El Rayo (Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua)

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The town of El Rayo is located in the Municipality of Cuauhtémoc (in the State of Chihuahua). There are 119 inhabitants. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #88 in terms of number of inhabitants. El Rayo is at 2,090 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Rayo, 89% of the inhabitants are catholic and 93% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

The town of El Rayo is located at 46.5 kilometers from Cuauhtémoc, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Rayo.

#1 Where is El Rayo? How to get there? Map

Online map of El Rayo in Chihuahua, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of El Rayo (Chihuahua) is 119 inhabitants

Population data in El Rayo (Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20205762119
20106063123
20056972141
Evolution of the population in El Rayo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Rayo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.043.17
Population coming from outside the State of Chihuahua:0.84%0.81%
Illiterate population:0.00%4.07%
Illiterate population (men):0.00%3.17%
Illiterate population (women):0.00%5.00%
Schooling level:6.424.96
Schooling level (men):6.265.04
Schooling level (women):6.64.87
Indigenous culture data in El Rayo:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Rayo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Chihuahua, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Rayo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:43.70%34.96%
Employed population over 12 years (men):72.58%58.73%
Employed population over 12 years (women):12.28%10.00%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:4668
Homes with electricity:100.00%97.50%
Housing with piped water:100.00%97.50%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:89.13%95.00%
Dwellings with radio:78.26%95.00%
Housing with television:93.48%100.00%
Housing with refrigerator:100.00%97.50%
Housing with washing machine:93.48%85.00%
Housing with automobile:86.96%82.50%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:6.52%7.50%
Homes with landline telephone:2.17%15.00%
Dwellings with cellular phones:89.13%77.50%
Homes with Internet:6.52%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Rayo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Chihuahua, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Rayo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Rayo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Cuauhtémoc. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Rayo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rayo

Do you want to stay in El Rayo? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Rayo:

#5 Population pyramid of El Rayo (Chihuahua)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Rayo 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 Rayo there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Rayo
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Rayo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7512
Youth (6-14 years)549
Adults (15-59 years)253055
Elderly (60+ years)202343

#6 Photos of El Rayo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Rayo? 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 Rayo.

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#7 The Postal Code of El Rayo (Chihuahua) is 31615

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Rayo 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: 31615. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Rayo ("31") correspond to the State of Chihuahua, 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 Cuauhtémoc

  1. Calle Harms (130 inhabitants)
  2. Campo 2A (448 inhabitants)
  3. Campo 1B (Pampas) (293 inhabitants)
  4. Convento de Monjas (- inhabitants)
  5. Las Peñitas (3 inhabitants)
  6. Frutera San Diego (8 inhabitants)
  7. Los Rincones (2 inhabitants)
  8. Huerta los Tornillos (5 inhabitants)
  9. Huesario (- inhabitants)
  10. Mauro Cano (2 inhabitants)
  11. San José (- inhabitants)
  12. Rancho de Manuel Barraza (- inhabitants)
  13. Rancho Portillo (7 inhabitants)
  14. San Pedro Viejo (9 inhabitants)
  15. Santa Clara de Rubio (2 inhabitants)