La Candelaria (Nuevo León)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Candelaria, a beautiful medium-sized town of 465 inhabitants of the State of Nuevo León
The town of La Candelaria (Nuevo León) belongs to the municipality of García. There are 465 inhabitants and it is 1,015 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Arteaga is 51 minutes away by car (38 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Candelaria, 79% of the inhabitants are catholic and 73% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of La Candelaria is located at 18.1 kilometers from García, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Candelaria.
#1 Where is La Candelaria? How to go? Map
Online map of La Candelaria (Nuevo León) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of La Candelaria (Nuevo León) is 465 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 213 | 252 | 465 |
| 2010 | 193 | 217 | 410 |
| 2005 | 175 | 195 | 370 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.56 | 8.29 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Nuevo León: | 49.68% | 50.73% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.53% | 9.02% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.87% | 8.29% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.66% | 9.84% |
| Schooling level: | 6.91 | 5.47 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.98 | 5.81 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.82 | 5.09 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.24% |
| 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 García (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 43.87% | 28.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.90% | 48.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 22.54% | 6.22% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 109 | 142 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.17% | 96.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 48.62% | 34.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 84.40% | 96.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 42.20% | 52.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.74% | 89.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.49% | 83.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.39% | 70.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 45.87% | 39.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 7.34% | 2.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.92% | 1.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 85.32% | 59.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 5.50% | 1.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Candelaria
With the satellite map of La Candelaria 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 García. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Candelaria.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Candelaria
Do you want to stay in La Candelaria? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Candelaria:- HOTEL LOS VIENTOS DE GARCIA: 30 km away, direction Northeast (21 minutes by car)
- POSADA DE LA VILLA: 27 km away, direction Northeast (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 29 km away, direction Northeast (25 minutes by car)
- MOTEL PLAZA: 32 km away, direction East (24 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Candelaria
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Candelaria? The list of the best places to visit in La Candelaria and nearby locations.Mountains in La Candelaria for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Colorado (1555 meters): 6.5 km walk (118 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Mota (1859 meters): 5.1 km walk (96 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Tanque Roto (1250 meters): 7.0 km walk (92 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Bola (1232 meters): 5.6 km walk (84 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Arteaga (Coahuila de Zaragoza): Don't miss "El Tunal", 51 km, heading Southwest (38 minutes by car)
- Rinconada (358 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Gloria (184 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- San Isidro (146 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Los Fierros (160 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the North (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Candelaria (Nuevo León)
In La Candelaria 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 Candelaria, 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) | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 46 | 45 | 91 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 126 | 161 | 287 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 22 | 23 | 45 |
#7 Pictures of La Candelaria
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Candelaria, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Candelaria, 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 García
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of García
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- Casa Blanca (- inhabitants)
- Los Rodríguez (2 inhabitants)
- La Gloria (184 inhabitants)
- La Mala Vecina (3 inhabitants)
- La Providencia (7 inhabitants)
- La Purísima (1 inhabitants)
- Lomas de Icamole (4 inhabitants)
- Los Parques (10649 inhabitants)
- Maravillas y Anexas (218 inhabitants)
- Paraje San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- Santa María (8853 inhabitants)
- Serafín González (- inhabitants)
- Terralta Residencial (11 inhabitants)