Santo Tomás (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the large village of Santo Tomás, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,773 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of Santo Tomás (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Chilchota. There are 1,773 inhabitants and it is 1,806 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Paracho de Verduzco is 38 minutes away by car (35 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #10 of the ranking.
Data: In Santo Tomás, 28% of the population over 12 years is single and 20% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Santo Tomás? You can find it at 3.6 kilometers, in direction East, from the town of Chilchota, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Santo Tomás through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Santo Tomás? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to Santo Tomás (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 Santo Tomás (Michoacán) is 1,773 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 909 | 864 | 1773 |
| 2010 | 707 | 679 | 1386 |
| 2005 | 606 | 565 | 1171 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.06 | 8.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.68% | 0.58% |
| Illiterate population: | 11.56% | 14.00% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.84% | 8.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.73% | 19.52% |
| Schooling level: | 7.58 | 6.49 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.98 | 7.11 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.2 | 5.91 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 88.16% | 93.94% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 74.62% | 77.92% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.50% | 6.28% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chilchota (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 65.14% | 38.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 66.78% | 57.44% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 63.59% | 20.79% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 397 | 371 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.50% | 96.70% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 98.80% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 63.98% | 97.30% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.50% | 78.68% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.41% | 81.98% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.93% | 40.54% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 24.94% | 17.12% |
| Homes with a car: | 22.67% | 14.71% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.82% | 6.31% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 4.53% | 8.11% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 79.85% | 16.82% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.15% | 2.40% |
#3 Satellite photo of Santo Tomás
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Santo Tomás, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chilchota. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Santo Tomás.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Santo Tomás
Many people want to stay in the town of Santo Tomás 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:- HOTEL BALNEARIO LOS DELFINES: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLAS EMPERADOR: 6 km away, direction West (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VILLA EMPERADOR: 6 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL MI RANCHITO: 9 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Santo Tomás
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Santo Tomás? The list of the best places to visit in Santo Tomás and nearby locations.Mountains in Santo Tomás for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Yotacuaro (1896 meters): 2.6 km walk (54 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Tzatzini Juata (2163 meters): 3.7 km walk (72 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Ladera (1977 meters): 4.6 km walk (65 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Peana Juata (2145 meters): 5.4 km walk (78 minutes), heading East.
- Paracho de Verduzco (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Templo de San Jerónimo Aranza/Arantzán", 38 km, heading South (35 minutes by car)
- Rancho Santa Cruz (124 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Acachuén (2881 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Zopoco (3107 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Tanaquillo (1530 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Santo Tomás (Michoacán)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Santo Tomás by age and gender, 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 Santo Tomás there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 114 | 91 | 205 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 169 | 176 | 345 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 530 | 506 | 1,036 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 96 | 91 | 187 |
#7 Pictures of Santo Tomás
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Santo Tomás? 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 Santo Tomás.
Disfrute con las fotos de Santo Tomás en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Santo Tomás (Michoacán) is 59795
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Santo Tomás 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: 59795. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Santo Tomás ("59") 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 Santo Tomás 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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Michoacán
#10 Schools in Santo Tomás
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chilchota
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilchota
- Carapan (6867 inhabitants)
- Chilchota (8280 inhabitants)
- Colonia La Guadalupana (16 inhabitants)
- El Pedregal (152 inhabitants)
- Huáncito (4403 inhabitants)
- Ichán (4274 inhabitants)
- Los Nogales (1644 inhabitants)
- Rancho Seco (83 inhabitants)
- San Juan Carapan (- inhabitants)
- San Juan Carapan (11 inhabitants)
- Santo Tomás (1773 inhabitants)
- Tacuro (Santa María Tacuro) (1990 inhabitants)
- Tanaquillo (1530 inhabitants)
- Urén (1611 inhabitants)
- Zopoco (3107 inhabitants)