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El Rayo (Hidalgo)

We have collected many facts about the small village of El Rayo, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 173 inhabitants of Hidalgo.

The town of El Rayo (Hidalgo) belongs to the municipality of La Misión. There are 173 inhabitants and it is 1,681 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Xilitla is 64 minutes away by car (59 km). It is the most populated town in the position #40 of the whole municipality.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Rayo, 41% of individuals have completed secondary education and 11% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Rayo is located at 10.1 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of La Misión, 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

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

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#2 The population of El Rayo (Hidalgo) is 173 inhabitants

Population data in El Rayo (Hidalgo)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	95	78	173
2010	44	49	93
2005	49	45	94

Evolution of the population in El Rayo: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Rayo:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.06	16.33
Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo:	9.83%	7.53%
Illiterate population:	8.09%	15.05%
Illiterate population (men):	2.89%	16.33%
Illiterate population (women):	5.20%	13.64%
Schooling level:	7.2	5.23
Schooling level (men):	7.11	4.87
Schooling level (women):	7.27	5.60

Indigenous culture data in El Rayo:

	2020	2010
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 Hidalgo, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of La Misión (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Rayo:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	36.42%	32.26%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	55.13%	44.90%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	21.05%	18.18%
Number of inhabited private housings:	46	27
Homes with electricity:	97.83%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	2.17%	5.00%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	45.65%	100.00%
Homes with a radio:	54.35%	95.00%
Homes with a television:	84.78%	85.00%
Homes with a refrigerator:	65.22%	60.00%
Homes with a washing machine:	56.52%	25.00%
Homes with a car:	30.43%	20.00%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	10.87%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	6.52%	15.00%
Homes with cell phones:	80.43%	0.00%
Homes with Internet:	10.87%	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 Hidalgo, and with the total for the country.
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#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 La Misión. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Rayo.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rayo

It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Rayo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Rayo so you can contact them:

• HOTEL SANTA ANA: 13 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS LA MISIÓN: 16 km away, direction Northwest (13 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS: 13 km away, direction West (11 minutes by car)
• RENTA DE CUARTOS: 15 km away, direction Northwest (11 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 El Zacanito (1788 meters): 4.9 km walk (66 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Grande (1612 meters): 6.4 km walk (87 minutes), heading Southeast.
• Cerro Palo Semita (1761 meters): 7.7 km walk (94 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Los Jarritos (1429 meters): 7.5 km walk (154 minutes), heading Southeast.

Magical Towns near El Rayo to discover the Mexican culture:

• Xilitla (San Luis Potosí): Don't miss "Cueva del Salitre", 64 km, heading North (59 minutes by car)

Other towns near El Rayo:

• Jacalilla (154 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
• El Llano (Llano de Jacalilla) (26 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
• Cuartel de Jacalilla (56 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
• Palomas (403 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northeast (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Rayo (Hidalgo)

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.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Rayo (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	11	9	20
Youth (6-14 years)	18	12	30
Adults (15-59 years)	53	45	98
Elderly (60+ years)	13	12	25

#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 (Hidalgo) is 42268

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: 42268. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Rayo ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

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