El Rayo (Durango)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Rayo, a beautiful large village of 1,071 inhabitants of the State of Durango
The town of El Rayo (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Lerdo. There are 1,071 inhabitants and it is 1,142 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #20 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Rayo, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 18% 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 El Rayo is located at 8.5 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Ciudad Lerdo (Cab.), 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 Rayo.
#1 Where is El Rayo? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to El Rayo (Durango)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon 
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#2 The population of El Rayo (Durango) is 1,071 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 520 | 551 | 1071 |
| 2010 | 515 | 515 | 1030 |
| 2005 | 493 | 482 | 975 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.48 | 4.47 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 6.16% | 5.92% |
| Illiterate population: | 1.77% | 3.59% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.31% | 4.47% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 0.47% | 2.72% |
| Schooling level: | 8.57 | 6.98 |
| Schooling level (men): | 8.36 | 6.53 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.78 | 7.41 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.19% | 1.36% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.09% | 0.19% |
| 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 Lerdo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 49.86% | 27.48% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 61.89% | 43.30% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 37.12% | 11.65% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 261 | 276 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.23% | 96.48% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.62% | 96.48% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 88.89% | 85.02% |
| Homes with a radio: | 62.45% | 53.30% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.93% | 91.63% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 90.04% | 82.38% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 75.10% | 62.56% |
| Homes with a car: | 42.91% | 34.80% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 16.48% | 7.93% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.90% | 31.28% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 92.34% | 52.42% |
| Homes with Internet: | 18.01% | 2.20% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Rayo
With the satellite map of El Rayo will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Lerdo. 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:- MOTEL NOGALES: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- MOTEL GIRASOLES: 13 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
- MOTEL EL COYOTLE: 12 km away, direction East (10 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS FUENTES: 11 km away, direction East (9 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Rayo
A weekend in El Rayo and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in El Rayo and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in El Rayo for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Cuchilla (1291 meters): 2.1 km walk (32 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Lomas Coloradas (1240 meters): 3.2 km walk (56 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Barronas (1388 meters): 5.3 km walk (110 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro El Elefante (1393 meters): 4.8 km walk (72 minutes), heading West.
- Seis de Enero (1408 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- Corrales el Seis (El Mirlo Blanco) (8 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- El Batalln Nmero 1 (11 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
- Corrales el Seis (El Pelecho) (23 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of El Rayo (Durango)
In El Rayo 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 El Rayo, 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) | 68 | 72 | 140 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 79 | 88 | 167 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 331 | 347 | 678 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 42 | 44 | 86 |
#7 Pictures of El Rayo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Rayo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Rayo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Rayo (Durango) is 35182
Are you going to send a letter to El Rayo? Do you have a friend in El Rayo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Rayo consists of the following 5 digits: 35182. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Rayo ("35") correspond to the state code of Durango, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#9 Vote for El Rayo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Rayo
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Lerdo
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