La Meca (San Carlos, Tamaulipas)

We have collected many facts about the small village of La Meca, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 19 inhabitants of Tamaulipas.

The place of La Meca is inside the municipality of San Carlos (in the State of Tamaulipas). There are 19 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #51 in terms of number of inhabitants. La Meca is at 363 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Meca, 39% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

The town of La Meca is located at 15.6 kilometers from San Carlos, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northeast direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Meca.

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

Online map of La Meca (Tamaulipas) 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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#2 The population of La Meca (Tamaulipas) is 19 inhabitants

Population data in La Meca (San Carlos, Tamaulipas)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
202071219
201081422
2005121527
Evolution of the population in La Meca: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Meca:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.4314.29
Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas:5.26%4.55%
Illiterate population:15.79%9.09%
Illiterate population (men):15.79%14.29%
Illiterate population (women):0.00%0.00%
Schooling level:6.886.31
Schooling level (men):5.114.60
Schooling level (women):9.149.17
Indigenous culture data in La Meca:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Meca, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Tamaulipas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Meca:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:42.11%54.55%
Employed population over 12 years (men):50.00%71.43%
Employed population over 12 years (women):28.57%25.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:610
Homes with electricity:100.00%100.00%
Housing with piped water:100.00%100.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:50.00%100.00%
Dwellings with radio:16.67%55.56%
Housing with television:83.33%100.00%
Housing with refrigerator:83.33%66.67%
Housing with washing machine:50.00%66.67%
Housing with automobile:33.33%44.44%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:0.00%0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%44.44%
Dwellings with cellular phones:50.00%0.00%
Homes with Internet:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Meca (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Tamaulipas, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Meca

With the satellite map of La Meca 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 San Carlos. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Meca.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Meca

Do you want to stay in La Meca? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Meca:
  • HOTEL: 71 km away, direction Southeast (51 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL LOS 2 REYES: 79 km away, direction Southeast (58 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL RIOS: 74 km away, direction North (64 minutes by car)
  • HOTEL SALINAS: 89 km away, direction North (70 minutes by car)

#5 Population pyramid of La Meca (Tamaulipas)

In La Meca 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 Meca, 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 Meca
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Meca (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)000
Youth (6-14 years)033
Adults (15-59 years)459
Elderly (60+ years)347

#6 Photos of La Meca

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Meca, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Meca, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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Average Rating: 5.0/5
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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Carlos

  1. Betania (- inhabitants)
  2. El Girasol (3 inhabitants)
  3. El Sacrificio (- inhabitants)
  4. El Salto (- inhabitants)
  5. Flores (Colonia Flores) (- inhabitants)
  6. La Reforma (8 inhabitants)
  7. La Rosa de San Juan (- inhabitants)
  8. La Yulisa (- inhabitants)
  9. Las Peñitas (- inhabitants)
  10. Lázaro Cárdenas (6 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Praxedis Balboa (158 inhabitants)
  12. Rubén Jaramillo (54 inhabitants)
  13. San Carlos (1282 inhabitants)
  14. San Isidro (- inhabitants)
  15. San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo de los Pérez) (- inhabitants)