La Cantera (Guanajuato)
The most complete information about the small village of La Cantera (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Guanajuato has 50 inhabitants?
The town of La Cantera (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Jerécuaro. There are 50 inhabitants and it is 2,095 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Salvatierra is 73 minutes away by car (51 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #123 of the ranking.
Data: In La Cantera, 35% of individuals have completed secondary education and 0% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Cantera? You can find it at 7.4 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Jerécuaro, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Cantera through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Cantera? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Cantera (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 Cantera, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Cantera (Guanajuato) is 50 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 22 | 50 |
| 2010 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| 2005 | 22 | 15 | 37 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.32 | 23.53 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 14.00% | 16.67% |
| Illiterate population: | 18.00% | 28.57% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.00% | 23.53% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 14.00% | 32.00% |
| Schooling level: | 5.06 | 3.52 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5 | 3.08 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.11 | 3.80 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Jerécuaro (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 44.00% | 21.43% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 41.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 39.29% | 8.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 12 | 12 |
| Homes with electricity: | 58.33% | 40.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 25.00% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 33.33% | 30.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 41.67% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 25.00% | 80.00% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 41.67% | 40.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 41.67% | 20.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 25.00% | 40.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 10.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 83.33% | 80.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cantera
With the satellite map of La Cantera 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 Jerécuaro. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cantera.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cantera
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cantera, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cantera so you can contact them:- MOTEL LA CAPILLA: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TRENADO: 11 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO: 10 km away, direction South (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL MEXICANO: 10 km away, direction South (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cantera
A weekend in La Cantera and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Cantera and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Cantera para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Sombrerete (2028 meters): 2.6 km walk (38 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Golgota (2076 meters): 4.9 km walk (88 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Santa Rosa (2068 meters): 6.3 km walk (86 minutes), heading South.
- Loma Ladera los Garambullos (2073 meters): 7.4 km walk (131 minutes), heading South.
- Salvatierra (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Eco Parque El Sabinal", 73 km, heading West (51 minutes by car)
- Amealco de Bonfil (Querétaro): Don't miss "Cascada La Piedad", 78 km, heading East (57 minutes by car)
- San Pablo (745 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- La Loma (Las Tres Esquinas) (93 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- El Saltillo (La Hacienda) (129 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
- El Sarampión (144 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cantera (Guanajuato)
In La Cantera 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 Cantera, 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) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
#7 Pictures of La Cantera
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Cantera? 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 Cantera.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Cantera en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Cantera (Guanajuato) is 38557
Are you going to send a letter to La Cantera? Do you have a friend in La Cantera and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Cantera consists of the following 5 digits: 38557. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cantera ("38") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for La Cantera as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Cantera or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Cantera 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:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guanajuato
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Jerécuaro
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Jerécuaro
- Buenavista (La Piedad Buenavista) (3 inhabitants)
- Cerro Prieto Centro (Tierra Fría) (143 inhabitants)
- Chilarillo (208 inhabitants)
- El Clarín (265 inhabitants)
- El Gatal (120 inhabitants)
- El Puertecito (154 inhabitants)
- El Rodeo (407 inhabitants)
- La Enredadora (El Jitomatal) (433 inhabitants)
- La Estancia (La Presa) (510 inhabitants)
- La Finca (183 inhabitants)
- La Sabanilla (San José de la Sabanilla) (2360 inhabitants)
- Las Crucitas (103 inhabitants)
- Llanos de San Francisco (243 inhabitants)
- San Juan Viejo (6 inhabitants)
- San Pablo (745 inhabitants)