La Peñita (Tancítaro, Michoacán de Ocampo)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of La Peñita, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 274 inhabitants of Michoacán de Ocampo.

The town of La Peñita is located in the Municipality of Tancítaro (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 274 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #27 of the ranking. La Peñita is at 2,205 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Peñita, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 66% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of La Peñita? You can find it at 6.8 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Tancítaro, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the La Peñita location through satellite images, at the bottom of our webpage you have an interactive map.

#1 Where is La Peñita? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to La Peñita (Michoacán de Ocampo) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Peñita, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of La Peñita (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 274 inhabitants

Population data in La Peñita (Tancítaro, Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020135139274
2010135133268
200595102197
Evolution of the population in La Peñita: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Peñita:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.178.27
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:1.09%2.61%
Illiterate population:13.14%11.57%
Illiterate population (men):6.20%8.27%
Illiterate population (women):6.93%14.81%
Schooling level:5.024.81
Schooling level (men):4.84.85
Schooling level (women):5.234.77
Indigenous culture data in La Peñita:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.82%2.99%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.36%1.87%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%1.12%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Peñita, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Peñita:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:35.77%28.73%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.27%54.89%
Employed population over 12 years (women):12.59%2.96%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6879
Homes with electricity:97.06%94.03%
Housing with piped water:95.59%62.69%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:77.94%88.06%
Dwellings with radio:47.06%53.73%
Housing with television:80.88%80.60%
Housing with refrigerator:79.41%58.21%
Housing with washing machine:66.18%47.76%
Housing with automobile:66.18%44.78%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:7.35%1.49%
Homes with landline telephone:2.94%2.99%
Dwellings with cellular phones:86.76%31.34%
Homes with Internet:41.18%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Peñita (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Peñita

Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Peñita, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tancítaro. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Peñita.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Peñita

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Peñita, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Peñita so you can contact them.:

#5 Population pyramid of La Peñita (Michoacán de Ocampo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Peñita by age and sex, 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 Peñita there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of La Peñita
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Peñita (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)112334
Youth (6-14 years)292655
Adults (15-59 years)7875153
Elderly (60+ years)171532

#6 Photos of La Peñita

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Peñita, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Peñita, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Peñita (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 60486

Are you going to send a letter to La Peñita? Do you have a friend in La Peñita and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Peñita consists of the following 5 digits: 60486. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Peñita ("60") correspond to the state code of Michoacán de Ocampo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tancítaro

  1. Agua Nueva (264 inhabitants)
  2. Arapo (27 inhabitants)
  3. Barranca el Chivo (8 inhabitants)
  4. Belén (- inhabitants)
  5. El Capulín (26 inhabitants)
  6. El Chupaderito (39 inhabitants)
  7. El Espinal (Potrero de los Zamora) (38 inhabitants)
  8. El Llano (17 inhabitants)
  9. Huaricho (106 inhabitants)
  10. La Caseta (52 inhabitants)
  11. La Chivera (13 inhabitants)
  12. La Ciénega (65 inhabitants)
  13. La Escondida (10 inhabitants)
  14. Las Joyas (El Nogal) (22 inhabitants)
  15. Ojo de Agua (El Ojo de Agua del Palmito) (- inhabitants)