Las Cuevas (Michoacán)
The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Las Cuevas (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 228 inhabitants?
The town of Las Cuevas (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tzintzuntzan. There are 228 inhabitants and it is 2,061 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tzintzuntzan is 10 minutes away by car (8 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #15 of the ranking.
Data: In Las Cuevas, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Las Cuevas? You can find it at 5.3 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Ihuatzio, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Tzintzuntzan, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at East, at 7.7 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Las Cuevas through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Las Cuevas? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Las Cuevas (Michoacán)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of Las Cuevas (Michoacán) is 228 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 116 | 112 | 228 |
| 2010 | 108 | 95 | 203 |
| 2005 | 103 | 92 | 195 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.15 | 8.42 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 5.26% | 6.40% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.58% | 9.36% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.07% | 8.42% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.51% | 10.19% |
| Schooling level: | 6.07 | 5.11 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.84 | 5.24 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.28 | 5.01 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.99% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| 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 Tzintzuntzan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 58.77% | 27.59% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 69.64% | 54.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 48.28% | 3.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 70 | 111 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.71% | 96.43% |
| Homes with a radio: | 64.29% | 78.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.71% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 98.57% | 87.50% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 87.14% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 61.43% | 57.14% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.86% | 3.57% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 2.86% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 87.14% | 71.43% |
| Homes with Internet: | 2.86% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Cuevas
With the satellite map of Las Cuevas 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 Tzintzuntzan. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Cuevas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Cuevas
Many people want to stay in the town of Las Cuevas itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:- HOTEL LAGO SOL: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAGO SOL: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- CABANAS DE TZINTZUNTZAN: 7 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- COOPERATIVA HOTEL TURISTICO TZINTZUNTZAN S.C. DE RL DE : 8 km away, direction Northwest (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Cuevas
A weekend in Las Cuevas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Las Cuevas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Las Cuevas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Carichuato (2313 meters): 2.1 km walk (43 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Huracán (2349 meters): 2.7 km walk (34 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Yahuarato (2511 meters): 3.8 km walk (53 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Colorado (2214 meters): 3.1 km walk (40 minutes), heading West.
- Tzintzuntzan (Michoacán): Don't miss "Isla de la Pacanda", 10 km, heading Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- Pátzcuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Basilica de la Virgen de la Salud", 18 km, heading Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- Santa Clara del Cobre (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Capilla de la Huatápera", 36 km, heading Southwest (30 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Rodeo (El Rodeo) (231 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (29 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- San Isidro (Tziparamuco) (16 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
- Tzintzuntzita (140 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Cuevas (Michoacán)
In Las Cuevas 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 Las Cuevas, 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) | 11 | 18 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 71 | 58 | 129 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 24 | 46 |
#7 Pictures of Las Cuevas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Cuevas? 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 Las Cuevas.
Disfrute con las fotos de Las Cuevas en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Las Cuevas (Michoacán) is 58443
Are you going to send a letter to Las Cuevas? Do you have a friend in Las Cuevas and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Las Cuevas consists of the following 5 digits: 58443. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Las Cuevas ("58") correspond to the state code of Michoacán, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Las Cuevas as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in Las Cuevas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tzintzuntzan
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tzintzuntzan
- Colonia San Juan (42 inhabitants)
- Cucuchucho (San Pedro) (1595 inhabitants)
- Fontezuelas (275 inhabitants)
- Ihuatzio (3950 inhabitants)
- La Calzada del Obispo (- inhabitants)
- La Joya de Carichuato (57 inhabitants)
- Las Cuevas (228 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (63 inhabitants)
- Los Granjenos (El Puerto de los Granjenos) (66 inhabitants)
- Nuevo Rodeo (231 inhabitants)
- Puerta de Coenembo (139 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (Tziparamuco) (16 inhabitants)
- San Rafael (29 inhabitants)
- Santiago Tzipijo (80 inhabitants)
- Tarerío (262 inhabitants)