Uruapan (Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo)

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So you will learn about this incredible town of 299,523 inhabitants of Michoacán de Ocampo.

The place of Uruapan is inside the municipality of Uruapan (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 299,523 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Uruapan is at 1,640 meters of altitude.

Data: In Uruapan, 23% of individuals have completed secondary education and 37% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Uruapan? How to go? Map

Online map of Uruapan (Michoacán de Ocampo) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of Uruapan (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 299,523 inhabitants

Population data in Uruapan (Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020155411144112299523
2010136987127452264439
2005124121114854238975
Evolution of the population in Uruapan: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Uruapan:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.143.09
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:7.01%7.55%
Illiterate population:2.67%3.66%
Illiterate population (men):1.12%3.09%
Illiterate population (women):1.55%4.18%
Schooling level:9.568.63
Schooling level (men):9.68.72
Schooling level (women):9.538.56
Indigenous culture data in Uruapan:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:1.91%1.94%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.81%0.82%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.01%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Uruapan, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Uruapan:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.92%40.85%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.53%53.54%
Employed population over 12 years (women):41.02%29.04%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:80,11678,201
Homes with electricity:99.45%99.15%
Housing with piped water:98.81%97.77%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:98.75%99.23%
Dwellings with radio:67.48%76.59%
Housing with television:94.05%96.55%
Housing with refrigerator:92.68%88.88%
Housing with washing machine:80.05%74.67%
Housing with automobile:50.96%48.32%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:36.97%29.25%
Homes with landline telephone:28.28%42.51%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.56%77.45%
Homes with Internet:61.17%20.80%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Uruapan (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Michoacán de Ocampo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Uruapan

With the satellite map of Uruapan 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 Uruapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Uruapan.


#4 Population pyramid of Uruapan (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In Uruapan 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 Uruapan, 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.

Population pyramid of Uruapan
Data of the age pyramid of the town Uruapan (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)15,90116,20632,107
Youth (6-14 years)22,99123,67046,661
Adults (15-59 years)96,33987,745184,084
Elderly (60+ years)20,18016,49136,671

#5 Photos of Uruapan

In order for you to enjoy nature around Uruapan, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Uruapan, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Uruapan

  1. Cheranguerán (304 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia Ampliación Cuauhtémoc (- inhabitants)
  3. El Fresno (5 inhabitants)
  4. El Presidio (- inhabitants)
  5. Fraccionamiento Valle de los Volcanes (9 inhabitants)
  6. Los Tadeo (14 inhabitants)
  7. Huerta Las Tinajas (5 inhabitants)
  8. Huerta Las Yácatas (8 inhabitants)
  9. La Agujita (7 inhabitants)
  10. La Brecha de Zumpimito (8 inhabitants)
  11. La Tinaja del Edén (6 inhabitants)
  12. Las Canoas (El Fresno) (14 inhabitants)
  13. Loma Bonita (38 inhabitants)
  14. San José Obrero (1 inhabitants)
  15. San José (12 inhabitants)