La Cantera (Hidalgo)
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 Hidalgo has 98 inhabitants?
The town of La Cantera (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Atitalaquia. There are 98 inhabitants and it is 2,154 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tepotzotlán is 73 minutes away by car (60 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #9 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Cantera, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 12% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Cantera is located at 3.9 kilometers from Cardonal, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. In addition, it is located at 4.8 kilometers from Atitalaquia, which is the capital of the municipality, in the East 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
Map to know how to get to La Cantera (Hidalgo) 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 (Hidalgo) is 98 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 53 | 98 |
| 2010 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2005 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.6 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 9.18% | 2.63% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.06% | 5.26% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.04% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.02% | 10.00% |
| Schooling level: | 7.15 | 6.36 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.97 | 7 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.34 | 5.83 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.02% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.02% | 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: | 45.92% | 31.58% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.72% | 61.11% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.56% | 5.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 24 | 16 |
| Homes with electricity: | 91.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.67% | 54.55% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.50% | 9.09% |
| Homes with a television: | 70.83% | 9.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 62.50% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 41.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 37.50% | 27.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 36.36% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.50% | 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 Atitalaquia. 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 MARTE: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
- FG HOTEL: 5 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MÁRQUEZ: 6 km away, direction West (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PALACEROSE: 6 km away, direction West (4 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:
- Mesa Lechuguilla (2545 meters): 4.4 km walk (58 minutes), heading East.
- Tetepango (2462 meters): 4.1 km walk (79 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro Las Palmas (2341 meters): 4.4 km walk (54 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Ladron (2317 meters): 6.6 km walk (80 minutes), heading East.
- Tepotzotlán (México): Don't miss "Museo Nacional del Virreinato", 73 km, heading South (60 minutes by car)
- Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez (México): Don't miss "Bioparque Estrella", 66 km, heading West (52 minutes by car)
- San Isidro Bojayito (Ex-hacienda Bojayito) (7 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Tezoquipa (3416 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Ejido San Isidro Bojayito (El Monte) (15 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Texas (908 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cantera (Hidalgo)
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) | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 31 | 27 | 58 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 9 | 10 |
#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 (Hidalgo) is 42976
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: 42976. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cantera ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, 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.
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#10 Schools in La Cantera
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Atitalaquia
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Atitalaquia
- Cardonal (12081 inhabitants)
- Colonia Refinería (Colonia de los Ingenieros) (221 inhabitants)
- Ejido de San Luis (16 inhabitants)
- Ejido San Isidro Bojayito (El Monte) (15 inhabitants)
- Ejido San Luis (2 inhabitants)
- La Cantera (98 inhabitants)
- La Loma de Ixtazacuala (La Loma) (5 inhabitants)
- La Vega (18 inhabitants)
- Magueyal Viejo (1 inhabitants)
- Parque Industrial Tula (10 inhabitants)
- San Isidro Bojayito (Ex-Hacienda Bojayito) (7 inhabitants)
- San José Bojay el Grande (2 inhabitants)
- Tlalminulpa (2797 inhabitants)
- Tlamaco (San Gerónimo Tlamaco) (3885 inhabitants)
- Unidad Habitacional Antonio Osorio de León (Bojay) (1996 inhabitants)