Los Zapotes (Cotija, Michoacán de Ocampo)

The most complete information about the medium-sized town of Los Zapotes (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.

Did you know that this town in Michoacán de Ocampo has 437 inhabitants?

The town of Los Zapotes is located in the Municipality of Cotija (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 437 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #4 of the whole municipality. Los Zapotes is at 1,624 meters of altitude.

Data: In Los Zapotes, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 8% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Los Zapotes is located at 6.2 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Cotija de la Paz, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Los Zapotes.

Where is Los Zapotes? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Los Zapotes (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 Los Zapotes, which has the following symbol Map marker


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The population of Los Zapotes (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 437 inhabitants

Population data in Los Zapotes (Cotija, Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020233204437
2010218190408
2005199178377
Evolution of the population in Los Zapotes: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Los Zapotes:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.813.16
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:2.52%2.70%
Illiterate population:8.01%12.50%
Illiterate population (men):2.06%13.16%
Illiterate population (women):5.95%11.93%
Schooling level:5.614.56
Schooling level (men):6.044.52
Schooling level (women):5.254.60
Indigenous culture data in Los Zapotes:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Los Zapotes, 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 Los Zapotes:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:35.93%30.15%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.86%57.37%
Employed population over 12 years (women):17.60%6.42%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:115145
Homes with electricity:100.00%97.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%98.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:100.00%98.00%
Dwellings with radio:31.30%77.00%
Housing with television:93.04%95.00%
Housing with refrigerator:93.91%93.00%
Housing with washing machine:82.61%76.00%
Housing with automobile:50.43%52.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:10.43%4.00%
Homes with landline telephone:1.74%16.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:87.83%50.00%
Homes with Internet:7.83%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Los Zapotes (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and with the total for the country.

Satellite photo of Los Zapotes

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Los Zapotes, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cotija. You can search free satellite map (2023) of Los Zapotes.


Population pyramid of Los Zapotes (Michoacán de Ocampo)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Los Zapotes 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 Los Zapotes there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Los Zapotes
Data of the age pyramid of the town Los Zapotes (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)242246
Youth (6-14 years)383977
Adults (15-59 years)123114237
Elderly (60+ years)482977

Photos of Los Zapotes

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The Postal Code of Los Zapotes (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 59944

Do you want to know the Postal Code of Los Zapotes 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: 59944. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Los Zapotes ("59") correspond to the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, 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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