La Higuerita (Guanajuato)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Higuerita, a beautiful small village of 128 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of La Higuerita (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Xichú. There are 128 inhabitants and it is 1,649 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #40 of the ranking.
Data: In La Higuerita, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 38% 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 Higuerita? You can find it at 4.4 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Xichú, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Higuerita through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Higuerita? How to go? Map
Location map of La Higuerita in Guanajuato: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Higuerita, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of La Higuerita (Guanajuato) is 128 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66 | 62 | 128 |
| 2010 | 62 | 51 | 113 |
| 2005 | 42 | 41 | 83 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.57 | 11.76 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.56% | 1.77% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.16% | 15.04% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 3.91% | 11.76% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.25% | 17.74% |
| Schooling level: | 6.67 | 4.81 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.92 | 5.09 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.26 | 4.54 |
| 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% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Xichú (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 34.38% | 28.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 43.55% | 56.86% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 25.76% | 4.84% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 29 | 27 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 95.45% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 86.21% | 9.09% |
| Homes with a radio: | 58.62% | 54.55% |
| Homes with a television: | 58.62% | 59.09% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 58.62% | 36.36% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 37.93% | 18.18% |
| Homes with a car: | 34.48% | 13.64% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.45% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 75.86% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 44.83% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Higuerita
With the satellite map of La Higuerita 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 Xichú. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Higuerita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Higuerita
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Higuerita, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Higuerita so you can contact them:- CASA DE VISITAS DE XICHU: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MINAS DEL REAL: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUÉSPEDES EN XICHÚ: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA POSADITA: 7 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Higuerita
Want to know what to see in La Higuerita if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Higuerita.Mountains in La Higuerita for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Los Llanitos (1898 meters): 2.9 km walk (51 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Negro (2044 meters): 3.2 km walk (47 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Águila (1929 meters): 6.1 km walk (97 minutes), heading Southeast.
- El Tigre (1844 meters): 7.1 km walk (134 minutes), heading Southeast.
- La Sávila (359 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Beltrán (136 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- Mesa de San Diego (9 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Northeast (6 minutes by car)
- Los Pablos (Los Pablos de Arriba) (102 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Higuerita (Guanajuato)
In La Higuerita 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 Higuerita, 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) | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 39 | 28 | 67 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 8 | 15 |
#7 Pictures of La Higuerita
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Higuerita? 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 Higuerita.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Higuerita (Guanajuato) is 37937
Are you going to send a letter to La Higuerita? Do you have a friend in La Higuerita and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Higuerita consists of the following 5 digits: 37937. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Higuerita ("37") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, 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 Higuerita as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Higuerita or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Higuerita 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.
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#10 Schools in La Higuerita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Xichú
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Xichú
- Agua Zarca de Romerillos (124 inhabitants)
- Beltrán (136 inhabitants)
- Cañuelas (10 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (9 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (28 inhabitants)
- El Higuerón (- inhabitants)
- El Trompillo (- inhabitants)
- El Saucillo (15 inhabitants)
- Guadiana (14 inhabitants)
- La Fundición (31 inhabitants)
- Mazamorra (67 inhabitants)
- Moctezuma (- inhabitants)
- Puerto del Ocote (El Confite) (111 inhabitants)
- San Diego de las Pitahayas (166 inhabitants)
- Yerbabuena (- inhabitants)