Floresta (Sonora)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Floresta, a beautiful small village of 181 inhabitants of the State of Sonora
It was formerly known as El Rosario.
The town of Floresta (Sonora) belongs to the municipality of Hermosillo. There are 181 inhabitants and it is 14 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa Tastiota is 22 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #730 of the whole municipality.
The locality was formerly known as El Rosario, but changed its name a few years ago. This town decided to change its name in the year 2016.
Data: In Floresta, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 15% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Floresta is located at 83.8 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Hermosillo, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Floresta.
#1 Where is Floresta? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Floresta (Sonora) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Floresta, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Floresta (Sonora) is 181 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 58 | 123 | 181 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.7 | - |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sonora: | 79.01% | -% |
| Illiterate population: | 20.44% | -% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 18.23% | -% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.21% | -% |
| Schooling level: | 5.08 | - |
| Schooling level (men): | 4.87 | - |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.78 | - |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 11.60% | -% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 50.28% | -% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 22.65% | -% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Hermosillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 24.86% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 13.82% | -% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 48.28% | -% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 13 | - |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | -% |
| Homes with piped water: | 84.62% | -% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 53.85% | -% |
| Homes with a radio: | 61.54% | -% |
| Homes with a television: | 84.62% | -% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.31% | -% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 30.77% | -% |
| Homes with a car: | 30.77% | -% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 15.38% | -% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | -% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.31% | -% |
| Homes with Internet: | 7.69% | -% |
#3 Satellite photo of Floresta
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Floresta, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Hermosillo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Floresta.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Floresta
Many people want to stay in the town of Floresta 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:- HOTEL POSADA: 50 km away, direction North (42 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ESTRELLA: 61 km away, direction North (42 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL DESIERTO: 55 km away, direction North (45 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA CARRETA: 50 km away, direction North (33 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Floresta
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in Floresta? The list of the best places to visit in Floresta and nearby locations.Beaches in Floresta for sunbathing:
- Playa Tastiota: A 22 km walk (179 minutes) or 28 minutes by car, heading South.
- Cerro Los Pesos (91 meters): 3.2 km walk (40 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Aguja (47 meters): 5.2 km walk (86 minutes), heading East.
- Loma La Higuerita (63 meters): 6.9 km walk (112 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro La Morada (227 meters): 12.1 km walk (197 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Fátima (18 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- San Carlos (Empaque San Carlos) (53 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- San Carlos (El Pocito) (29 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (8 minutes by car)
- Establo la Tesota (Tesota) (46 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the East (11 minutes by car)
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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 Sonora, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Hermosillo
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- Dinámica del PacÃfico (Santa Fe) (7 inhabitants)
- El Gran Chaparral II (- inhabitants)
- El Magali (4 inhabitants)
- El Sacrificio (- inhabitants)
- Francisco Molina La Mosquita (1 inhabitants)
- Granja Acuicola Genitech (1 inhabitants)
- La Miura (5 inhabitants)
- Las Abejas (13 inhabitants)
- Pozo Seco (Imelda MartÃn) (1 inhabitants)
- San AgustÃÂn (Kiwis) (- inhabitants)
- San Emilio (- inhabitants)
- San Juanero (- inhabitants)
- Taliamento (- inhabitants)
- Viva Sonora (2 inhabitants)