El Puerto (Michoacán)
Learn about medium-sized town of El Puerto through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 346 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
You may know it as San José del Puerto.
The town of El Puerto (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Uruapan. There are 346 inhabitants and it is 1,597 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Paracho de Verduzco is 55 minutes away by car (45 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #29 in terms of number of inhabitants.
You may know this town as San José del Puerto, because this was its former name. In the year 2016, the locality changed its name.
Data: In El Puerto, 84% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of El Puerto is located at 6.6 kilometers from Uruapan, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Puerto.
#1 Where is El Puerto? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of El Puerto in Michoacán? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in El Puerto.
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#2 The population of El Puerto (Michoacán) is 346 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 183 | 163 | 346 |
| 2010 | 99 | 96 | 195 |
| 2005 | 70 | 63 | 133 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.46 | 11.46 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 5.49% | 1.54% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.05% | 9.74% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.89% | 11.46% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.16% | 8.08% |
| Schooling level: | 7.14 | 4.93 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.67 | 4.38 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.58 | 5.46 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 1.03% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.51% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Uruapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 39.60% | 33.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.90% | 57.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.40% | 11.11% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 89 | 115 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.88% | 70.21% |
| Homes with piped water: | 25.84% | 4.26% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.76% | 95.74% |
| Homes with a radio: | 84.27% | 76.60% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.13% | 82.98% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 89.89% | 42.55% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 71.91% | 38.30% |
| Homes with a car: | 52.81% | 42.55% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.87% | 2.13% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 96.63% | 70.21% |
| Homes with Internet: | 6.74% | 2.13% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Puerto
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Puerto, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Uruapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Puerto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Puerto
Many people want to stay in the town of El Puerto 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:- MOTEL SAN CARLOS SA DE CV: 3 km away, direction Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GERARDO: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARAÍSO: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
- MOTEL VENECIA: 4 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Puerto
Want to know what to see in El Puerto if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Puerto.Las mejores montes de El Puerto para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Cruz del Arriero (1831 meters): 2.8 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Las Ventanas (1841 meters): 3.5 km walk (55 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mesa Purengue (1566 meters): 3.8 km walk (64 minutes), heading West.
- Loma Las Armas (1606 meters): 5.1 km walk (102 minutes), heading West.
- Paracho de Verduzco (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Casa del Artesano", 55 km, heading North (45 minutes by car)
- San Jos del Puerto (333 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Santa Brbara (20 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- La Huizachera (92 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Cortina (162 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Puerto (Michoacán)
In El Puerto 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 El Puerto, 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) | 31 | 22 | 53 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 34 | 32 | 66 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 105 | 91 | 196 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 18 | 31 |
#7 Pictures of El Puerto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Puerto? 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 El Puerto.
Disfrute con las fotos de El Puerto en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of El Puerto (Michoacán) is 60226
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Puerto 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: 60226. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Puerto ("60") correspond to the State of Michoacán, 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.
#9 Vote for El Puerto as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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:
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#10 Schools in El Puerto
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Uruapan
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Uruapan
- Banco la Basilia (5 inhabitants)
- Copétiro (La Carmina) (6 inhabitants)
- El Aguacate (1 inhabitants)
- El Molinito (3 inhabitants)
- Huerta San Juan (12 inhabitants)
- Huerta María Antonieta (3 inhabitants)
- Cholinde (La Guadalupe) (- inhabitants)
- La Guadalupe (9 inhabitants)
- La Higuera (1 inhabitants)
- La Mariposa (Empaque de Aguacate) (- inhabitants)
- Huerta Lisette (5 inhabitants)
- Matanguarán (San José del Valle) (529 inhabitants)
- Potrero Largo (- inhabitants)
- San Lorenzo (4975 inhabitants)
- Santa Fe (32 inhabitants)