El Rayo (Jalisco)
Maps, pictures and statistics of El Rayo, a beautiful small village of 14 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco
The town of El Rayo (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Arandas. There are 14 inhabitants and it is 2,228 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Jalpa de Cánovas is 56 minutes away by car (43 km). It is the most populated town in the position #197 of the whole municipality.
Data: In El Rayo, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 50% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Rayo is located at 12.5 kilometers (in direction Southesast) from the locality of Arandas, 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
Location map of El Rayo in Jalisco: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in El Rayo, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of El Rayo (Jalisco) is 14 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
2010 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
2005 | 12 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4.6 | 25.00 |
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 7.14% | 0.00% |
Illiterate population: | 7.14% | 13.33% |
Illiterate population (men): | 7.14% | 25.00% |
Illiterate population (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Schooling level: | 5.38 | 4.10 |
Schooling level (men): | 6 | 2.80 |
Schooling level (women): | 4.4 | 5.40 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 14.29% | 0.00% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 14.29% | 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: | 50.00% | 40.00% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 87.50% | 75.00% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 6 | 5 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with piped water: | 66.67% | 0.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 100.00% | 66.67% |
Homes with a radio: | 50.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with a television: | 83.33% | 100.00% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 83.33% | 66.67% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 50.00% | 66.67% |
Homes with a car: | 100.00% | 33.33% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
Homes with cell phones: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with Internet: | 16.67% | 0.00% |
#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 Arandas. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Rayo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rayo
Many people want to stay in the town of El Rayo 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 MONARCA: 16 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL REAL DE MÉXICO: 20 km away, direction Southwest (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PARIS: 21 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL TIERRA ROJA: 18 km away, direction Southwest (15 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in El Rayo
Want to know what to see in El Rayo if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy El Rayo.Las mejores montes de El Rayo para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- San Judas (2257 meters): 3.3 km walk (60 minutes), heading West.
- La Culebra (2191 meters): 9.3 km walk (136 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro La Campana (2318 meters): 11.9 km walk (179 minutes), heading West.
- La Corona (2206 meters): 12.7 km walk (247 minutes), heading North.
- Jalpa de Cánovas (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Ex Hacienda de Cañada de Negros", 56 km, heading Northeast (43 minutes by car)
- San Rafael (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Mesa de Martínez (19 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- El Estribo (30 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the South (3 minutes by car)
- Farfán de Arriba (7 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
#6 Pictures of El Rayo
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures 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 pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Rayo.
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#7 Vote for El Rayo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like El Rayo or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for El Rayo 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 Jalisco, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Jalisco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Arandas
#8 Other towns in the Municipality of Arandas
- Bajío de Ratones (302 inhabitants)
- Cerro las Mecas (23 inhabitants)
- El Aguaje (14 inhabitants)
- El Frontón (27 inhabitants)
- El Guajolote (- inhabitants)
- El Rodeo (20 inhabitants)
- El Viborero (45 inhabitants)
- La Lagunita (15 inhabitants)
- La Loma (- inhabitants)
- La Rosa de Castilla (115 inhabitants)
- Las Lagunitas (8 inhabitants)
- Loma Verde (- inhabitants)
- Sacamecate (7 inhabitants)
- San Isidro (2 inhabitants)
- San Judas (- inhabitants)