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La Puerta (Hidalgo)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Puerta, a beautiful large village of 680 inhabitants of the State of Hidalgo

The town of La Puerta (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of Francisco I. Madero. There are 680 inhabitants and it is 1,977 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Puerta, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 34% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Puerta is located at 3.1 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Tepatepec, 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 Puerta.

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

Online map of La Puerta (Hidalgo) 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 Puerta (Hidalgo) is 680 inhabitants

Population data in La Puerta (Hidalgo)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	367	313	680
2010	332	302	634
2005	318	297	615

Evolution of the population in La Puerta: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.07	3.64
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:	5.44%	2.52%
Illiterate population:	2.06%	5.52%
Illiterate population (men):	0.59%	3.64%
Illiterate population (women):	1.47%	7.23%
Schooling level:	10.6	8.86
Schooling level (men):	10.75	9.30
Schooling level (women):	10.49	8.48

Indigenous culture data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	3.09%	4.89%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	1.76%	1.26%
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 Puerta, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	48.09%	34.38%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	52.72%	45.36%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	44.14%	24.40%
Number of inhabited private housings:	168	162
Homes with electricity:	99.40%	98.63%
Homes with piped water:	97.62%	97.26%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	91.07%	93.15%
Homes with a radio:	55.36%	73.97%
Homes with a television:	94.05%	91.10%
Homes with a refrigerator:	86.90%	65.07%
Homes with a washing machine:	55.36%	36.99%
Homes with a car:	41.67%	45.21%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	30.36%	15.75%
Homes with landline telephone:	1.19%	15.07%
Homes with cell phones:	82.74%	53.42%
Homes with Internet:	33.93%	4.11%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Puerta (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of La Puerta

With the satellite map of La Puerta 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 Francisco I. Madero. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Puerta.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puerta

Do you want to stay in La Puerta? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Puerta:

• HOTEL ARLI: 3 km away, direction East (3 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL PLAZA: 11 km away, direction West (10 minutes by car)
• HOTEL REAL DEL MONTE: 12 km away, direction West (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PROGRESO: 11 km away, direction West (8 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Puerta

A weekend in La Puerta and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Puerta and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Las mejores montes de La Puerta para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro La Cruz (2444 meters): 3.6 km walk (44 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Peña Colorada (2412 meters): 6.6 km walk (94 minutes), heading South.
• Cerro Lobo (2523 meters): 5.9 km walk (78 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro Cumbre La Palma (2443 meters): 5.7 km walk (98 minutes), heading North.

Are you looking for charming villages in the surroundings of La Puerta?:

• El Villano (156 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
• El Hoyo (72 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
• El Potrero (31 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• San José Boxay (1018 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of La Puerta (Hidalgo)

In La Puerta 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 Puerta, 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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town La Puerta (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	23	39	62
Youth (6-14 years)	58	43	101
Adults (15-59 years)	245	196	441
Elderly (60+ years)	41	35	76

#7 Pictures of La Puerta

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Puerta? 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 Puerta.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Puerta (Hidalgo) is 42665

Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Puerta 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: 42665. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Puerta ("42") correspond to the State of Hidalgo, 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 Puerta

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