El Polvorín (Zitácuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo)

We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of El Polvorín, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 249 inhabitants of Michoacán de Ocampo.

The town of El Polvorín is located in the Municipality of Zitácuaro (in the State of Michoacán de Ocampo). There are 249 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #99 of the whole municipality. El Polvorín is at 2,222 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Polvorín, 83% of the inhabitants are catholic and 80% 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 El Polvorín is located at 6.7 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Heróica Zitácuaro, 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 El Polvorín.

#1 Where is El Polvorín? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Polvorín (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 El Polvorín (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 249 inhabitants

Population data in El Polvorín (Zitácuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020121128249
20105964123
2005242953
Evolution of the population in El Polvorín: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Polvorín:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.386.25
Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán de Ocampo:11.24%13.82%
Illiterate population:2.41%5.69%
Illiterate population (men):1.61%6.25%
Illiterate population (women):0.80%5.08%
Schooling level:10.18.65
Schooling level (men):9.958.83
Schooling level (women):10.268.46
Indigenous culture data in El Polvorín:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:5.22%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:3.21%0.00%
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 El Polvorín, 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 El Polvorín:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:38.96%34.96%
Employed population over 12 years (men):48.44%51.56%
Employed population over 12 years (women):28.93%16.95%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5936
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:96.61%74.07%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:77.97%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:71.19%88.89%
Housing with television:91.53%96.30%
Housing with refrigerator:88.14%81.48%
Housing with washing machine:79.66%74.07%
Housing with automobile:59.32%66.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:30.51%11.11%
Homes with landline telephone:18.64%37.04%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.22%81.48%
Homes with Internet:30.51%7.41%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Polvorín (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 El Polvorín

With the satellite map of El Polvorín 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 Zitácuaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Polvorín.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Polvorín

Do you want to stay in El Polvorín? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Polvorín:

#5 Population pyramid of El Polvorín (Michoacán de Ocampo)

In El Polvorín 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 Polvorín, 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 El Polvorín
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Polvorín (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)151934
Youth (6-14 years)252348
Adults (15-59 years)6777144
Elderly (60+ years)14923

#6 Photos of El Polvorín

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

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#7 The Postal Code of El Polvorín (Michoacán de Ocampo) is 61525

Are you going to send a letter to El Polvorín? Do you have a friend in El Polvorín and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Polvorín consists of the following 5 digits: 61525. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Polvorín ("61") correspond to the state code of Michoacán de Ocampo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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  5. El Puerto (Tercera Manzana) (44 inhabitants)
  6. La Dieta (Segunda Manzana de Crescencio Morales) (538 inhabitants)
  7. La Mesa (La Mesa de Cedano) (1545 inhabitants)
  8. Mesas de Enandio (Cuarta Manzana) (765 inhabitants)
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  10. Puentezuelas (Tercera Manzana de Curungueo) (307 inhabitants)
  11. Puerto Azul (Quinta Manzana de San Felipe) (664 inhabitants)
  12. Rosa Santa (144 inhabitants)
  13. Silva de Abajo (671 inhabitants)
  14. Toma de Agua (919 inhabitants)
  15. Valle Verde (1775 inhabitants)