Paintla
Learn about large village of Paintla through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 1,681 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero
The town of Paintla belongs to the municipality of Taxco de Alarcón (State of Guerrero). There are 1,681 inhabitants and it is 1,332 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Taxco is 13 minutes away by car (13 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #8 of the ranking.
Data: In Paintla, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 3% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of Paintla? You can find it at 7.5 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Taxco de Alarcón, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Paintla through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Paintla? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Paintla (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Paintla, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Paintla (Guerrero) is 1,681 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 844 | 837 | 1681 |
| 2010 | 868 | 827 | 1695 |
| 2005 | 793 | 744 | 1537 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.19 | 11.49 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 2.44% | 1.83% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.73% | 13.92% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 5.41% | 11.49% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 7.32% | 16.24% |
| Schooling level: | 5.8 | 4.72 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.79 | 4.65 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.81 | 4.78 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.24% | 0.06% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.12% | 0.06% |
| 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 Taxco de Alarcón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.36% | 20.29% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 55.56% | 39.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 29.27% | 2.30% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 460 | 557 |
| Homes with electricity: | 98.91% | 97.85% |
| Homes with piped water: | 82.61% | 10.02% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.09% | 77.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 59.57% | 62.29% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.39% | 81.38% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 84.35% | 64.20% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 36.09% | 20.05% |
| Homes with a car: | 21.96% | 17.90% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 8.48% | 2.86% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 49.13% | 50.12% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 56.74% | 8.35% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.48% | 0.24% |
#3 Satellite photo of Paintla
With the satellite map of Paintla 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 Taxco de Alarcón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Paintla.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Paintla
Do you want to stay in Paintla? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Paintla:- HOTEL COLONIAL TAXCO: 9 km away, direction Northeast (7 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA LOS CIRUELOS: 10 km away, direction Northeast (8 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL ARGENTO: 11 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL POSADA DEL SOL: 10 km away, direction East (7 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Paintla
A weekend in Paintla and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Paintla and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Paintla for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Horconcitos (2359 meters): 7.6 km walk (111 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cacaloapan (2365 meters): 6.7 km walk (139 minutes), heading North.
- Cacalotenango (2274 meters): 6.4 km walk (86 minutes), heading North.
- Victoria (1398 meters): 6.1 km walk (80 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Taxco (Guerrero): Don't miss "Parroquia de Santa Prisca y San Sebastián", 13 km, heading Northeast (13 minutes by car)
- Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc (Guerrero): Don't miss "Presidencia Municipal", 29 km, heading West (23 minutes by car)
- Tonatico (México): Don't miss "Parque de Tzumpantitlán", 53 km, heading North (44 minutes by car)
- Ixtapan de la Sal (México): Don't miss "Museo Arturo San Román", 57 km, heading North (54 minutes by car)
- Xochimilco (76 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Atzala (Atzala de la Asunción) (914 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- Santiago Temixco (523 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- Apopalco (115 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Paintla (Guerrero)
In Paintla 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 Paintla, 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) | 91 | 104 | 195 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 155 | 173 | 328 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 476 | 432 | 908 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 122 | 128 | 250 |
#7 Pictures of Paintla
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Paintla? 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 Paintla.
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#8 The Postal Code of Paintla (Guerrero) is 40315
Are you going to send a letter to Paintla? Do you have a friend in Paintla and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Paintla consists of the following 5 digits: 40315. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Paintla ("40") correspond to the state code of Guerrero, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for Paintla as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Paintla or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Paintla 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 Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
#10 Schools in Paintla
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Taxco de Alarcón
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