San Benito (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the large village of San Benito, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,386 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of San Benito (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Los Reyes. There are 1,386 inhabitants and it is 2,586 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Paracho de Verduzco is 57 minutes away by car (41 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In San Benito, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of San Benito? You can find it at 20.7 kilometers, in direction Southesast, from the town of Los Reyes de Salgado, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of San Benito through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is San Benito? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to San Benito (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 San Benito (Michoacán) is 1,386 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 676 | 710 | 1386 |
| 2010 | 584 | 591 | 1175 |
| 2005 | 429 | 460 | 889 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.08 | 5.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 1.08% | 0.26% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.17% | 10.89% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.46% | 5.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.71% | 16.61% |
| Schooling level: | 6.56 | 5.41 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.09 | 5.98 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6 | 4.87 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 99.78% | 100.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 83.77% | 86.13% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 8.80% | 17.19% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Los Reyes (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 48.20% | 26.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.86% | 41.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.95% | 10.79% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 324 | 247 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.69% | 95.88% |
| Homes with piped water: | 3.70% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 12.35% | 71.65% |
| Homes with a radio: | 54.32% | 64.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.86% | 78.35% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 16.98% | 7.73% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 15.74% | 9.79% |
| Homes with a car: | 24.38% | 25.77% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.70% | 0.52% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 5.25% | 11.34% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 51.85% | 13.92% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.54% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of San Benito
With the satellite map of San Benito 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 Los Reyes. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of San Benito.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near San Benito
Do you want to stay in San Benito? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to San Benito:- HOTEL ERANDI: 15 km away, direction Southeast (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MESON DE LA CALLE REAL: 28 km away, direction West (24 minutes by car)
- CENTRO TURÍSTICO DE ANGAHUAN: 31 km away, direction Southeast (23 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REINO PUREPECHA: 34 km away, direction Southeast (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in San Benito
A weekend in San Benito and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in San Benito and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de San Benito para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Zendenyan (2763 meters): 2.8 km walk (34 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Cuatzian (2643 meters): 2.7 km walk (34 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Guanimban (2741 meters): 3.9 km walk (53 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Kanishiro (3183 meters): 4.2 km walk (57 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Paracho de Verduzco (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Casa del Artesano", 57 km, heading East (41 minutes by car)
- San Luis (Surén) (279 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Xirango de Pamatcuaro (Sombra Alegre) (16 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
- Pamatácuaro (3729 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southwest (6 minutes by car)
- San Antonio Tierras Blancas (1029 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of San Benito (Michoacán)
In San Benito 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 Benito, 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) | 118 | 110 | 228 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 132 | 146 | 278 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 370 | 409 | 779 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 56 | 45 | 101 |
#7 Pictures of San Benito
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of San Benito? 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 San Benito.
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#8 The Postal Code of San Benito (Michoacán) is 60434
Are you going to send a letter to San Benito? Do you have a friend in San Benito and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of San Benito consists of the following 5 digits: 60434. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of San Benito ("60") 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 San Benito as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like San Benito or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for San Benito to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Michoacán
#10 Schools in San Benito
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Los Reyes
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Los Reyes
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- Dieciocho de Marzo (102 inhabitants)
- Imbarácuaro (126 inhabitants)
- La Loma del Durazno (- inhabitants)
- Los Pozos (Tzirio Chico) (188 inhabitants)
- Los Tejones (22 inhabitants)
- Los Trigos (3 inhabitants)
- Oruscato (263 inhabitants)
- Pamatácuaro (3729 inhabitants)
- Paso de la Carreta (13 inhabitants)
- San Benito (1386 inhabitants)
- San José de Gracia (213 inhabitants)
- Zacán (823 inhabitants)
- Sicuicho (2313 inhabitants)