Altar (Sonora)
Maps, photos and statistics of Altar, a beautiful city of 8,439 inhabitants of the State of Sonora
The place of Altar is inside the municipality of Altar (in the State of Sonora). There are 8,439 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality. Altar is at 418 meters of altitude.
Data: In Altar, 35% of the population over 12 years is single and 53% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is Altar? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Altar in Sonora? 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 Altar.
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#2 The population of Altar (Sonora) is 8,439 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 4257 | 4182 | 8439 |
2010 | 3936 | 3991 | 7927 |
2005 | 3639 | 3618 | 7257 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.25 | 2.78 |
Population coming from outside the State of Sonora: | 18.39% | 18.04% |
Illiterate population: | 2.03% | 2.38% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.00% | 2.78% |
Illiterate population (women): | 1.03% | 1.98% |
Schooling level: | 8.91 | 7.91 |
Schooling level (men): | 8.61 | 7.72 |
Schooling level (women): | 9.2 | 8.10 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.00% | 1.27% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.94% | 0.50% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Altar (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 40.96% | 33.10% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.13% | 46.60% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.01% | 19.41% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 2,336 | 2,617 |
Homes with electricity: | 98.67% | 99.58% |
Housing with piped water: | 98.33% | 94.90% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.75% | 95.43% |
Dwellings with radio: | 45.42% | 71.10% |
Housing with television: | 93.45% | 96.74% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 95.29% | 95.43% |
Housing with washing machine: | 82.32% | 82.24% |
Housing with automobile: | 66.61% | 65.63% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 32.83% | 29.22% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 19.65% | 27.85% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 93.71% | 86.55% |
Homes with Internet: | 53.42% | 21.44% |
#3 Satellite photo of Altar
With the satellite map of Altar 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 Altar. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Altar.
#4 Population pyramid of Altar (Sonora)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Altar 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 Altar there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 446 | 449 | 895 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 762 | 791 | 1,553 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 2,610 | 2,541 | 5,151 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 439 | 401 | 840 |
#5 Photos of Altar
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Altar? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Altar.
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#6 Vote for Altar as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Altar
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Altar
- Alberto Escalante (- inhabitants)
- La Juana (- inhabitants)
- El Choyal (- inhabitants)
- El Tanquecito (3 inhabitants)
- Gildardo Sotelo Estrada (El Chivero) (- inhabitants)
- Iván de Jesús (2 inhabitants)
- La Salada (Luis Sotelo) (- inhabitants)
- Las Palmas (2 inhabitants)
- Los Corrales de Pesqueira (- inhabitants)
- Los Martínez (- inhabitants)
- Los Molinos (- inhabitants)
- Palo Fierro (- inhabitants)
- Peñasco Blanco (- inhabitants)
- San Joaquín (3 inhabitants)
- Victoriano Vázquez (1 inhabitants)