La Cantera (Michoacán)
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Did you know that this town in Michoacán has 5,113 inhabitants?
The town of La Cantera (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Tangamandapio. There are 5,113 inhabitants and it is 2,139 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Cotija de la Paz is 63 minutes away by car (42 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #3 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Cantera, 22% of individuals have completed secondary education and 10% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Cantera is located at 10.5 kilometers from Santiago Tangamandapio, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North 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 Michoacán, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Cantera (Michoacán) is 5,113 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2649 | 2464 | 5113 |
| 2010 | 2115 | 1909 | 4024 |
| 2005 | 1748 | 1557 | 3305 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.61 | 9.17 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 2.58% | 1.76% |
| Illiterate population: | 8.64% | 13.87% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.68% | 9.17% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.97% | 18.11% |
| Schooling level: | 6.34 | 5.05 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.79 | 5.56 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.93 | 4.61 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 83.83% | 91.65% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 35.18% | 47.42% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.63% | 0.67% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tangamandapio (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.64% | 31.76% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.19% | 46.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.96% | 18.39% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,011 | 878 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.91% | 95.62% |
| Homes with piped water: | 90.21% | 77.86% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 89.02% | 87.77% |
| Homes with a radio: | 69.93% | 73.49% |
| Homes with a television: | 90.80% | 89.19% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 56.28% | 29.47% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 52.32% | 24.07% |
| Homes with a car: | 28.19% | 25.87% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 10.48% | 5.02% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 14.84% | 14.41% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.77% | 11.71% |
| Homes with Internet: | 15.83% | 2.45% |
#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 Tangamandapio. 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 LA FINCA: 17 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DE LOS TRIGOS: 18 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MARKEZ: 17 km away, direction North (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON CARLOS: 18 km away, direction Northeast (14 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 La Cantera (2451 meters): 1.0 km walk (18 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Las Cuevas (Tarimchatu) (2210 meters): 1.8 km walk (27 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Hilario (2317 meters): 2.2 km walk (28 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Cupacuaro (2252 meters): 2.2 km walk (42 minutes), heading West.
- Cotija de la Paz (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Cementerio La Paz", 63 km, heading West (42 minutes by car)
- Jiquilpan de Juárez (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Casa de Piedra", 75 km, heading Northwest (54 minutes by car)
- Querénguaro (441 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- El Nuevo Sauz de Guzmán (206 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- Huarachanillo de Abajo (200 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (9 minutes by car)
- El Nopalito (75 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Northeast (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cantera (Michoacán)
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) | 363 | 350 | 713 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 519 | 492 | 1,011 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,537 | 1,468 | 3,005 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 230 | 154 | 384 |
#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 (Michoacán) is 59931
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: 59931. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Cantera ("59") correspond to the state code of Michoacán, 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
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
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#10 Dentists in La Cantera
#11 Schools in La Cantera
#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in La Cantera
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tangamandapio
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Tangamandapio
- Casa Torres (- inhabitants)
- Churintzio (911 inhabitants)
- El Guayabo (64 inhabitants)
- El Saucillo (204 inhabitants)
- El Terrero (9 inhabitants)
- Huarachanillo de Abajo (200 inhabitants)
- La Trasquila (17 inhabitants)
- Las Granjas (- inhabitants)
- Querénguaro (441 inhabitants)
- Rancho El Mirador (5 inhabitants)
- Lienzo Charro Hermanos Rivera (6 inhabitants)
- Santiago Tangamandapio (11086 inhabitants)
- Tarecuato (10448 inhabitants)
- Tarecuato Dos (33 inhabitants)
- Telonzo (972 inhabitants)