El Letrero

El Letrero is a Mexican locality located in the municipality of Múgica in the state of Michoacán. It is situated in the region known as Tierra Caliente Mexicana.

El Letrero
El Letrero
State	Michoacán Michoacán de Ocampo
Municipality	Múgica
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,030
Time zone	Central Time (UTC -6)
• Summer (DST)	UTC −5
Area code	425
Website	www.mugicamich.gob.mx

Geography

The locality is positioned at the geographic coordinates 18°57′44.000″N 102°06′35.000″W, with an altitude of 302 m a.s.l. It is approximately 4.9 kilometers northeast of the municipal seat, Nueva Italia de Ruiz.

Orography

Its terrain consists entirely of the Balsas Depression.

Climate

The climate is dry steppe with summer rains. It has an annual precipitation of 245 mm and temperatures range from 22 °C to 37 °C.

Demographics

According to data from the XIV General Population and Housing Census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in 2020, El Letrero has a population of 2,030 inhabitants, of which 985 are women and 1,045 are men, representing an increase of 171 inhabitants compared to the 2010 Census.

Population of El Letrero 1930-2020

Censuses

Year Pop. ±% 1930 58 —     1940 257 +343.1% 1950 317 +23.3% 1960 640 +101.9% 1970 949 +48.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 1,159 +22.1% 1990 1,788 +54.3% 2000 1,825 +2.1% 2010 1,859 +1.9% 2020 2,030 +9.2%
Source: www.inegi.org.mx

Festivities

• 15 and 16 September - Independence Day Anniversary

• 16 November - Ejido Foundation Anniversary

• 20 November - Mexican Revolution Anniversary

See also

• Nueva Italia