La Roca (Durango)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Roca, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 68 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of La Roca (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Cuencamé. There are 68 inhabitants and it is 2,208 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #34 of the ranking.
Data: In La Roca, 36% of individuals have completed secondary education and 8% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Roca? You can find it at 45.5 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Cuencamé de Ceniceros, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Roca through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Roca? How to go? Map
Online map of La Roca in Durango, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of La Roca (Durango) is 68 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | 41 | 68 |
| 2010 | 37 | 43 | 80 |
| 2005 | 40 | 48 | 88 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.3 | 6.98 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 11.76% | 13.75% |
| Illiterate population: | 7.35% | 8.75% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.41% | 6.98% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.94% | 10.81% |
| Schooling level: | 6.13 | 5.49 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.94 | 5.21 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.41 | 5.85 |
| 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 Cuencamé (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.59% | 26.25% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 53.66% | 46.51% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.33% | 2.70% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 25 | 46 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.15% |
| Homes with piped water: | 92.00% | 80.77% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.00% | 88.46% |
| Homes with a radio: | 60.00% | 76.92% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.00% | 96.15% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 88.00% | 88.46% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.00% | 69.23% |
| Homes with a car: | 64.00% | 61.54% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 34.62% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 88.00% | 46.15% |
| Homes with Internet: | 8.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Roca
With the satellite map of La Roca 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 Cuencamé. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Roca.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Roca
Many people want to stay in the town of La Roca 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:- PUEBLO INN: 49 km away, direction Southeast (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL COLONIAL: 52 km away, direction Southeast (38 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN MIGUEL: 45 km away, direction Southeast (34 minutes by car)
- POSADA SAN RAFAEL: 47 km away, direction Southeast (32 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Roca
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Roca? The list of the best places to visit in La Roca and nearby locations.Mountains in La Roca for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Soledad (2257 meters): 0.4 km walk (9 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro La Perla (2221 meters): 1.2 km walk (23 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Rosario (2262 meters): 2.3 km walk (31 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Pajaritos (2193 meters): 2.3 km walk (29 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Colonia Chapala (83 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- Los Barriales (9 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the Southwest (18 minutes by car)
- Cinco de Mayo (San Ángel) (526 inhabitants): Located 16 km to the Southwest (21 minutes by car)
- San José de Nazareno (89 inhabitants): Located 13 km to the Southwest (16 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Roca (Durango)
In La Roca 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 Roca, 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.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 12 | 19 |
#7 Pictures of La Roca
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Roca? 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 Roca.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Roca (Durango) is 35863
Are you going to send a letter to La Roca? Do you have a friend in La Roca and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Roca consists of the following 5 digits: 35863. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Roca ("35") correspond to the state code of Durango, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for La Roca as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Roca or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Roca to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Durango, by popular vote:
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- The most beautiful towns in Durango
#10 Schools in La Roca
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Cuencamé
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Cuencamé
- Agua Vieja (37 inhabitants)
- Cerrito Colorado (Santa Eulalia) (104 inhabitants)
- Colonia Oriente (48 inhabitants)
- Comedor Sandy (2 inhabitants)
- El Alamillo (258 inhabitants)
- El Huizache (- inhabitants)
- El Perú (2 inhabitants)
- El Vaquero (Kilómetro 171) (1 inhabitants)
- La Majada (Las Lomitas) (- inhabitants)
- Mangas Cuatas (- inhabitants)
- Providencia (2 inhabitants)
- San Agustín (1 inhabitants)
- San Antonio de los García (Ojo Zarco) (238 inhabitants)
- San Francisco (- inhabitants)
- Vinata San Antonio (- inhabitants)