Yerba Santa (Acatepec, Guerrero)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 825 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The place of Yerba Santa is inside the municipality of Acatepec (in the State of Guerrero). There are 825 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #14 in terms of number of inhabitants. Yerba Santa is at 1,588 meters of altitude.
Data: In Yerba Santa, there is a percentage of 89% of indigenous population and 28% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Yerba Santa? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Yerba Santa is located at 14.1 kilometers from Acatepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Yerba Santa.
#1 Where is Yerba Santa? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Yerba Santa in Guerrero? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in Yerba Santa.
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#2 The population of Yerba Santa (Guerrero) is 825 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 437 | 388 | 825 |
2010 | 332 | 311 | 643 |
2005 | 262 | 265 | 527 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.86 | 8.68 |
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 0.12% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 9.94% | 11.82% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.76% | 8.68% |
Illiterate population (women): | 6.18% | 14.76% |
Schooling level: | 7.14 | 6.23 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.34 | 6.47 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.98 | 6.02 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 88.97% | 96.42% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 84.61% | 77.92% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 26.42% | 35.15% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Acatepec (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 26.42% | 21.15% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 32.22% | 33.76% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.28% | 9.34% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 169 | 190 |
Homes with electricity: | 92.31% | 78.63% |
Housing with piped water: | 95.86% | 11.11% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 15.98% | 92.31% |
Dwellings with radio: | 18.34% | 53.85% |
Housing with television: | 30.18% | 40.17% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 55.03% | 24.79% |
Housing with washing machine: | 2.37% | 1.71% |
Housing with automobile: | 4.73% | 5.98% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.28% | 0.85% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 2.96% | 5.98% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 27.81% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 1.78% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Yerba Santa
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Yerba Santa, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Acatepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Yerba Santa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Yerba Santa
Many people want to stay in the town of Yerba Santa 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.:- POSADA DE JUQUILA: 23 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ACATEPEC: 20 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ZAPOTITLAN: 35 km away, direction Northeast (25 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAGRADO CORAZON: 41 km away, direction Southeast (30 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Yerba Santa (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Yerba Santa by age and sex, 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 Yerba Santa there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 55 | 64 | 119 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 134 | 128 | 262 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 218 | 162 | 380 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 30 | 34 | 64 |
#6 Photos of Yerba Santa
In order for you to enjoy nature around Yerba Santa, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of Yerba Santa, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Acatepec
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of Acatepec
- Amate de Gavilán (85 inhabitants)
- Cajeles (54 inhabitants)
- Colonia Plan de Ayala (486 inhabitants)
- El Mango (7 inhabitants)
- Flor de Pascua (131 inhabitants)
- Ixtiña (- inhabitants)
- La Laguna (44 inhabitants)
- Loma Nanche (21 inhabitants)
- Piedra Tuza (187 inhabitants)
- Plan de San Marcos (260 inhabitants)
- Plan Ranchito (293 inhabitants)
- Rancho Alegre (5 inhabitants)
- Río de Hacienda (325 inhabitants)
- Uaskaa (1 inhabitants)
- Villa Guadalupe (224 inhabitants)