La Laja (Celaya, Guanajuato)

Maps, photos and statistics of La Laja, a beautiful large village of 2,342 inhabitants of the State of Guanajuato

The town of La Laja is located in the Municipality of Celaya (in the State of Guanajuato). There are 2,342 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #16 of the whole municipality. La Laja is at 1,759 meters of altitude.

Data: In La Laja, 98% of the inhabitants are catholic and 81% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town within 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 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 Laja.

#1 Where is La Laja? How to get there? 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

Population data in La Laja (Celaya, Guanajuato)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020122311192342
201010909852075
20059938601853
Evolution of the population in La Laja: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in La Laja:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):2.45.69
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:7.826.64
Schooling level (men):7.926.74
Schooling level (women):7.736.55
Indigenous culture data in La Laja:
20202010
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%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of La Laja, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in La Laja:
20202010
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 dwellings:552618
Homes with electricity:99.09%97.94%
Housing with piped water:99.09%97.94%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:97.10%97.75%
Dwellings with radio:71.74%80.71%
Housing with television:96.20%95.69%
Housing with refrigerator:93.84%93.07%
Housing with washing machine:80.62%79.40%
Housing with automobile:42.75%39.70%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:20.47%10.67%
Homes with landline telephone:34.78%54.87%
Dwellings with cellular phones:82.25%43.82%
Homes with Internet:37.50%5.06%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in La Laja (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 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.:

#5 Population pyramid of La Laja (Guanajuato)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Laja by age and sex, 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.

Population pyramid of La Laja
Data of the age pyramid of the town La Laja (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)130132262
Youth (6-14 years)218190408
Adults (15-59 years)7496871,436
Elderly (60+ years)126110236

#6 Photos of La Laja

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos 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 photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Laja.

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#7 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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#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Celaya

  1. Avenida los Pinos (Casa de los Carreño) (- inhabitants)
  2. Charcas (5 inhabitants)
  3. Cliserio Albañil Mancera (4 inhabitants)
  4. Colonia los Pirules de Trojes (355 inhabitants)
  5. Colonia Patria Nueva (1084 inhabitants)
  6. Condominio Campestre las Huertas (44 inhabitants)
  7. El Pitahayo (22 inhabitants)
  8. La Caja (27 inhabitants)
  9. La Perla (7 inhabitants)
  10. Los Huesos (210 inhabitants)
  11. Mateo Juárez Mancera (- inhabitants)
  12. Rancho Santa Rosa (Alfonso Montoya Melesio) (- inhabitants)
  13. San Luis Rey (845 inhabitants)
  14. Serafín Rivera (7 inhabitants)
  15. Rancho Los Vázquez (14 inhabitants)