La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
We have collected many facts about the medium-sized town of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba), as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 231 inhabitants of Zacatecas.
The town of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) belongs to the municipality of Juchipila (State of Zacatecas). There are 231 inhabitants and it is 1,251 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Nochistlán de Mejía is 50 minutes away by car (45 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #14 of the ranking.
Data: In La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba), 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 25% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)? You can find it at 1.8 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Juchipila, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) 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 (La Cantera de Arriba)? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) (Zacatecas) 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 (La Cantera de Arriba), which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) (Zacatecas) is 231 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 113 | 118 | 231 |
| 2010 | 87 | 79 | 166 |
| 2005 | 110 | 106 | 216 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.65 | 6.33 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Zacatecas: | 6.93% | 6.02% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.19% | 6.02% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.16% | 6.33% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.03% | 5.75% |
| Schooling level: | 7.41 | 5.75 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.72 | 5.66 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.08 | 5.83 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 29.44% | 35.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.22% | 56.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.04% | 16.09% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 73 | 97 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 94.52% | 68.75% |
| Homes with a television: | 95.89% | 95.83% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 95.89% | 95.83% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.19% | 77.08% |
| Homes with a car: | 46.58% | 54.17% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 12.33% | 8.33% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 20.55% | 47.92% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 90.41% | 50.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 24.66% | 2.08% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Juchipila. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba).
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba), but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) so you can contact them:- MOTEL REYNA ELENA: 2 km away, direction Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REINA ELENA: 2 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDIN: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DON MIGUEL: 3 km away, direction South (2 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
Want to know what to see in La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba).Mountains in La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Santa Cruz (2293 meters): 6.1 km walk (104 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Grande (1904 meters): 9.1 km walk (171 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Diablo (1543 meters): 11.6 km walk (193 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Amozoc (1769 meters): 11.3 km walk (178 minutes), heading East.
- Nochistlán de Mejía (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Templo de San José", 50 km, heading East (45 minutes by car)
- Teúl de González Ortega (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Quiosco porfiriano de la Plaza de Armas", 86 km, heading West (58 minutes by car)
- San José (San José de los Meléndez) (576 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- El Paisano (99 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Mezquitera Sur (957 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- Juchipila (5836 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) (Zacatecas)
In La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) 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 (La Cantera de Arriba), 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) | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 21 | 21 | 42 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 64 | 68 | 132 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 19 | 18 | 37 |
#7 Pictures of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)? 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 (La Cantera de Arriba).
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#9 Schools in La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba)
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Juchipila
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- Barrio de Guadalupe Victoria (328 inhabitants)
- Cerro Grande (Rancho Nuevo) (- inhabitants)
- Colonia Popular del Sol (301 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Azteca (26 inhabitants)
- El Surco de Nopales (La Normal) (46 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Juchipila (467 inhabitants)
- Fraccionamiento Magisterial (98 inhabitants)
- La Boquilla (3 inhabitants)
- La Cantera (La Cantera de Arriba) (231 inhabitants)
- La Ermita (La Piedra) (2 inhabitants)
- Las Acacias (14 inhabitants)
- Las Pilas (- inhabitants)
- Loma de Paredes (- inhabitants)
- Mezquitera Sur (957 inhabitants)