Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
Maps, pictures and statistics of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas), a beautiful medium-sized town of 465 inhabitants of the State of Michoacán
The town of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) belongs to the municipality of Tuxpan (State of Michoacán). There are 465 inhabitants and it is 1,823 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Mineral de Angangueo is 32 minutes away by car (27 km). It is the most populated town in the position #15 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas), 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 9% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) is located at 4.9 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Tuxpan, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas).
#1 Where is Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) (Michoacán) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas), which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) (Michoacán) is 465 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 234 | 231 | 465 |
| 2010 | 209 | 207 | 416 |
| 2005 | 202 | 185 | 387 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.43 | 5.80 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 6.67% | 5.53% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.09% | 5.05% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.37% | 5.80% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 1.72% | 4.31% |
| Schooling level: | 7.76 | 6.57 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.21 | 6.14 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.26 | 6.97 |
| 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% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.67% | 37.98% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 63.20% | 56.52% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 30.34% | 19.62% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 124 | 110 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.99% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.39% | 95.96% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.97% | 94.95% |
| Homes with a radio: | 58.87% | 76.77% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.77% | 93.94% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 89.52% | 81.82% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.39% | 62.63% |
| Homes with a car: | 45.16% | 46.46% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.29% | 7.07% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 6.06% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.74% | 66.67% |
| Homes with Internet: | 8.87% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
Amazing satellite GPS maps of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas), to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tuxpan. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas).
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
Do you want to stay in Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas):- HOTEL TUXPAN: 8 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TUXPAN: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- HOTEL JARDÍN: 6 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES TUXPAN: 8 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
A weekend in Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Molcajete (2100 meters): 1.3 km walk (19 minutes), heading South.
- Las Varas (2123 meters): 3.7 km walk (58 minutes), heading Southwest.
- La Campana (2173 meters): 3.4 km walk (59 minutes), heading West.
- Las Iglesias (2522 meters): 4.4 km walk (56 minutes), heading East.
- Mineral de Angangueo (Michoacán de Ocampo): Don't miss "Santuario el Rosario", 32 km, heading East (27 minutes by car)
- Tlalpujahua (Michoacán): Don't miss "Iglesia de Santiago Puxtla", 69 km, heading Northeast (64 minutes by car)
- Turundeo (541 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Llano (142 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the West (2 minutes by car)
- El Potrero del Paso (133 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the North (2 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento Villa de las Flores (143 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) (Michoacán)
In Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas) 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 Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas), 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) | 20 | 29 | 49 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 44 | 44 | 88 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 145 | 131 | 276 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 25 | 27 | 52 |
#7 Pictures of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)? 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 Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas).
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#9 Schools in Puerto de la Cantera (Las Palmitas)
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