Guapalayna (Chihuahua)
Learn about medium-sized town of Guapalayna through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 344 inhabitants of the State of Chihuahua
The town of Guapalayna (Chihuahua) belongs to the municipality of Urique. There are 344 inhabitants and it is 528 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Batopilas is 36 minutes away by car (33 km). It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Guapalayna, 17% of individuals have completed secondary education and 6% 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 Guapalayna is located at 4.3 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of San Rafael, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. Also, from the capital of the municipality (Urique) it is at 34.5 kilometers in direction North. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of Guapalayna.
#1 Where is Guapalayna? How to go? Map
Online map of Guapalayna (Chihuahua) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of Guapalayna (Chihuahua) is 344 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 170 | 174 | 344 |
| 2010 | 220 | 288 | 508 |
| 2005 | 205 | 223 | 428 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.11 | 10.07 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Chihuahua: | 0.87% | 5.12% |
| Illiterate population: | 14.53% | 12.99% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 6.10% | 10.07% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 8.43% | 16.82% |
| Schooling level: | 5.6 | 5.38 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.32 | 5.46 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.85 | 5.28 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 57.56% | 28.35% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 40.70% | 35.43% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.58% | 0.00% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Urique (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 16.86% | 29.13% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 24.71% | 48.96% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 8.82% | 3.18% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 102 | 134 |
| Homes with electricity: | 82.35% | 85.59% |
| Homes with piped water: | 98.04% | 87.39% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 46.08% | 68.47% |
| Homes with a radio: | 12.75% | 19.82% |
| Homes with a television: | 53.92% | 68.47% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 51.96% | 55.86% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 18.63% | 23.42% |
| Homes with a car: | 23.53% | 28.83% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 5.88% | 5.41% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.98% | 1.80% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 65.69% | 18.92% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.98% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Guapalayna
With the satellite map of Guapalayna 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 Urique. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Guapalayna.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Guapalayna
Do you want to stay in Guapalayna? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to Guapalayna:- HOTEL PARAISO ESCONDIDO URIQUE: 7 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL BARRANCAS DE URIQUE SP DE RL: 6 km away, direction Northwest (4 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CAÑON URIQUE: 6 km away, direction Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- DEPARTAMENTOS DE RENTA EN URIQUE: 7 km away, direction Northwest (6 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Guapalayna
A weekend in Guapalayna and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Guapalayna and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Guapalayna para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Yerbanis (1180 meters): 11.0 km walk (183 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro Largo (2117 meters): 11.2 km walk (173 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Uruchutavo (2144 meters): 12.7 km walk (178 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Corinova (1901 meters): 14.6 km walk (204 minutes), heading North.
- Batopilas (Chihuahua): Don't miss "Barrancas del Cobre", 36 km, heading Southeast (33 minutes by car)
- La Mesa Colorada (34 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Mesita (27 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- El Potrero de San José (12 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- Chapote (8 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southwest (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Guapalayna (Chihuahua)
In Guapalayna 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 Guapalayna, 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) | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 28 | 41 | 69 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 100 | 86 | 186 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 18 | 19 | 37 |
#7 Pictures of Guapalayna
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Guapalayna? 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 Guapalayna.
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#9 Schools in Guapalayna
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Urique
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Urique
- Aquichi (- inhabitants)
- Arroyo Hondo (- inhabitants)
- Astilleros (- inhabitants)
- Chapote (- inhabitants)
- El Aguaje (21 inhabitants)
- El Alisito (7 inhabitants)
- El Pilar (- inhabitants)
- Huicorachi (1 inhabitants)
- Huitochi (12 inhabitants)
- Huitochi (- inhabitants)
- La Casita (1 inhabitants)
- Las Chinacas (2 inhabitants)
- Naranjo de Ramos (- inhabitants)
- Otates (15 inhabitants)
- Solorazo (Agua Zarca) (3 inhabitants)