Palapa (Guerrero)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Palapa, a beautiful small village of 15 inhabitants of the State of Guerrero
The town of Palapa (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Arcelia. There are 15 inhabitants and it is 862 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc is 69 minutes away by car (62 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #68 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Palapa, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 100% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on Palapa? They are at the bottom of this page.
The town of Palapa is located at 16.6 kilometers from Arcelia, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the East direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Palapa.
#1 Where is Palapa? How to go? Map
Online map of Palapa (Guerrero) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
Find out the most popular and common surnames in the Guerrero State
#2 The population of Palapa (Guerrero) is 15 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 2005 | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.14 | 0.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 6.67% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 0.00% | 5.71% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 10.00% |
| Schooling level: | 8 | 6 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.5 | 5.90 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.43 | 6.09 |
| 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 Arcelia (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 86.67% | 8.57% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 87.50% | 6.67% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 85.71% | 10.00% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 5 | 13 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 80.00% | 28.57% |
| Homes with a radio: | 40.00% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.00% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 100.00% | 85.71% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.00% | 71.43% |
| Homes with a car: | 60.00% | 28.57% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 14.29% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Palapa
With the satellite map of Palapa 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 Arcelia. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Palapa.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Palapa
Do you want to stay in Palapa? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Palapa:- HOTEL LA PASADITA DEL VENADO: 22 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAROL INN: 28 km away, direction West (24 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAMINO DEL BALSAS: 27 km away, direction West (23 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL POSITO: 24 km away, direction Southwest (20 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Palapa
Want to know what to see in Palapa if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Palapa.Las mejores montes de Palapa para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Chino (949 meters): 0.8 km walk (11 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro San Miguel (1564 meters): 5.3 km walk (103 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Verde (1171 meters): 6.1 km walk (78 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Cruz Verde (1202 meters): 7.5 km walk (104 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc (Guerrero): Don't miss "Museo de Santa María de Asunción", 69 km, heading East (62 minutes by car)
- Arroyo Seco (172 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
- El Cruztel (29 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Colonia Simón Tovar (Puente de Arroyo Seco) (18 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- Ojo de Agua (240 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Palapa (Guerrero)
In Palapa 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 Palapa, 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) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
#7 Pictures of Palapa
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Palapa? 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 Palapa.
Disfrute con las fotos de Palapa en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of Palapa (Guerrero) is 40506
Are you going to send a letter to Palapa? Do you have a friend in Palapa and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Palapa consists of the following 5 digits: 40506. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Palapa ("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 Palapa as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like Palapa or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for Palapa 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 Palapa
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Arcelia
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Arcelia
- Agua Zarca (- inhabitants)
- Almoloya (Almoloya el Grande) (670 inhabitants)
- Colonia Emperador Cuauhtémoc (- inhabitants)
- El Aviluz (61 inhabitants)
- El Potrerillo (49 inhabitants)
- El Salitre (- inhabitants)
- El Ushe (104 inhabitants)
- Huayatengo (- inhabitants)
- La Parota del Ocote (- inhabitants)
- Las Granjas (3 inhabitants)
- Los Tréboles (- inhabitants)
- Piedra Grande (7 inhabitants)
- Rincón del Cerro (7 inhabitants)
- Santo Tomás (354 inhabitants)
- Tlalchichilpa (263 inhabitants)