San José Oponguio (Michoacán de Ocampo)

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

Did you know that this town in Michoacán de Ocampo has 341 inhabitants?

It was formerly known as Oponguio (Rancho de Oponguio).

The town of San José Oponguio is located in the Municipality of Erongarícuaro (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 341 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #14 in terms of number of inhabitants. San José Oponguio is at 2,044 meters of altitude.

This town has recently changed its name. It used to be known as Oponguio (Rancho de Oponguio). This town decided to change its name in the year 2010.

Data: In San José Oponguio, there is a percentage of 70% of indigenous population and 68% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on San José Oponguio? They are at the bottom of this page.

The town of San José Oponguio is located at 9.9 kilometers from Jarácuaro, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southesast direction. In addition, it is located at 9.9 kilometers from Erongarícuaro, which is the capital of the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of San José Oponguio.

#1 Where is San José Oponguio? How to get there? Map

Online map of San José Oponguio (Michoacán de Ocampo) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of San José Oponguio (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 341 inhabitants

Population data in San José Oponguio (Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020184157341
2010172145317
2005137128265
Evolution of the population in San José Oponguio: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in San José Oponguio:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.5711.72
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:4.69%4.73%
Illiterate population:7.92%12.30%
Illiterate population (men):3.23%11.72%
Illiterate population (women):4.69%12.79%
Schooling level:6.977.08
Schooling level (men):7.117.22
Schooling level (women):6.866.96
Indigenous culture data in San José Oponguio:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:69.50%34.38%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:47.21%11.04%
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 San José Oponguio, 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 San José Oponguio:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:41.35%37.85%
Employed population over 12 years (men):62.42%57.93%
Employed population over 12 years (women):23.37%20.93%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:101102
Homes with electricity:99.01%100.00%
Housing with piped water:98.02%94.87%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:64.36%97.44%
Dwellings with radio:74.26%89.74%
Housing with television:89.11%96.15%
Housing with refrigerator:83.17%82.05%
Housing with washing machine:50.50%60.26%
Housing with automobile:33.66%43.59%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:5.94%10.26%
Homes with landline telephone:0.99%1.28%
Dwellings with cellular phones:68.32%76.92%
Homes with Internet:8.91%1.28%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in San José Oponguio (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 San José Oponguio

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San José Oponguio

Many people want to stay in the town of San José Oponguio 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of San José Oponguio (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In San José Oponguio 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 San José Oponguio, 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.

Population pyramid of San José Oponguio
Data of the age pyramid of the town San José Oponguio (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)191837
Youth (6-14 years)272855
Adults (15-59 years)10178179
Elderly (60+ years)373370

#6 Photos of San José Oponguio

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Erongarícuaro

  1. Colonia Revolución (La Ortiga) (128 inhabitants)
  2. Erongarícuaro (2721 inhabitants)
  3. Paso del Muerto (3 inhabitants)
  4. Ex-Hacienda de Charahuén (397 inhabitants)
  5. Jarácuaro (3363 inhabitants)
  6. La Flor de la Esperanza (72 inhabitants)
  7. La Montufa (1 inhabitants)
  8. Las Canoas (17 inhabitants)
  9. Colonia Lázaro Cárdenas (570 inhabitants)
  10. Napízaro (448 inhabitants)
  11. Porumbo (2 inhabitants)
  12. Puácuaro (1952 inhabitants)
  13. San Francisco Uricho (2071 inhabitants)
  14. Tocuaro (715 inhabitants)
  15. Zinciro (499 inhabitants)