Petlacala (Veracruz)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Petlacala, a beautiful small village of 182 inhabitants of the State of Veracruz
The town of Petlacala (Veracruz) belongs to the municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan. There are 182 inhabitants and it is 1,682 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Orizaba is 17 minutes away by car (13 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #7 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In Petlacala, 30% of individuals have completed secondary education and 2% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
The town of Petlacala is located at 1.5 kilometers from San Andrés Tenejapan, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of Petlacala.
#1 Where is Petlacala? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Petlacala (Veracruz) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Petlacala, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of Petlacala (Veracruz) is 182 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 94 | 88 | 182 |
2010 | 66 | 56 | 122 |
2005 | 68 | 51 | 119 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.28 | 21.43 |
Population coming from outside the State of Veracruz: | 1.65% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 15.38% | 26.23% |
Illiterate population (men): | 6.59% | 21.43% |
Illiterate population (women): | 8.79% | 30.30% |
Schooling level: | 5.97 | 4.13 |
Schooling level (men): | 5.8 | 4.49 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.13 | 3.83 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 73.08% | 89.34% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 3.85% | 2.46% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 29.12% | 31.15% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 51.14% | 51.79% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.51% | 13.64% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 44 | 27 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 88.46% |
Homes with piped water: | 2.27% | 0.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 18.18% | 46.15% |
Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 57.69% |
Homes with a television: | 65.91% | 23.08% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 27.27% | 7.69% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 2.27% | 0.00% |
Homes with a car: | 6.82% | 0.00% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 2.27% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with cell phones: | 72.73% | 0.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Petlacala
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Petlacala, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Petlacala.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Petlacala
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of Petlacala, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to Petlacala so you can contact them:- HOTEL JARDÍN: 9 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- HOTEL MOTEL SECRETS: 8 km away, direction North (6 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL VILLA ESCONDIDA: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
- AUTO HOTEL VILLA ESCONDIDA: 10 km away, direction North (8 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Petlacala
Want to know what to see in Petlacala if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Petlacala.Mountains in Petlacala for hiking and trails:
- Petlacala (2147 meters): 1.6 km walk (21 minutes), heading West.
- Tepenacazco (1499 meters): 2.1 km walk (30 minutes), heading North.
- Axocopatla (2541 meters): 2.3 km walk (34 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Las Joyas (1435 meters): 2.7 km walk (51 minutes), heading North.
- Orizaba (Veracruz): Don't miss "Palacio de Hierro", 17 km, heading North (13 minutes by car)
- Córdoba (Veracruz): Don't miss "Plaza de Armas", 33 km, heading Northeast (27 minutes by car)
- Coscomatepec (Veracruz): Don't miss "Fiesta Ruptura del Sitio de San Juan Coscomatepec", 66 km, heading North (54 minutes by car)
- La Cumbre (La Cumbre de San Andrés) (301 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
- Tierra Colorada (487 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (3 minutes by car)
- Quiniatla (579 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)
- Encino Grande (455 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Petlacala (Veracruz)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of Petlacala by age and gender, 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 Petlacala there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 16 | 18 | 34 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 15 | 11 | 26 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 56 | 53 | 109 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
#7 Pictures of Petlacala
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Petlacala? 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 Petlacala.
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#9 Schools in Petlacala
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of San Andrés Tenejapan
- Encino Grande (455 inhabitants)
- Ixcoca (33 inhabitants)
- La Cumbre de San Andrés (301 inhabitants)
- Petlacala (182 inhabitants)
- Quiñiatla (579 inhabitants)
- San Andrés Tenejapan (735 inhabitants)
- Teopancahualco (348 inhabitants)
- Tierra Colorada (487 inhabitants)
- Tlachumulco (Las Guayabas) (14 inhabitants)