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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 266 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz

The town of La Puerta (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of Chicontepec. There are 266 inhabitants and it is 80 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #75 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Puerta, 21% of individuals have completed secondary education and 18% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of La Puerta is located at 10.6 kilometers from Chicontepec de Tejeda, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the South direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Puerta.

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

How to get to the town of La Puerta in Veracruz? 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 Puerta.

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#2 The population of La Puerta (Veracruz) is 266 inhabitants

Population data in La Puerta (Veracruz)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	135	131	266
2010	117	126	243
2005	119	115	234

Evolution of the population in La Puerta: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	2.64	5.56
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz:	11.65%	6.58%
Illiterate population:	3.38%	7.00%
Illiterate population (men):	1.50%	5.56%
Illiterate population (women):	1.88%	8.55%
Schooling level:	9.08	8.41
Schooling level (men):	8.87	8.62
Schooling level (women):	9.26	8.19

Indigenous culture data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	66.54%	71.60%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	33.08%	34.16%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.41%

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 Chicontepec (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Puerta:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	46.24%	39.09%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	60.31%	59.52%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	32.59%	17.09%
Number of inhabited private housings:	68	61
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	96.55%
Homes with piped water:	98.53%	94.83%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	69.12%	93.10%
Homes with a radio:	64.71%	77.59%
Homes with a television:	82.35%	91.38%
Homes with a refrigerator:	92.65%	89.66%
Homes with a washing machine:	52.94%	27.59%
Homes with a car:	35.29%	34.48%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	17.65%	13.79%
Homes with landline telephone:	30.88%	0.00%
Homes with cell phones:	69.12%	51.72%
Homes with Internet:	13.24%	0.00%

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 Chicontepec. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Puerta.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puerta

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Puerta, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Puerta so you can contact them:

• HOTEL CASA MAR: 16 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL POSADA CHICONTEPEC: 14 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MICHELLE: 16 km away, direction South (11 minutes by car)
• CASA DE HUESPEDES RIVERA: 17 km away, direction South (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:

• Loma La Ceiba (278 meters): 4.2 km walk (51 minutes), heading Southwest.
• Cerro Calabozo (439 meters): 5.9 km walk (72 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Tepetipa (424 meters): 7.3 km walk (106 minutes), heading West.
• Cerro Calavera (319 meters): 7.8 km walk (142 minutes), heading North.

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

• El Carril (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• Mesa de Pedernales (264 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
• El Zapote (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
• General Ignacio Zaragoza (321 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (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 (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)	16	14	30
Youth (6-14 years)	16	23	39
Adults (15-59 years)	80	74	154
Elderly (60+ years)	23	20	43

#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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