La Cantera (Guanajuato)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Cantera, a beautiful large village of 698 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of La Cantera (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.. There are 698 inhabitants and it is 2,082 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal is 58 minutes away by car (46 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #40 of the ranking.
Data: In La Cantera, 99% of the inhabitants are catholic and 63% 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 Cantera? You can find it at 29.6 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal., 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 698 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 366 | 332 | 698 |
2010 | 310 | 307 | 617 |
2005 | 286 | 266 | 552 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.72 | 12.38 |
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.86% | 0.32% |
Illiterate population: | 11.60% | 15.40% |
Illiterate population (men): | 4.44% | 12.38% |
Illiterate population (women): | 7.16% | 18.39% |
Schooling level: | 6.48 | 5.06 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.91 | 5.04 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.95 | 5.08 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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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 Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal. (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 33.67% | 29.82% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.22% | 50.49% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.03% | 9.35% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 172 | 151 |
Homes with electricity: | 97.09% | 93.98% |
Homes with piped water: | 86.05% | 94.74% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.70% | 47.37% |
Homes with a radio: | 41.28% | 64.66% |
Homes with a television: | 76.74% | 83.46% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 86.63% | 59.40% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 62.79% | 35.34% |
Homes with a car: | 62.79% | 39.85% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.91% | 2.26% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 1.16% | 2.26% |
Homes with cell phones: | 76.16% | 24.81% |
Homes with Internet: | 37.79% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cantera
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Cantera, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.. You can search free satellite map (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 QUINTA LAS ACACIAS: 29 km away, direction Northwest (21 minutes by car)
- BUGAMVILLE RV PARK & ROOMS: 27 km away, direction West (22 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BOUTIQUE CASA FLORENCIA: 31 km away, direction Northwest (26 minutes by car)
- HOSPEDAJE CASA DE LOS MANZANO: 30 km away, direction Northwest (21 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.Mountains in La Cantera for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Prieto (2296 meters): 3.4 km walk (52 minutes), heading South.
- La Piana (2450 meters): 6.0 km walk (112 minutes), heading South.
- El Chivo (2324 meters): 6.6 km walk (86 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Colmena (2427 meters): 6.9 km walk (130 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Museo Casa de Hidalgo - casona del siglo XVIII", 58 km, heading Northeast (46 minutes by car)
- Las Milpitas (143 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- El Apartadero (99 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- La Soledad (37 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- La Laguna (185 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cantera (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Cantera 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 Cantera there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 53 | 59 | 112 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 61 | 64 | 125 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 219 | 179 | 398 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 33 | 30 | 63 |
#7 Pictures of La Cantera
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Cantera, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Cantera, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Cantera en este enlace
#8 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
#9 Schools in La Cantera
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nal.
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- Derramadero (48 inhabitants)
- Ejido de Trancas (11 inhabitants)
- El Milagro (- inhabitants)
- El Montecillo (7 inhabitants)
- El Oasis (2 inhabitants)
- La Cinta (95 inhabitants)
- La Luz (11 inhabitants)
- Las Negritas (296 inhabitants)
- Lobitos de Arriba (- inhabitants)
- Los Carrizos (4 inhabitants)
- Potrero de Guadalupe (116 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Lomas de San José (66 inhabitants)
- San José de la Estacada (Fátima) (255 inhabitants)
- San Juan del Estaño (157 inhabitants)