La Peñita (Guanajuato)
Learn about medium-sized town of La Peñita through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 224 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of La Peñita (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of San Luis de la Paz. There are 224 inhabitants and it is 2,134 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Pozos is 36 minutes away by car (34 km). It is the most populated town in the position #82 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Peñita, 29% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Peñita is located at 17.4 kilometers (in direction Southwest) from the locality of San Luis de la Paz, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of La Peñita.
#1 Where is La Peñita? How to go? Map
Online map of La Peñita in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Peñita (Guanajuato) is 224 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 120 | 104 | 224 |
| 2010 | 105 | 109 | 214 |
| 2005 | 98 | 89 | 187 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.09 | 9.17 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 1.79% | 2.80% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.59% | 9.81% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.23% | 9.17% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.36% | 10.48% |
| Schooling level: | 5.52 | 4.43 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.02 | 4.08 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.83 | 4.76 |
| 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 San Luis de la Paz (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 25.00% | 28.04% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 41.35% | 49.54% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 10.83% | 5.71% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 56 | 51 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 97.67% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.43% | 93.02% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 73.21% | 34.88% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.50% | 81.40% |
| Homes with a television: | 91.07% | 81.40% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.86% | 79.07% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 82.14% | 37.21% |
| Homes with a car: | 58.93% | 53.49% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 3.57% | 4.65% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 1.79% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 80.36% | 62.79% |
| Homes with Internet: | 32.14% | 2.33% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Peñita
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Peñita, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Luis de la Paz. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Peñita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Peñita
Do you want to stay in La Peñita? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Peñita:- HOTEL BALNEARIO LA PAZ: 23 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LAS VILLAS: 26 km away, direction South (22 minutes by car)
- PARRAS HOTEL: 25 km away, direction Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL SAN LUIS: 26 km away, direction Southeast (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Peñita
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Peñita? The list of the best places to visit in La Peñita and nearby locations.Mountains in La Peñita for hiking and trails:
- La Cruz (2253 meters): 1.8 km walk (33 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro Redondo (2220 meters): 3.1 km walk (42 minutes), heading Southwest.
- El Chato (2127 meters): 3.7 km walk (53 minutes), heading South.
- La Calera (2268 meters): 3.6 km walk (60 minutes), heading East.
- Mineral de Pozos (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Capilla de San Antonio de Padua", 36 km, heading Southeast (34 minutes by car)
- Tierra Nueva (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Presa La Muñeca", 44 km, heading North (39 minutes by car)
- El Saucillo (64 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Norita del Refugio (407 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (5 minutes by car)
- Pozo Hondo (Ex-hacienda de Pozo Hondo) (845 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Pozo Hondo (42 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Peñita (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Peñita 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 Peñita there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 28 | 40 | 68 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 72 | 41 | 113 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 9 | 9 | 18 |
#7 Pictures of La Peñita
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Peñita? 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 Peñita.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Peñita (Guanajuato) is 37916
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Peñita so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 37916. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Peñita ("37") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in La Peñita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Luis de la Paz
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of San Luis de la Paz
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- El Palmarito (San Juan de los Rangeles) (8 inhabitants)
- El Saucito (113 inhabitants)
- El Saunado (3 inhabitants)
- Galván (Galván de Milpillas) (- inhabitants)
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- La Jarrilla (40 inhabitants)
- La Luz de los Altos (19 inhabitants)
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- Pozo del Huizache (- inhabitants)
- Rancho San Miguel (7 inhabitants)
- Taranda (79 inhabitants)
- Villita de Guadalupe (Rancho Nuevo) (35 inhabitants)