La Guajolota (Mezquital, Durango)
Maps, photos and statistics of La Guajolota, a beautiful large village of 999 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The place of La Guajolota is inside the municipality of Mezquital (in the State of Durango). There are 999 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #8 in terms of number of inhabitants. La Guajolota is at 2,087 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Guajolota, 52% of the population over 12 years is single and 2% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Guajolota is located at 61.5 kilometers from San Francisco del Mezquital, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Northwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Guajolota.
#1 Where is La Guajolota? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Guajolota (Durango)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
Meet all the magical towns of the Durango State and discover their cultural essence
#2 The population of La Guajolota (Durango) is 999 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 529 | 470 | 999 |
| 2010 | 240 | 209 | 449 |
| 2005 | 195 | 185 | 380 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 1.77 | 6.22 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.60% | 2.23% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.71% | 10.69% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.70% | 6.22% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.00% | 14.58% |
| Schooling level: | 9.38 | 6.84 |
| Schooling level (men): | 9.61 | 7.30 |
| Schooling level (women): | 9.18 | 6.43 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 75.78% | 96.21% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 79.48% | 81.96% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 2.80% | 4.23% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Mezquital (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 10.11% | 10.47% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 10.85% | 13.40% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 9.45% | 7.92% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 159 | 128 |
| Homes with electricity: | 86.79% | 66.28% |
| Housing with piped water: | 64.15% | 59.30% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 54.72% | 87.21% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 42.77% | 55.81% |
| Housing with television: | 52.20% | 40.70% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 32.70% | 13.95% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 8.18% | 0.00% |
| Housing with automobile: | 47.80% | 31.40% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 14.47% | 1.16% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 3.14% | 0.00% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 57.23% | 5.81% |
| Homes with Internet: | 1.89% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Guajolota
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Guajolota, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mezquital. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Guajolota.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Guajolota
Do you want to stay in La Guajolota? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to La Guajolota:- POSADA HUICOT: 102 km away, direction Northeast (71 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PRINCIPAL: 95 km away, direction Northeast (76 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EN SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 82 km away, direction Northeast (56 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO DEL MEZQUITAL: 102 km away, direction Northeast (70 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Guajolota (Durango)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Guajolota 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 La Guajolota there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 81 | 60 | 141 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 135 | 144 | 279 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 300 | 252 | 552 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 13 | 14 | 27 |
#6 Photos of La Guajolota
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Guajolota? 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 La Guajolota.
Enjoy photos of La Guajolota at this link
#7 The Postal Code of La Guajolota (Durango) is 34985
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Guajolota 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: 34985. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Guajolota ("34") correspond to the State of Durango, 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.
#8 Vote for La Guajolota as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Guajolota or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Guajolota to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Durango, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Durango
#9 Comments and opinions about La Guajolota
#10 Schools in La Guajolota
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mezquital
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mezquital
- Bajío de la Laguna (- inhabitants)
- Cantaros (22 inhabitants)
- Carricillos (16 inhabitants)
- Ciénega del Zancudo Uno (9 inhabitants)
- El Ranchito (15 inhabitants)
- El Roble (6 inhabitants)
- Las Parras (19 inhabitants)
- Los Bosques (12 inhabitants)
- Los Hornos (- inhabitants)
- Los Papeles (10 inhabitants)
- Los Sauces (54 inhabitants)
- María Brígida (- inhabitants)
- Piedra de Amolar (44 inhabitants)
- San Miguel de las Espinas (128 inhabitants)
- Zacatecas (5 inhabitants)