La Canela (Guanajuato)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of La Canela, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 272 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of La Canela (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide. There are 272 inhabitants and it is 2,040 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 23 minutes away by car (20 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #66 of the ranking.
Data: In La Canela, 99% of the inhabitants are catholic and 70% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of La Canela? You can find it at 11.9 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of San José Iturbide, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Canela through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Canela? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Canela (Guanajuato) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Canela, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Canela (Guanajuato) is 272 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 132 | 140 | 272 |
| 2010 | 117 | 111 | 228 |
| 2005 | 85 | 65 | 150 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.73 | 7.21 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 11.76% | 9.65% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.51% | 7.02% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.31% | 7.21% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.21% | 6.84% |
| Schooling level: | 8.23 | 6.42 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.72 | 6.06 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.71 | 6.77 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.44% | 31.58% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.86% | 53.15% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 27.27% | 11.11% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 56 | 54 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.83% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 97.83% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.64% | 84.78% |
| Homes with a radio: | 53.57% | 69.57% |
| Homes with a television: | 92.86% | 97.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 85.71% | 58.70% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 69.64% | 32.61% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.71% | 47.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 26.79% | 6.52% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.79% | 8.70% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 78.57% | 43.48% |
| Homes with Internet: | 51.79% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Canela
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Canela, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San José Iturbide. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Canela.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Canela
Do you want to stay in La Canela? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Canela:- MOTEL LA PASADITA: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- MOTEL CIPRES: 6 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- MHOTEL LA CONCHA: 13 km away, direction Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA FE: 17 km away, direction South (13 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Canela
Want to know what to see in La Canela if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Canela.Las mejores montes de La Canela para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Barbonera de Guadalupe (2337 meters): 11.3 km walk (165 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Oaxtepec (2379 meters): 15.3 km walk (229 minutes), heading North.
- La Loma (2168 meters): 13.3 km walk (222 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Chiquihuitillo (2410 meters): 16.4 km walk (219 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Parroquía de San Pedro", 23 km, heading Northwest (20 minutes by car)
- La Colmena (179 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- Pueblo Nuevo (720 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Agua Buena (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- El Huizachal (183 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Canela (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Canela 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 La Canela there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 29 | 34 | 63 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 82 | 78 | 160 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
#7 Pictures of La Canela
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Canela? 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 Canela.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Canela en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Canela (Guanajuato) is 37993
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Canela 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: 37993. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Canela ("37") 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 Canela as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Canela or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Canela 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.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Guanajuato, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Guanajuato
#10 Schools in La Canela
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San José Iturbide
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San José Iturbide
- Altamira (- inhabitants)
- Arroyo del Gachupín (18 inhabitants)
- Casa Digna (195 inhabitants)
- El Vino (58 inhabitants)
- Granja el Nacimiento (Ernesto Alfonso Sterling Bours) (- inhabitants)
- Granja Santa Imelda (25 inhabitants)
- La Canela (272 inhabitants)
- La Soledad de Abajo (1 inhabitants)
- Las Golondrinas (97 inhabitants)
- Las Talegas (Anastacio Basaldúa Nieto) (121 inhabitants)
- Los Olivos (Los Tildios) (- inhabitants)
- Manuel Soto Lugo (3 inhabitants)
- Pozo Blanco del Capulín (510 inhabitants)
- Capilla de Guadalupe (- inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo (5 inhabitants)