La Calera (Guanajuato)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 5,946 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of La Calera (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Irapuato. There are 5,946 inhabitants and it is 1,763 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Calera, 36% of individuals have completed secondary education and 17% 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 La Calera is located at 14.1 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Irapuato, 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 La Calera.
#1 Where is La Calera? How to go? Map
Location map of La Calera in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Calera, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Calera (Guanajuato) is 5,946 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3054 | 2892 | 5946 |
| 2010 | 2431 | 2234 | 4665 |
| 2005 | 3145 | 2673 | 5818 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.4 | 4.52 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 4.86% | 3.22% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.24% | 6.67% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.38% | 4.52% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.86% | 8.64% |
| Schooling level: | 7.74 | 6.09 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8 | 6.41 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.51 | 5.82 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| 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 Irapuato (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.94% | 34.28% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 56.71% | 51.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.79% | 18.43% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,302 | 1,180 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.39% | 97.90% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.16% | 94.51% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.93% | 88.01% |
| Homes with a radio: | 70.20% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.70% | 93.61% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 84.79% | 76.22% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 70.81% | 54.85% |
| Homes with a car: | 32.64% | 30.07% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.59% | 6.79% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 27.50% | 33.77% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.49% | 30.97% |
| Homes with Internet: | 32.49% | 4.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Calera
With the satellite map of La Calera 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 Irapuato. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Calera.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Calera
Do you want to stay in La Calera? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Calera:- HOTEL: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EGIPCIO: 6 km away, direction South (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GALERIA PLAZA DE IRAPUATO: 14 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GALERÍA PLAZA IRAPUATO: 12 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Calera
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Calera? The list of the best places to visit in La Calera and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Calera para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Blanco (1886 meters): 9.1 km walk (140 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro El Sombrero (1887 meters): 12.6 km walk (217 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Picachito La Cruz (1965 meters): 11.8 km walk (147 minutes), heading East.
- El Sombrero (1938 meters): 16.3 km walk (212 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Purísima del Progreso (2285 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Empacadora de Zanahorias (19 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- Granja Mercedes (14 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Lavadoras (Granja Mercedes) (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Calera (Guanajuato)
In La Calera there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of La Calera, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 412 | 413 | 825 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 536 | 539 | 1,075 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,835 | 1,718 | 3,553 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 271 | 222 | 493 |
#7 Pictures of La Calera
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Calera? 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 La Calera.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Calera en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Calera (Guanajuato) is 36810
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Calera 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: 36810. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Calera ("36") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, 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 La Calera as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Calera or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Calera to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
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#10 Dentists in La Calera
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#13 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in La Calera
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Irapuato
#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Irapuato
- El Capricho (15 inhabitants)
- El Venadito (188 inhabitants)
- Empacadora de Zanahorias [Empacadora de Zanahorias (19 inhabitants)
- Granja de los Sánchez Castañeda (12 inhabitants)
- Granja las Delicias (12 inhabitants)
- Granja las Jacarandas (- inhabitants)
- Granja los Sauces (4 inhabitants)
- Granja MarÃa Eugenia (Granja San Ignacio) (- inhabitants)
- Granja Rangel (- inhabitants)
- La Presita de Arandas (65 inhabitants)
- La Sanabria (257 inhabitants)
- La Tinajita (3 inhabitants)
- Rivera de Guadalupe (1056 inhabitants)
- San José (3 inhabitants)
- San Vicente de Malvas (La Oreja) (576 inhabitants)