La Laja (Guanajuato)
Maps, pictures and statistics of La Laja, a beautiful large village of 2,342 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato
The town of La Laja (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Celaya. There are 2,342 inhabitants and it is 1,759 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Comonfort is 41 minutes away by car (30 km). It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Laja, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 81% 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 La Laja is located at 5.5 kilometers (in direction East) from the locality of Celaya, 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 La Laja.
#1 Where is La Laja? How to go? Map
Online map of La Laja (Guanajuato) 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 La Laja (Guanajuato) is 2,342 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1223 | 1119 | 2342 |
| 2010 | 1090 | 985 | 2075 |
| 2005 | 993 | 860 | 1853 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.4 | 5.69 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato: | 3.16% | 3.57% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.82% | 7.04% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.58% | 5.69% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 3.25% | 8.26% |
| Schooling level: | 7.82 | 6.64 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.92 | 6.74 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.73 | 6.55 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| 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 Celaya (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 46.24% | 34.46% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 60.59% | 52.69% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.12% | 17.98% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 552 | 618 |
| Homes with electricity: | 99.09% | 97.94% |
| Homes with piped water: | 99.09% | 97.94% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.10% | 97.75% |
| Homes with a radio: | 71.74% | 80.71% |
| Homes with a television: | 96.20% | 95.69% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.84% | 93.07% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 80.62% | 79.40% |
| Homes with a car: | 42.75% | 39.70% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 20.47% | 10.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 34.78% | 54.87% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 82.25% | 43.82% |
| Homes with Internet: | 37.50% | 5.06% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Laja
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Laja, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Celaya. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Laja.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Laja
Many people want to stay in the town of La Laja 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:- CANDLEWOOD SUITES CELAYA: 2 km away, direction West (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LAS DELICIAS: 3 km away, direction West (3 minutes by car)
- HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS: 3 km away, direction Southwest (2 minutes by car)
- MOTEL LA LAJA: 4 km away, direction Southwest (3 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Laja
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Laja? The list of the best places to visit in La Laja and nearby locations.Las mejores montes de La Laja para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Pelón (2096 meters): 10.3 km walk (129 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Brujas (1804 meters): 13.4 km walk (243 minutes), heading East.
- Cerro El Jocoqui (2290 meters): 14.0 km walk (254 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Cerro Peña Colorada (1881 meters): 16.1 km walk (210 minutes), heading North.
- Comonfort (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Estación de Fábrica de Soria", 41 km, heading North (30 minutes by car)
- Salvatierra (Guanajuato): Don't miss "Eco Parque El Sabinal​", 86 km, heading South (63 minutes by car)
- La Laja (274 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the Southeast (1 minutes by car)
- Pozo Don Amador (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the West (1 minutes by car)
- Fraccionamiento Fuentes de la Laja (381 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Fracción San Cayetano (La Alberca) (6 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northwest (1 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Laja (Guanajuato)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Laja by age and gender, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in La Laja there is a generational replacement.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 130 | 132 | 262 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 218 | 190 | 408 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 749 | 687 | 1,436 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 126 | 110 | 236 |
#7 Pictures of La Laja
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Laja? 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 La Laja.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Laja en este enlace
#8 The Postal Code of La Laja (Guanajuato) is 38136
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Laja so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 38136. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Laja ("38") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in La Laja
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Celaya
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