inhabitants)
- Tizupan (290 inhabitants)