Puácuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo)
The most complete information about the large village of Puácuaro (photos, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Michoacán de Ocampo has 1,952 inhabitants?
The place of Puácuaro is inside the municipality of Erongarícuaro (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 1,952 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #4 of the ranking. Puácuaro is at 2,061 meters of altitude.
Data: In Puácuaro, 68% of the inhabitants are catholic and 38% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Puácuaro? You can find it at 5.2 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Jarácuaro, which has the largest population within the municipality. And with respect to Erongarícuaro, which is the capital of the municipality, it is located at South, at 4.6 kilometers. To enjoy the town of Puácuaro through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Puácuaro? How to go? Map
Online map of Puácuaro in Michoacán de Ocampo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Puácuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 1,952 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1025 | 927 | 1952 |
| 2010 | 971 | 836 | 1807 |
| 2005 | 905 | 738 | 1643 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.57 | 3.71 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo: | 1.95% | 1.66% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.61% | 7.03% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.08% | 3.71% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.53% | 9.89% |
| Schooling level: | 7.76 | 6.95 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.88 | 7.07 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.65 | 6.86 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 93.34% | 95.02% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 67.01% | 58.99% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.26% | 0.17% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Erongarícuaro (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 53.79% | 34.42% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.62% | 51.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 44.00% | 19.57% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 479 | 490 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.33% | 98.98% |
| Housing with piped water: | 97.08% | 98.72% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 43.42% | 93.35% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 66.81% | 85.93% |
| Housing with television: | 93.53% | 93.09% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 61.17% | 47.06% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 38.20% | 29.67% |
| Housing with automobile: | 15.24% | 20.97% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.18% | 5.88% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.87% | 43.48% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 65.34% | 29.92% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.31% | 0.77% |
#3 Satellite photo of Puácuaro
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Puácuaro, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Erongarícuaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Puácuaro.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Puácuaro
Do you want to stay in Puácuaro? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Puácuaro:- CABAÑAS YUNUEN S.C. DE RL: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CABAÑAS - MONARCA: 5 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN JANITZIO (ISLA JANITZIO): 5 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- RANCHO LA MESA: 6 km away, direction Southeast (4 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Puácuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Puácuaro 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 Puácuaro there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 99 | 119 | 218 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 171 | 183 | 354 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 597 | 499 | 1,096 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 158 | 126 | 284 |
#6 Photos of Puácuaro
In order for you to enjoy nature around Puácuaro, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Puácuaro, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of Puácuaro (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 61636
Are you going to send a letter to Puácuaro? Do you have a friend in Puácuaro and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Puácuaro consists of the following 5 digits: 61636. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Puácuaro ("61") correspond to the state code of Michoacán de Ocampo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Erongarícuaro
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Erongarícuaro
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- Erongarícuaro (2721 inhabitants)
- Paso del Muerto (3 inhabitants)
- Ex-Hacienda de Charahuén (397 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Mirador del Lago (- inhabitants)
- Jarácuaro (3363 inhabitants)
- La Huerta (2 inhabitants)
- La Montufa (1 inhabitants)
- Napízaro (448 inhabitants)
- San José Oponguio (341 inhabitants)
- Porumbo (2 inhabitants)
- Puácuaro (1952 inhabitants)
- San Francisco Uricho (2071 inhabitants)
- Tocuaro (715 inhabitants)
- Zinciro (499 inhabitants)