La Peña (Veracruz)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Peña, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 110 inhabitants of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave.
The town of La Peña (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Ixcatepec. There are 110 inhabitants and it is 132 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #24 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Peña, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 6% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of La Peña is located at 7.8 kilometers from Ixcatepec, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Peña.
#1 Where is La Peña? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of La Peña in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave? 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 Peña.
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#2 The population of La Peña (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave) is 110 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 58 | 52 | 110 |
2010 | 67 | 69 | 136 |
2005 | 72 | 70 | 142 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.51 | 2.90 |
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: | 8.18% | 4.41% |
Illiterate population: | 11.82% | 11.03% |
Illiterate population (men): | 3.64% | 2.90% |
Illiterate population (women): | 8.18% | 19.40% |
Schooling level: | 5.24 | 4.95 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.62 | 5.86 |
Schooling level (women): | 4.91 | 4.09 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 60.91% | 48.53% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 30.91% | 27.21% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.74% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Ixcatepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 44.55% | 27.94% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 59.62% | 55.07% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.03% | 0.00% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 32 | 32 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 86.67% |
Homes with piped water: | 90.62% | 96.67% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 0.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with a radio: | 62.50% | 73.33% |
Homes with a television: | 84.38% | 76.67% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 53.12% | 43.33% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
Homes with a car: | 6.25% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 9.38% | 0.00% |
Homes with cell phones: | 65.62% | 10.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Peña
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Peña, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ixcatepec. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Peña.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Peña
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Peña, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Peña so you can contact them:- HOTEL ALBA: 20 km away, direction East (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL VERDE VITTA: 24 km away, direction East (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BUGAMBILIAS: 21 km away, direction East (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS AMALIAS: 24 km away, direction East (17 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Peña
Want to know what to see in La Peña if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Peña.Las mejores montes de La Peña para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Guajolote (118 meters): 3.0 km walk (50 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Tecuancalli (243 meters): 6.8 km walk (102 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa Papatlalillo (274 meters): 7.1 km walk (133 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Pensador Mexicano (257 meters): 8.1 km walk (168 minutes), heading West.
- El Volador (329 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Tampatel (72 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- La Ceiba (74 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Palmar (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Peña (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Peña by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Peña there is a generational replacement.
![Population pyramid of La Peña Population pyramid of La Peña](https://mexico.pueblosamerica.com/images-pueblos/piram-2005/la-pena-72_P001_800_420.png)
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 28 | 27 | 55 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 15 | 10 | 25 |
#7 Pictures of La Peña
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Peña? 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 Peña.
Enjoy pictures of La Peña at this link
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Ixcatepec
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Ixcatepec
- Agua Nacida (158 inhabitants)
- Cafetalito (15 inhabitants)
- Ejido Ixcatepec (222 inhabitants)
- El Palmar (- inhabitants)
- El Rincón (571 inhabitants)
- Gavilán (576 inhabitants)
- Ixcatepec (4169 inhabitants)
- La Ceiba (- inhabitants)
- La Rosita (9 inhabitants)
- Las Cotorras (22 inhabitants)
- Minax (- inhabitants)
- Placetas (228 inhabitants)
- Agua Nacida (- inhabitants)
- Tinaja (132 inhabitants)
- Xochitépetl (77 inhabitants)