La Higuerita (Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit)

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The town of La Higuerita is located in the Municipality of Ixtlán del Río (in the State of Nayarit). There are 189 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #8 of the whole municipality. La Higuerita is at 995 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Higuerita, there is a percentage of 23% of indigenous population and 80% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Higuerita? They are at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that La Higuerita is located at 16.7 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Ixtlán del Río, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of La Higuerita.

Where is La Higuerita? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Higuerita (Nayarit) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.


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The population of La Higuerita (Nayarit) is 189 inhabitants

Population data in La Higuerita (Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202083106189
2010105125230
2005103123226
Evolution of the population in La Higuerita: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Higuerita:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3410.40
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:2.65%3.48%
Illiterate population:5.82%10.00%
Illiterate population (men):3.70%10.40%
Illiterate population (women):2.12%9.52%
Schooling level:7.236.23
Schooling level (men):6.785.80
Schooling level (women):7.836.76
Indigenous culture data in La Higuerita:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:23.28%23.48%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:12.17%18.70%
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 Higuerita, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Nayarit, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Higuerita:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:68.78%31.74%
Employed population over 12 years (men):68.87%57.60%
Employed population over 12 years (women):68.67%0.95%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:5051
Homes with electricity:98.00%93.33%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.00%82.22%
Dwellings with radio:52.00%64.44%
Housing with television:84.00%68.89%
Housing with refrigerator:76.00%68.89%
Housing with washing machine:40.00%33.33%
Housing with automobile:20.00%11.11%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:4.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:4.00%0.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:80.00%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Higuerita (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Nayarit, and with the total for the country.

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 Ixtlán del Río. Get free live access to satellite views of 2023 of La Higuerita.


Population pyramid of La Higuerita (Nayarit)

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.

Population pyramid of La Higuerita
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Higuerita (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)101323
Youth (6-14 years)151530
Adults (15-59 years)4860108
Elderly (60+ years)101828

Photos of La Higuerita

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Higuerita.

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The Postal Code of La Higuerita (Nayarit) is 63943

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: 63943. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Higuerita ("63") correspond to the state code of Nayarit, 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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