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La Puntilla (Nayarit)

Maps, pictures and statistics of La Puntilla, a beautiful small village of 112 inhabitants of the State of Nayarit

The town of La Puntilla (Nayarit) belongs to the municipality of Tecuala. It's a beach town: the beach of La Tambora is 17 km away. It is the most populated town in the position #26 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In La Puntilla, 20% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% 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 Puntilla is located at 28.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Tecuala, 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 Puntilla.

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

What is the route to get to La Puntilla (Nayarit)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon

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#2 The population of La Puntilla (Nayarit) is 112 inhabitants

Population data in La Puntilla (Nayarit)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	50	62	112
2010	76	82	158
2005	77	83	160

Evolution of the population in La Puntilla: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in La Puntilla:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.44	6.10
Population coming from outside the State of Nayarit:	12.50%	12.66%
Illiterate population:	5.36%	5.06%
Illiterate population (men):	4.46%	6.10%
Illiterate population (women):	0.89%	3.95%
Schooling level:	6.23	6.08
Schooling level (men):	5.9	5.84
Schooling level (women):	6.69	6.37

Indigenous culture data in La Puntilla:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	1.79%	3.16%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.89%	1.27%
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 Puntilla, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Nayarit, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and housing data in La Puntilla:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	48.21%	37.97%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	66.13%	64.63%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	26.00%	9.21%
Number of inhabited private housings:	41	56
Homes with electricity:	100.00%	97.67%
Homes with piped water:	90.24%	0.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	97.56%	88.37%
Homes with a radio:	17.07%	81.40%
Homes with a television:	70.73%	86.05%
Homes with a refrigerator:	82.93%	65.12%
Homes with a washing machine:	85.37%	55.81%
Homes with a car:	17.07%	25.58%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	2.44%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	19.51%	2.33%
Homes with cell phones:	65.85%	27.91%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

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

With the satellite map of La Puntilla 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 Tecuala. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Puntilla.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puntilla

Many people want to stay in the town of La Puntilla 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:

• HOTEL ALFA Y OMEGA: 11 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
• CUARTOS DE RENTA: 13 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)
• CUARTOS DE RENTA EN TEACAPÁN: 12 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MR. WAYNE: 13 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in La Puntilla

A weekend in La Puntilla and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Puntilla and surroundings to find the best destinations.
Beaches in La Puntilla for sunbathing:

• La Tambora: A 17 km walk (171 minutes) or 22 minutes by car, heading Northwest.

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

• San Cayetano (796 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the Southeast (8 minutes by car)
• El Roblito (220 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the Northeast (12 minutes by car)
• Teacapan (4598 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
• Arenitas (221 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the East (16 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 Puntilla (Nayarit)

In La Puntilla 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 Puntilla, 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 Puntilla (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	5	7	12
Youth (6-14 years)	9	4	13
Adults (15-59 years)	22	34	56
Elderly (60+ years)	14	17	31

#7 Pictures of La Puntilla

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Puntilla? 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 Puntilla.
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#9 Schools in La Puntilla

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