La Poma (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Poma, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 193 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of La Poma (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Penjamillo. There are 193 inhabitants and it is 1,858 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #17 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Poma, 91% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% 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 Poma is located at 5.7 kilometers (in direction North) from the locality of Penjamillo de Degollado, 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 Poma.
#1 Where is La Poma? How to go? Map
Online map of La Poma in Michoacán, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Poma (Michoacán) is 193 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96 | 97 | 193 |
| 2010 | 106 | 103 | 209 |
| 2005 | 108 | 93 | 201 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.35 | 15.53 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 1.55% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.25% | 14.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.59% | 15.53% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.66% | 13.21% |
| Schooling level: | 5.33 | 4.69 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.15 | 4.67 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.48 | 4.70 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Penjamillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.90% | 37.80% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.79% | 58.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 19.79% | 17.92% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 60 | 89 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.67% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 95.00% | 98.31% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 83.33% | 76.27% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.33% | 79.66% |
| Homes with a television: | 93.33% | 91.53% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.33% | 77.97% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 78.33% | 38.98% |
| Homes with a car: | 58.33% | 37.29% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 13.33% | 16.95% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 81.67% | 37.29% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Poma
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Poma, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Penjamillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Poma.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Poma
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Poma, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Poma so you can contact them:- HOTEL MORELOS: 9 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DESTINY: 20 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL ULTIMO ESFUERZO: 22 km away, direction Southwest (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON GONZALO: 22 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Poma
A weekend in La Poma and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Poma and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Poma para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- La Mole (1982 meters): 3.5 km walk (59 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cortes (2102 meters): 4.8 km walk (82 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro de Enmedio (2216 meters): 5.0 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Acumbas (2176 meters): 5.5 km walk (72 minutes), heading West.
- El Guayabo (148 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Los Fresnos (202 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Cucuno (33 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- La Garza (74 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Poma (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Poma 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 Poma there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 55 | 50 | 105 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 24 | 21 | 45 |
#7 Pictures of La Poma
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Poma? 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 Poma.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Poma (Michoacán) is 59476
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Poma 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: 59476. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Poma ("59") 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.
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#10 Schools in La Poma
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Penjamillo
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- El Laberinto (La Jamacua) (30 inhabitants)
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- La Laborcilla (55 inhabitants)
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- Los Fresnos (202 inhabitants)
- Patambarillo (578 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (185 inhabitants)
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