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La Puerta (Veracruz)

Learn about medium-sized town of La Puerta through its pictures, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 249 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz

The town of La Puerta (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Chalma. There are 249 inhabitants and it is 73 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #14 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Puerta, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 1% 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 14.3 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Chalma, 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

Location map of La Puerta in Veracruz: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Puerta, which is marked with the following symbol

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#2 The population of La Puerta (Veracruz) is 249 inhabitants

Population data in La Puerta (Veracruz)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	126	123	249
2010	122	130	252
2005	134	143	277

Evolution of the population in La Puerta: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.93	17.69
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	14.46%	0.00%
Illiterate population:	18.47%	25.00%
Illiterate population (men):	6.02%	17.69%
Illiterate population (women):	12.45%	32.79%
Schooling level:	4.88	4.14
Schooling level (men):	5.27	4.81
Schooling level (women):	4.49	3.51

Indigenous culture data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	36.14%	15.87%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	15.26%	8.33%
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 Veracruz, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Chalma (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	39.76%	28.57%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	65.85%	54.62%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	14.29%	0.82%
Number of inhabited private housings:	72	66
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	98.61%	3.03%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	8.33%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	73.61%	81.82%
Homes with a television:	86.11%	89.39%
Homes with a refrigerator:	91.67%	86.36%
Homes with a washing machine:	40.28%	13.64%
Homes with a car:	25.00%	21.21%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.78%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	19.44%	6.06%
Homes with cell phones:	68.06%	9.09%
Homes with Internet:	1.39%	1.52%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Puerta (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Veracruz, 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 Chalma. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Puerta.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puerta

Many people want to stay in the town of La Puerta itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available:

• MOTEL EL RINCÓN DE DON PEDRO: 22 km away, direction West (16 minutes by car)
• HOTEL PLATON: 24 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA DEL SOL: 22 km away, direction Northwest (18 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LAS FLORES: 19 km away, direction Northwest (13 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:

• Mesa La Laguna (278 meters): 5.9 km walk (89 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Agujerado (261 meters): 6.5 km walk (127 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro La Lima (296 meters): 6.2 km walk (96 minutes), heading East.
• Cerro El Jobo (333 meters): 8.0 km walk (114 minutes), heading South.

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

• Chamizal (322 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
• Alto a la Bandera (6 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
• Francisco Javier Mina (22 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
• La Condesa (14 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 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 (Veracruz)

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)	14	8	22
Youth (6-14 years)	14	19	33
Adults (15-59 years)	65	61	126
Elderly (60+ years)	33	35	68

#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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#9 Schools in La Puerta

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