Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo)

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The town of Colonia el Platanal is located in the Municipality of Penjamillo (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 424 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #13 of the whole municipality. Colonia el Platanal is at 1,744 meters of altitude.

Data: In Colonia el Platanal, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Colonia el Platanal is located at 1.2 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Penjamillo de Degollado, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Colonia el Platanal.

#1 Where is Colonia el Platanal? How to get there? Map

Online map of Colonia el Platanal (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 Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 424 inhabitants

Population data in Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020220204424
2010212201413
2005202183385
Evolution of the population in Colonia el Platanal: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Colonia el Platanal:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.48.46
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:7.55%9.93%
Illiterate population:5.90%7.75%
Illiterate population (men):3.07%8.46%
Illiterate population (women):2.83%7.08%
Schooling level:7.296.08
Schooling level (men):7.165.94
Schooling level (women):7.416.20
Indigenous culture data in Colonia el Platanal:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.73%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.24%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Colonia el Platanal, 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 Colonia el Platanal:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:42.45%34.14%
Employed population over 12 years (men):55.39%50.25%
Employed population over 12 years (women):30.45%18.87%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:122182
Homes with electricity:100.00%99.12%
Housing with piped water:99.18%93.81%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.72%93.81%
Dwellings with radio:67.21%84.07%
Housing with television:90.16%93.81%
Housing with refrigerator:90.16%80.53%
Housing with washing machine:77.87%53.10%
Housing with automobile:41.80%33.63%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:22.13%8.85%
Homes with landline telephone:27.87%53.10%
Dwellings with cellular phones:86.89%29.20%
Homes with Internet:40.98%4.42%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Colonia el Platanal (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 Colonia el Platanal

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Colonia el Platanal, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Penjamillo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Colonia el Platanal.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Colonia el Platanal

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#5 Population pyramid of Colonia el Platanal (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In Colonia el Platanal 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 Colonia el Platanal, 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 Colonia el Platanal
Data of the age pyramid of the town Colonia el Platanal (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)232649
Youth (6-14 years)273259
Adults (15-59 years)132112244
Elderly (60+ years)383472

#6 Photos of Colonia el Platanal

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Penjamillo

  1. Buenavista (19 inhabitants)
  2. Colonia Natalio Vázquez Pallares (Norica) (51 inhabitants)
  3. El Cucuno (33 inhabitants)
  4. El Monte (14 inhabitants)
  5. El Nuevo Vado Blanco (Tijuanita) (112 inhabitants)
  6. La Huerta (15 inhabitants)
  7. La Loma (- inhabitants)
  8. La Luz (775 inhabitants)
  9. La Peña (119 inhabitants)
  10. Los Alcatraces (7 inhabitants)
  11. Los Fresnos (202 inhabitants)
  12. Patambarillo (578 inhabitants)
  13. Penjamillo de Degollado (3357 inhabitants)
  14. Penjamillo de Degollado Uno (Penjamillo) (- inhabitants)
  15. San Antonio Carupo (425 inhabitants)