El Galaje (Colima)
Learn about small village of El Galaje through its photos, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 56 inhabitants of the State of Colima
The place of El Galaje is inside the municipality of Ixtlahuacán (in the State of Colima). There are 56 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #10 of the whole municipality. El Galaje is at 58 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Galaje, 4% of the inhabitants are catholic and 78% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Galaje is located at 18.6 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Ixtlahuacán, 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 El Galaje.
#1 Where is El Galaje? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to El Galaje (Colima) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of El Galaje, which has the following symbol 
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#2 The population of El Galaje (Colima) is 56 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | 56 |
| 2010 | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| 2005 | 42 | 41 | 83 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.83 | 6.45 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Colima: | 37.50% | 35.38% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.57% | 6.15% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 0.00% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.57% | 5.88% |
| Schooling level: | 4.86 | 4.76 |
| Schooling level (men): | 3.91 | 4.52 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.86 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 7.14% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.79% | 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 Ixtlahuacán (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 50.00% | 49.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 64.29% | 67.74% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.71% | 32.35% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 18 | 22 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 95.24% |
| Housing with piped water: | 94.44% | 95.24% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 94.44% | 95.24% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 38.89% | 38.10% |
| Housing with television: | 77.78% | 95.24% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 94.44% | 95.24% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 77.78% | 76.19% |
| Housing with automobile: | 55.56% | 61.90% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 11.11% | 9.52% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 38.89% | 33.33% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 77.78% | 19.05% |
| Homes with Internet: | 61.11% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Galaje
Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Galaje, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Ixtlahuacán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Galaje.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Galaje
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Galaje, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Galaje so you can contact them.:- HOTEL DULCES SUEÑOS: 19 km away, direction Southwest (13 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LOS ARCOS: 28 km away, direction South (19 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES DOÑA JOSE: 30 km away, direction Northwest (25 minutes by car)
- CASA DE HUESPEDES LA GAVIOTA: 28 km away, direction Northwest (23 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Galaje (Colima)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Galaje 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 El Galaje there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 8 | 9 | 17 |
#6 Photos of El Galaje
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Galaje? 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 El Galaje.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Galaje (Colima) is 28739
Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Galaje so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 28739. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Galaje ("28") correspond to the State of Colima, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Ixtlahuacán
- Aquiles Serdán (Tamala) (421 inhabitants)
- Chamila (37 inhabitants)
- Cuataca (4 inhabitants)
- El Viejo (7 inhabitants)
- El Galaje (6 inhabitants)
- Guadalupe Quinto Mariano (- inhabitants)
- El Cóbano (4 inhabitants)
- Ixtlahuacán (2985 inhabitants)
- La Pedregosa (Rucha) (1 inhabitants)
- Las Trancas (132 inhabitants)
- Lázaro Cárdenas (91 inhabitants)
- Los de Guerrero (- inhabitants)
- La Peñita (5 inhabitants)
- Rancho Margarita (- inhabitants)
- Santa Inés (3 inhabitants)