Calicanto (Puebla)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of Calicanto, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 426 inhabitants of Puebla.
The town of Calicanto (Puebla) belongs to the municipality of Chignautla. There are 426 inhabitants and it is 2,243 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Teziutlán is 9 minutes away by car (6 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #20 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Calicanto, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Calicanto is located at 2.9 kilometers from Chignautla, 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 Calicanto.
#1 Where is Calicanto? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Calicanto (Puebla) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Calicanto, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Calicanto (Puebla) is 426 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 222 | 204 | 426 |
| 2010 | 137 | 130 | 267 |
| 2005 | 137 | 128 | 265 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.81 | 10.77 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Puebla: | 9.39% | 2.62% |
| Illiterate population: | 9.62% | 14.61% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.05% | 10.77% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.57% | 18.25% |
| Schooling level: | 6.16 | 4.27 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.6 | 4.63 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.78 | 3.95 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 36.85% | 50.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 11.97% | 20.97% |
| 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 Chignautla (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.78% | 31.09% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.33% | 46.92% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 26.58% | 16.06% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 97 | 69 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 94.74% |
| Homes with piped water: | 88.66% | 87.72% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 75.26% | 89.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 73.20% | 85.96% |
| Homes with a television: | 81.44% | 85.96% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 37.11% | 15.79% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 19.59% | 7.02% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.40% | 3.51% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 6.19% | 1.75% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.09% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 71.13% | 21.05% |
| Homes with Internet: | 17.53% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Calicanto
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Calicanto, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chignautla. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Calicanto.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Calicanto
Do you want to stay in Calicanto? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Calicanto:- HOTEL NIGHT: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- PENSION PILI: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL SECRETO: 3 km away, direction Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL REAL DE CHIGNAUTLA: 4 km away, direction North (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Calicanto
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Calicanto? The list of the best places to visit in Calicanto and nearby locations.Mountains in Calicanto for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Tesivio (2296 meters): 2.1 km walk (27 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Cacalococoapan (2343 meters): 2.4 km walk (49 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Víboras (2387 meters): 3.9 km walk (50 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro San Agustín (2609 meters): 6.4 km walk (78 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Teziutlán (Puebla): Don't miss "Bosque de Bambú", 9 km, heading Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Tlatlauquitepec (Puebla): Don't miss "Cerro Cabezón", 32 km, heading Northwest (22 minutes by car)
- Ciudad de Cuetzalan (Puebla): Don't miss "Casa de la Cultura", 60 km, heading Northwest (44 minutes by car)
- San Isidro (3161 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Sección 23 (1553 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Los Aserraderos (299 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- Loma Bonita (342 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Calicanto (Puebla)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Calicanto by age and gender, 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 Calicanto there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 43 | 50 | 93 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 128 | 115 | 243 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 24 | 14 | 38 |
#7 Pictures of Calicanto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Calicanto? 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Calicanto.
Disfrute con las fotos de Calicanto en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Calicanto (Puebla) is 73956
Do you want to know the Postal Code of Calicanto so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 73956. The first two digits of the ZIP code of Calicanto ("73") correspond to the State of Puebla, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for Calicanto as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Puebla, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Puebla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Chignautla
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Chignautla
- Ateta (349 inhabitants)
- Calicanto (426 inhabitants)
- Chignautla (12666 inhabitants)
- Coahuixco (3127 inhabitants)
- Crutzitzin (782 inhabitants)
- Los Aserraderos (299 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (3161 inhabitants)
- Sotoltepec (- inhabitants)
- Talzintán (709 inhabitants)
- Tecolotepec (6 inhabitants)
- Tenextepec (286 inhabitants)
- Tepepan (1121 inhabitants)
- Tequimila (791 inhabitants)
- Tezohuatepec (Tezotepec) (666 inhabitants)
- Unidad los Cables (280 inhabitants)