Parota (Guerrero)
We have collected many facts about the small village of Parota, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 150 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The town of Parota (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo. There are 150 inhabitants and it is 1,698 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #62 of the ranking.
Data: In Parota, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 0% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of Parota? You can find it at 13.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of Tlacotepec, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Parota through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is Parota? How to go? Map
How to get to the town of Parota in Guerrero? 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 Parota.
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#2 The population of Parota (Guerrero) is 150 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | 85 | 150 |
| 2010 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
| 2005 | 76 | 64 | 140 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.19 | 10.96 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 12.00% | 11.19% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.00% | 10.96% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 6.00% | 11.43% |
| Schooling level: | 5.77 | 4.16 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.93 | 4.20 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.59 | 4.11 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.67% | 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 General Heliodoro Castillo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 31.33% | 23.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.71% | 42.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 13.85% | 4.29% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 26 | 34 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with piped water: | 96.15% | 78.26% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 38.46% | 39.13% |
| Homes with a radio: | 19.23% | 13.04% |
| Homes with a television: | 57.69% | 17.39% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 30.77% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 7.69% | 4.35% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 26.92% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 3.85% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Parota
With the satellite map of Parota 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 General Heliodoro Castillo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Parota.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Parota
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Parota, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Parota so you can contact them:- HOTEL TLACOTEPEC: 19 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GUEVARA: 20 km away, direction North (17 minutes by car)
- HOTEL GUADALUPE: 21 km away, direction North (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MORELOS: 18 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Parota
A weekend in Parota and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Parota and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Parota para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Gallina (1972 meters): 3.1 km walk (45 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro El Grande (2304 meters): 4.2 km walk (77 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Tilastel (1545 meters): 7.7 km walk (102 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Peña El Encanto (2310 meters): 8.3 km walk (151 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Limoncito (289 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the West (5 minutes by car)
- El Encanto (278 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the West (6 minutes by car)
- Villaxóchitl (235 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southeast (7 minutes by car)
- Los Guayabos (9 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Northwest (8 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Parota (Guerrero)
In Parota 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 Parota, 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) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 36 | 38 | 74 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 5 | 7 | 12 |
#7 Pictures of Parota
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Parota? 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 Parota.
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#8 Vote for Parota as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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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
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo
#9 Other towns in the Municipality of General Heliodoro Castillo
- Barrio Nuevo (- inhabitants)
- Colonia Guerrero (El Rincón) (89 inhabitants)
- Derrumbado (69 inhabitants)
- Durazno del Rosario (509 inhabitants)
- El Ahuejote (257 inhabitants)
- El Caracol (- inhabitants)
- El Limoncito (7 inhabitants)
- El Naranjo (La Barranca Honda) (14 inhabitants)
- El Rancho (Las Tilias) (- inhabitants)
- La Yerbabuena (139 inhabitants)
- Las Parotas de las Laderas (23 inhabitants)
- Los Ciruelos (El Ciruelo) (232 inhabitants)
- Puerto Colorado (24 inhabitants)
- Puerto de los Espinos (30 inhabitants)
- Villaxóchitl (235 inhabitants)