La Laja (Mixtlán, Jalisco)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Laja, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 830 inhabitants of Jalisco.
The place of La Laja is inside the municipality of Mixtlán (in the State of Jalisco). There are 830 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. La Laja is at 1,443 meters of altitude.
Data: In La Laja, 97% of the inhabitants are catholic and 97% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
Do you want to locate the town of La Laja? You can find it at 20.2 kilometers, in direction Southwest, from the town of Mixtlán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Laja through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Laja? How to go? Map
Location map of La Laja in Jalisco: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in La Laja, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of La Laja (Jalisco) is 830 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 394 | 436 | 830 |
2010 | 408 | 425 | 833 |
2005 | 384 | 376 | 760 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.85 | 8.71 |
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 4.22% | 6.12% |
Illiterate population: | 4.34% | 7.08% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.41% | 8.71% |
Illiterate population (women): | 1.93% | 5.39% |
Schooling level: | 7.8 | 6.42 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.49 | 6.25 |
Schooling level (women): | 8.16 | 6.60 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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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 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 40.72% | 33.85% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 57.80% | 52.00% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.83% | 14.95% |
Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 235 | 256 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.15% | 98.01% |
Housing with piped water: | 99.15% | 99.00% |
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.17% | 93.03% |
Dwellings with radio: | 48.94% | 57.71% |
Housing with television: | 95.32% | 95.52% |
Housing with refrigerator: | 97.87% | 95.02% |
Housing with washing machine: | 96.60% | 90.55% |
Housing with automobile: | 75.74% | 65.17% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 27.66% | 20.90% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 59.57% | 69.15% |
Dwellings with cellular phones: | 73.62% | 13.93% |
Homes with Internet: | 47.23% | 6.97% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Laja
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Laja, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Mixtlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Laja.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Laja
Many people want to stay in the town of La Laja itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:- HOTEL PLAZA GUACHINANGO: 20 km away, direction East (13 minutes by car)
- DEPARTAMENTOS LOS NARANJOS: 20 km away, direction East (14 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CASINO LAS PALMAS: 24 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE MINAS: 21 km away, direction East (18 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of La Laja (Jalisco)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Laja 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 Laja there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 32 | 39 | 71 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 60 | 53 | 113 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 242 | 267 | 509 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 60 | 77 | 137 |
#6 Photos of La Laja
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of La Laja? 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 Laja.
Enjoy photos of La Laja at this link
#7 The Postal Code of La Laja (Jalisco) is 46850
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Laja 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: 46850. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Laja ("46") correspond to the State of Jalisco, 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 Laja as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in La Laja
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Mixtlán
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Mixtlán
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- Cuyutlán (222 inhabitants)
- Edgar Mora Ríos (4 inhabitants)
- El Camichín (1 inhabitants)
- El Capulín (2 inhabitants)
- El Llano (44 inhabitants)
- El Ranchito (4 inhabitants)
- El Zorrillo (2 inhabitants)
- La Ocotera (2 inhabitants)
- Los Gigantes (2 inhabitants)
- Los González (- inhabitants)
- Los Guajes (17 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio (70 inhabitants)
- San Jerónimo (11 inhabitants)
- Tajahualpa (4 inhabitants)