La Higuera (Sonora)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Higuera, a beautiful medium-sized town of 219 inhabitants of the State of Sonora
The town of La Higuera (Sonora) belongs to the municipality of Alamos. There are 219 inhabitants and it is 260 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Álamos is 16 minutes away by car (14 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #18 of the ranking.
Data: In La Higuera, 27% of the population over 12 years is single and 13% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Higuera? You can find it at 9.9 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Alamos, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Higuera through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Higuera? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Higuera (Sonora)? 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 Higuera (Sonora) is 219 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100 | 119 | 219 |
| 2010 | 117 | 120 | 237 |
| 2005 | 111 | 112 | 223 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.62 | 6.67 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Sonora: | 4.11% | 0.42% |
| Illiterate population: | 5.02% | 7.17% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.37% | 6.67% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.65% | 7.69% |
| Schooling level: | 7.19 | 6.24 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.27 | 6.41 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.11 | 6.06 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.46% | 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 Alamos (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 35.16% | 32.91% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.26% | 59.17% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 16.00% | 5.98% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 62 | 70 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.77% | 92.06% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.55% | 88.89% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 19.35% | 96.83% |
| Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 52.38% |
| Homes with a television: | 72.58% | 82.54% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.10% | 77.78% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 48.39% | 46.03% |
| Homes with a car: | 54.84% | 41.27% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.23% | 1.59% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.71% | 58.73% |
| Homes with Internet: | 12.90% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Higuera
With the satellite map of La Higuera 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 Alamos. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Higuera.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Higuera
Do you want to stay in La Higuera? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Higuera:- CUARTOS DE RENTA KYRIA: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- REAL DE LOS ALAMOS: 14 km away, direction South (10 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JACALITO CABALLO BLANCO: 15 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE DEPARTAMENTOS ÁLAMOS: 13 km away, direction South (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Higuera
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Higuera? The list of the best places to visit in La Higuera and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Higuera para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Buena Mujer (422 meters): 1.1 km walk (21 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro El Enjambre (602 meters): 1.6 km walk (23 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Toro (469 meters): 2.3 km walk (37 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Colorado (699 meters): 2.6 km walk (47 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Álamos (Sonora): Don't miss "Antigua Hacienda de los Santos", 16 km, heading South (14 minutes by car)
- Los Arenales (6 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the South (7 minutes by car)
- Nuevo Piedras Verdes (305 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
- El Rincón Viejo (13 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the South (9 minutes by car)
- El Tabelo (San José del Tabelo) (178 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the North (10 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Higuera (Sonora)
In La Higuera 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 Higuera, 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) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 61 | 64 | 125 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 20 | 35 |
#7 Pictures of La Higuera
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Higuera? 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 Higuera.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Higuera en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Higuera (Sonora) is 85773
Are you going to send a letter to La Higuera? Do you have a friend in La Higuera and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Higuera consists of the following 5 digits: 85773. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Higuera ("85") correspond to the state code of Sonora, 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 Higuera as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Higuera
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Alamos
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Alamos
- Álamos (10961 inhabitants)
- Conisaca (3 inhabitants)
- El Nacapul (5 inhabitants)
- El Recodo (- inhabitants)
- Huirocoba (121 inhabitants)
- La Concepción (5 inhabitants)
- La Soledad (- inhabitants)
- La Tribuna (Cuernavaca) (- inhabitants)
- Gerocoa (Las Canillas) (28 inhabitants)
- Las Mojarras (- inhabitants)
- Los Conejos (12 inhabitants)
- Los Mezcales (1 inhabitants)
- Piedras Blancas (50 inhabitants)
- Rosarito Uno (- inhabitants)
- Tetacora (4 inhabitants)