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La Ciénega (Guerrero)

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Did you know that this town in Guerrero has 651 inhabitants?

The town of La Ciénega (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo. There are 651 inhabitants and it is 1,447 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #19 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Ciénega, 14% of individuals have completed secondary education and 3% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of La Ciénega is located at 11.8 kilometers from Tlacotepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Ciénega.

#1 Where is La Ciénega? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to La Ciénega (Guerrero)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of La Ciénega (Guerrero) is 651 inhabitants

Population data in La Ciénega (Guerrero)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	308	343	651
2010	246	256	502
2005	288	286	574

Evolution of the population in La Ciénega: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Ciénega:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.12	13.67
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:	1.84%	0.40%
Illiterate population:	10.91%	14.14%
Illiterate population (men):	5.07%	13.67%
Illiterate population (women):	5.84%	14.63%
Schooling level:	6.04	4.72
Schooling level (men):	6.06	4.77
Schooling level (women):	6.01	4.67

Indigenous culture data in La Ciénega:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.31%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.15%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Ciénega, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Ciénega:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	12.14%	26.69%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	19.24%	45.31%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	4.22%	7.32%
Number of inhabited private housings:	160	138
Homes with electricity:	98.12%	91.96%
Homes with piped water:	98.75%	63.39%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	88.75%	76.79%
Homes with a radio:	41.88%	42.86%
Homes with a television:	76.25%	62.50%
Homes with a refrigerator:	57.50%	38.39%
Homes with a washing machine:	26.88%	11.61%
Homes with a car:	16.88%	9.82%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	3.12%	1.79%
Homes with landline telephone:	21.25%	30.36%
Homes with cell phones:	45.00%	1.79%
Homes with Internet:	27.50%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Ciénega (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of La Ciénega

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#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Ciénega

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Ciénega, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Ciénega so you can contact them:

• HOTEL MORELOS: 18 km away, direction West (12 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GUEVARA: 19 km away, direction West (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL GUADALUPE: 20 km away, direction West (15 minutes by car)
• HOTEL TLACOTEPEC: 18 km away, direction West (14 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Ciénega

Want to know what to see in La Ciénega if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Ciénega.
Las mejores montes de La Ciénega para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro Apintla (1902 meters): 2.5 km walk (47 minutes), heading Northwest.
• Cerro la Cueva (1641 meters): 4.9 km walk (97 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro Peña Colorada (2200 meters): 6.3 km walk (79 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro la Bandera (2248 meters): 7.1 km walk (106 minutes), heading South.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of La Ciénega?:

• El Naranjo (21 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (4 minutes by car)
• La Yerbabuena (139 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the East (5 minutes by car)
• Colonia Guerrero (El Rincón) (89 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (6 minutes by car)
• Apintla (47 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the North (7 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of La Ciénega (Guerrero)

In La Ciénega 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 Ciénega, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town La Ciénega (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	40	58	98
Youth (6-14 years)	57	73	130
Adults (15-59 years)	185	183	368
Elderly (60+ years)	26	29	55

#7 Pictures of La Ciénega

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Ciénega? 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 Ciénega.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Ciénega (Guerrero) is 39130

Are you going to send a letter to La Ciénega? Do you have a friend in La Ciénega and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Ciénega consists of the following 5 digits: 39130. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Ciénega ("39") correspond to the state code of Guerrero, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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#10 Schools in La Ciénega

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