La Gavia (Cortazar, Guanajuato)

We have collected many facts about the large village of La Gavia, as well as photos, maps or statistics.

So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,448 inhabitants of Guanajuato.

The town of La Gavia is located in the Municipality of Cortazar (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 1,448 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #5 of the whole municipality. La Gavia is at 2,345 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Gavia, 27% of individuals have completed secondary education and 4% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

To locate this beautiful town within the municipality, you must know that La Gavia is located at 12.9 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Cortazar, which is the one that has more inhabitants within the municipality. Thanks to our webpage and the satellite map that you can locate at the bottom, you can see the position and visit the surroundings of La Gavia.

#1 Where is La Gavia? How to get there? Map

Online map of La Gavia in Guanajuato, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on Map marker

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#2 The population of La Gavia (Guanajuato) is 1,448 inhabitants

Population data in La Gavia (Cortazar, Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20207526961448
20107327001432
20055284971025
Evolution of the population in La Gavia: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Gavia:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.4915.57
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:1.38%1.26%
Illiterate population:11.74%14.46%
Illiterate population (men):6.84%15.57%
Illiterate population (women):4.90%13.39%
Schooling level:5.764.42
Schooling level (men):5.113.81
Schooling level (women):6.365.01
Indigenous culture data in La Gavia:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.07%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.07%0.07%
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 La Gavia, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Gavia:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:44.20%33.24%
Employed population over 12 years (men):59.48%61.43%
Employed population over 12 years (women):30.05%6.28%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:395466
Homes with electricity:98.73%97.92%
Housing with piped water:97.47%96.88%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:59.49%15.10%
Dwellings with radio:65.06%68.49%
Housing with television:88.61%87.50%
Housing with refrigerator:76.46%58.59%
Housing with washing machine:51.14%35.68%
Housing with automobile:18.99%19.79%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:4.05%0.52%
Homes with landline telephone:10.63%17.19%
Dwellings with cellular phones:60.76%25.78%
Homes with Internet:10.63%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Gavia (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of La Gavia

With the satellite map of La Gavia 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 Cortazar. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Gavia.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Gavia

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

#5 Population pyramid of La Gavia (Guanajuato)

In La Gavia 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 La Gavia, 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.

Population pyramid of La Gavia
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Gavia (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)7987166
Youth (6-14 years)131104235
Adults (15-59 years)433381814
Elderly (60+ years)109124233

#6 Photos of La Gavia

In order for you to enjoy nature around La Gavia, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Gavia, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.

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#7 The Postal Code of La Gavia (Guanajuato) is 38498

Are you going to send a letter to La Gavia? Do you have a friend in La Gavia and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of La Gavia consists of the following 5 digits: 38498. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of La Gavia ("38") correspond to the state code of Guanajuato, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.

#8 Vote for La Gavia as the most beautiful town in Mexico

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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Cortazar

  1. Buenavista de Culiacán (5 inhabitants)
  2. Caracheo (1306 inhabitants)
  3. Colonia Guadalupe (- inhabitants)
  4. Crecensio Rocha Ruiz (Callejones) (5 inhabitants)
  5. El Colorado (126 inhabitants)
  6. El Diezmo (891 inhabitants)
  7. El Jilote (396 inhabitants)
  8. Galeras (403 inhabitants)
  9. Radio Lobo Praderas de la Soledad (6 inhabitants)
  10. Privada Residencial Cortazar (131 inhabitants)
  11. San José el Poblano (8 inhabitants)
  12. Santa Ana (18 inhabitants)
  13. Santa Rosita (2 inhabitants)
  14. Sauz de Merino (218 inhabitants)
  15. Valencia de Fuentes (793 inhabitants)