La Cantera (Guanajuato)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Cantera, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,097 inhabitants of Guanajuato.
The town of La Cantera (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San José Iturbide. There are 1,097 inhabitants and it is 2,110 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 71 minutes away by car (48 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #20 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Cantera, 36% of the population over 12 years is single and 52% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Cantera is located at 3.7 kilometers from San José Iturbide, 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 Cantera.
#1 Where is La Cantera? How to go? Map
Online map of La Cantera in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Cantera (Guanajuato) is 1,097 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 556 | 541 | 1097 |
| 2010 | 363 | 324 | 687 |
| 2005 | 264 | 228 | 492 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.9 | 3.09 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 31.81% | 21.83% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.82% | 3.93% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.91% | 3.09% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.91% | 4.68% |
| Schooling level: | 9.91 | 8.07 |
| Schooling level (men): | 10.05 | 8.34 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.78 | 7.83 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.64% | 0.73% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| 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 San José Iturbide (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.14% | 36.39% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.29% | 51.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 38.31% | 22.59% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 317 | 197 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.77% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.05% | 98.16% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.16% | 83.44% |
| Homes with a radio: | 48.90% | 87.73% |
| Homes with a television: | 94.95% | 96.93% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 95.90% | 86.50% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.33% | 65.03% |
| Homes with a car: | 73.50% | 62.58% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 41.01% | 16.56% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 15.46% | 12.88% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 93.69% | 71.78% |
| Homes with Internet: | 52.37% | 6.75% |
#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 San José Iturbide. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Cantera.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cantera
Do you want to stay in La Cantera? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Cantera:- HOTEL CAMPESTRE: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL HORIZONTE: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- HOTELITO EJECUTIVO: 4 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BUENROSTRO: 4 km away, direction Northeast (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cantera
Want to know what to see in La Cantera if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Cantera.Las mejores montes de La Cantera para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Alto (2615 meters): 8.6 km walk (125 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Chiquihuitillo (2410 meters): 8.3 km walk (101 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Peña Briones (2404 meters): 8.8 km walk (142 minutes), heading West.
- Mesa El Sordo (2693 meters): 14.5 km walk (212 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "ParroquÃa de San Pedro", 71 km, heading North (48 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento la Cantera (243 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento Rinconada los Ángeles (117 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (1 minutes by car)
- Viborillas (54 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- La Huerta (593 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 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) | 64 | 73 | 137 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 86 | 78 | 164 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 371 | 346 | 717 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 35 | 44 | 79 |
#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.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Cantera (Guanajuato) is 37986
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: 37986. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cantera ("37") 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:
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- The most beautiful towns in Guanajuato
#10 Schools in La Cantera
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San José Iturbide
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