La Peña (Michoacán)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Peña, a beautiful small village of 12 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of La Peña (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Aquila. There are 12 inhabitants and it is 927 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa El Chical is 21 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #208 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Peña, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% 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 Peña is located at 73.5 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Aquila, 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 Peña.
#1 Where is La Peña? How to go? Map
Location map of La Peña in Michoacán: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Peña, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Peña (Michoacán) is 12 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4 | 10.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 16.67% | 10.53% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 8.33% | 10.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.33% | 11.11% |
| Schooling level: | 6.33 | 4.60 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6 | 4.40 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.6 | 4.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 5.26% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 58.33% | 36.84% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 80.00% | 70.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 42.86% | 0.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 4 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 25.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 50.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 25.00% | 66.67% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 50.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Peña
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Peña, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Aquila. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Peña.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Peña
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Peña, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Peña so you can contact them:- HOTEL PARTUR CALETA DE CAMPOS: 32 km away, direction Southeast (25 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL CAMPANARIO: 35 km away, direction Southeast (28 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DAMIP: 41 km away, direction Southeast (29 minutes by car)
- BULGALOS VILLA ESTRELLA: 36 km away, direction Southeast (27 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Peña
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Peña? The list of the best places to visit in La Peña and nearby locations.The best beaches in La Peña to enjoy water sports:
- Playa El Chical: A 21 km walk (240 minutes) or 28 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa El Mezquite: A 19 km walk (178 minutes) or 20 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Playa El Morro: A 22 km walk (171 minutes) or 23 minutes by car, heading South.
- Playa Ahuijote: A 23 km walk (223 minutes) or 30 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- La Peña (1129 meters): 0.5 km walk (10 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Encinera (904 meters): 4.5 km walk (69 minutes), heading Northwest.
- El Casahuate (546 meters): 6.0 km walk (76 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Las Conchas (1163 meters): 7.2 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Sierrita (62 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- El Vástago (17 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- La Higuera (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Ojos de Agua (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Peña (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Peña 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 Peña there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of La Peña
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Peña? 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 Peña.
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#8 Vote for La Peña as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Aquila
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Aquila
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- Cuilala de Hidalgo (113 inhabitants)
- El Algodón (6 inhabitants)
- El Atrancón (290 inhabitants)
- El Bálsamo (5 inhabitants)
- El Cincojal (21 inhabitants)
- El Colás (7 inhabitants)
- El Paraje del Padre (- inhabitants)
- La Barranca del Chico (1 inhabitants)
- La Calera Dos (- inhabitants)
- La Cuchara del Diezmo (47 inhabitants)
- La Joya Verde (- inhabitants)
- Las Primaveras (24 inhabitants)
- Santa María de Ostula (744 inhabitants)
- Tagnuma (- inhabitants)