La Garita (San Luis Potosí)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Garita, a beautiful large village of 530 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of La Garita (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Axtla de Terrazas. There are 530 inhabitants and it is 115 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 17 minutes away by car (15 km). It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Garita, 33% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Garita is located at 6.3 kilometers (in direction Northwest) from the locality of Axtla de Terrazas, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Garita.
#1 Where is La Garita? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Garita in San Luis Potosí? Using this map, use the controls to zoom in and out on the village and others in the vicinity to see the direct route, and to be able to plan, for example, hiking activities in La Garita.
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#2 The population of La Garita (San Luis Potosí) is 530 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 279 | 251 | 530 |
| 2010 | 239 | 234 | 473 |
| 2005 | 258 | 260 | 518 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.93 | 6.84 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 4.15% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.42% | 8.46% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.64% | 6.84% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.77% | 10.04% |
| Schooling level: | 7.54 | 6.21 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.37 | 6.29 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.68 | 6.13 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 96.79% | 96.19% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 68.87% | 71.46% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.38% | 0.85% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Axtla de Terrazas (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 71.70% | 27.06% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 70.92% | 50.85% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 72.40% | 3.77% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 114 | 99 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.25% | 93.26% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.12% | 60.67% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 35.96% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a radio: | 67.54% | 78.65% |
| Homes with a television: | 73.68% | 53.93% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 57.89% | 26.97% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 14.91% | 3.37% |
| Homes with a car: | 5.26% | 1.12% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.39% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.88% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 86.84% | 4.49% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.75% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Garita
With the satellite map of La Garita 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 Axtla de Terrazas. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Garita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Garita
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Garita, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Garita so you can contact them:- HOTEL AXTLÁN: 7 km away, direction Northeast (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MAGIC COLLINN: 10 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AXTLA: 8 km away, direction Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA BONITA: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Garita
Want to know what to see in La Garita if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Garita.Las mejores montes de La Garita para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Teatl (326 meters): 3.9 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Cristiano (705 meters): 3.8 km walk (67 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Buenavista (824 meters): 3.9 km walk (82 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Etepetl (628 meters): 4.9 km walk (72 minutes), heading South.
- Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Convento de San Agustín", 17 km, heading West (15 minutes by car)
- Aquismón (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cuevas Mantetzulel", 41 km, heading Northwest (40 minutes by car)
- Tenexcalco (La Ceiba) (924 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the East (0 minutes by car)
- La Puerta de la Esperanza (La Puerta) (98 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the West (3 minutes by car)
- Tepezintla (155 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (5 minutes by car)
- La Hacienda (30 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Garita (San Luis Potosí)
In La Garita 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 Garita, 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) | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 58 | 53 | 111 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 156 | 139 | 295 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 28 | 24 | 52 |
#7 Pictures of La Garita
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Garita? 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 Garita.
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20160628140559if_/https://https://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/34771709.jpg "Waterfall \El Naranjal.\")
Disfrute con las fotos de La Garita en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Garita (San Luis Potosí) is 79937
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Garita so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 79937. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Garita ("79") correspond to the State of San Luis Potosí, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
#9 Vote for La Garita as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Garita or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Garita 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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
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#10 Schools in La Garita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Axtla de Terrazas
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