Platanillo (Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero)
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The place of Platanillo is inside the municipality of Coyuca de Benítez (in the State of Guerrero). There are 1,971 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #7 of the whole municipality. Platanillo is at 605 meters of altitude.
Data: In Platanillo, 25% of individuals have completed secondary education and 1% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Platanillo is located at 19.4 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Coyuca de Benítez, 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 Platanillo.
#1 Where is Platanillo? How to go? Map
Location map of Platanillo in Guerrero: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Platanillo, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Platanillo (Guerrero) is 1,971 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1003 | 968 | 1971 |
| 2010 | 902 | 881 | 1783 |
| 2005 | 904 | 866 | 1770 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.18 | 10.44 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 1.57% | 1.46% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.36% | 11.33% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.77% | 10.44% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.60% | 12.20% |
| Schooling level: | 6.81 | 5.88 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.29 | 6.23 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.38 | 5.56 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.87% | 30.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.46% | 55.73% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.92% | 5.88% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 545 | 516 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.27% | 98.14% |
| Housing with piped water: | 96.70% | 89.53% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.72% | 76.98% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 66.97% | 60.93% |
| Housing with television: | 91.01% | 83.49% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 79.08% | 69.07% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 33.58% | 22.33% |
| Housing with automobile: | 15.05% | 14.88% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 1.47% | 1.63% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 25.14% | 20.47% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 77.06% | 45.58% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.55% | 0.70% |
#3 Satellite photo of Platanillo
With the satellite map of Platanillo 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 Coyuca de Benítez. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Platanillo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Platanillo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Platanillo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Platanillo so you can contact them.:- MOTEL TERRANOVA: 25 km away, direction South (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y VILLAS LAS FLORES: 24 km away, direction Southwest (17 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EMPERADOR: 23 km away, direction Southeast (16 minutes by car)
- MOTEL TERRANOVA: 24 km away, direction South (17 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Platanillo (Guerrero)
In Platanillo 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 Platanillo, 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) | 101 | 131 | 232 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 196 | 204 | 400 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 585 | 514 | 1,099 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 121 | 119 | 240 |
#6 Photos of Platanillo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Platanillo? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Platanillo.
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#7 The Postal Code of Platanillo (Guerrero) is 40985
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Platanillo 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: 40985. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Platanillo ("40") correspond to the State of Guerrero, 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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