Petaquillas (Guerrero)

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The town of Petaquillas is located in the Municipality of Chilpancingo de los Bravo (in the State of Guerrero). There are 12,544 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #2 of the whole municipality. Petaquillas is at 1,140 meters of altitude.

Data: In Petaquillas, 34% of the population over 12 years is single and 63% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that Petaquillas is located at 7.8 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of Petaquillas.

#1 Where is Petaquillas? How to get there? Map

Map to know how to get to Petaquillas (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Petaquillas, which has the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Petaquillas (Guerrero) is 12,544 inhabitants

Population data in Petaquillas (Guerrero)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20206490605412544
2010499048119801
2005394236857627
Evolution of the population in Petaquillas: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Petaquillas:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.093.53
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero:4.78%4.74%
Illiterate population:3.54%4.95%
Illiterate population (men):1.35%3.53%
Illiterate population (women):2.19%6.31%
Schooling level:10.058.86
Schooling level (men):10.169.11
Schooling level (women):9.958.62
Indigenous culture data in Petaquillas:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:7.61%6.65%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:2.79%2.52%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.08%0.02%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Petaquillas, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guerrero, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Petaquillas:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.66%36.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):56.82%49.99%
Employed population over 12 years (women):42.97%23.17%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:3,0202,818
Homes with electricity:99.01%97.53%
Housing with piped water:86.95%77.58%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:96.99%94.19%
Dwellings with radio:54.93%72.16%
Housing with television:88.21%90.66%
Housing with refrigerator:87.85%77.27%
Housing with washing machine:51.99%41.94%
Housing with automobile:32.75%27.97%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:38.48%24.41%
Homes with landline telephone:30.66%24.71%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.87%63.26%
Homes with Internet:62.98%8.41%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Petaquillas (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guerrero, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Petaquillas

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Petaquillas, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Chilpancingo de los Bravo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Petaquillas.


#4 Population pyramid of Petaquillas (Guerrero)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Petaquillas by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in Petaquillas there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of Petaquillas
Data of the age pyramid of the town Petaquillas (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7267531,479
Youth (6-14 years)1,0801,1392,219
Adults (15-59 years)4,1773,6717,848
Elderly (60+ years)507491998

#5 Photos of Petaquillas

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Petaquillas? 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Petaquillas.

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Chilpancingo de los Bravo

  1. Amojileca (1296 inhabitants)
  2. Aserradero la Lagunita (- inhabitants)
  3. Campestre Villa Esmeralda (19 inhabitants)
  4. Chamilpa (2 inhabitants)
  5. Chinguerito (- inhabitants)
  6. El Salitrillo (Casa del Avión) (- inhabitants)
  7. El Zapotillo (5 inhabitants)
  8. Granja Altos de Tepango (- inhabitants)
  9. Ranchito Viejo (1 inhabitants)
  10. Huiteco (34 inhabitants)
  11. Nuevo Asentamiento s/n (Calle de la Antena) (- inhabitants)
  12. Ocotito (6757 inhabitants)
  13. Petaquillas (12544 inhabitants)
  14. Taller Mecánico (8 inhabitants)
  15. Tepechicotlán (1469 inhabitants)