La Laja (Michoacán)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Laja, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 70 inhabitants of Michoacán.
The town of La Laja (Michoacán) belongs to the municipality of Huetamo. There are 70 inhabitants and it is 435 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #96 of the whole municipality.
Data: In La Laja, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 53% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Laja? They are at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that La Laja is located at 44.8 kilometers (in direction West) from the locality of Huetamo de Núñez, 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 (Michoacán) 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 (Michoacán) is 70 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | 32 | 70 |
| 2010 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 2005 | 51 | 41 | 92 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.56 | 15.00 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Michoacán: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 10.00% | 18.92% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.29% | 15.00% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 5.71% | 23.53% |
| Schooling level: | 5.12 | 3.25 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.17 | 2.33 |
| Schooling level (women): | 5.09 | 3.80 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 Huetamo (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 40.00% | 21.62% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.50% | 35.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 21.05% | 5.88% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 15 | 8 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with piped water: | 93.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 46.67% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a radio: | 0.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a television: | 80.00% | 33.33% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.33% | 0.00% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 53.33% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 26.67% | 0.00% |
#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 Huetamo. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Laja.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Laja
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Laja, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Laja so you can contact them:- RENTA DE HABITACIONES CHURUMUCO DE MORELOS: 56 km away, direction West (39 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PINEDA: 50 km away, direction West (34 minutes by car)
- HOTEL EL PUNITO: 53 km away, direction West (42 minutes by car)
- HOTEL ROCA: 54 km away, direction West (42 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Laja
A weekend in La Laja and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Laja and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Laja para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- El Boloncho (603 meters): 4.2 km walk (55 minutes), heading South.
- Cerro Las Iguanas (804 meters): 6.9 km walk (98 minutes), heading South.
- Ayonchicua (658 meters): 6.1 km walk (76 minutes), heading Southeast.
- El Volantín (1381 meters): 7.7 km walk (100 minutes), heading East.
- La Parota (8 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)
- La Garita (92 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Southeast (2 minutes by car)
- El Paracatal (55 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Southeast (4 minutes by car)
- Atzímbaro (124 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Laja (Michoacán)
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) | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 3 | 3 | 6 |
#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 (Michoacán) is 61966
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: 61966. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Laja ("61") correspond to the State of Michoacán, 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.
#9 Vote for La Laja as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Michoacán, by popular vote:
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Huetamo
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Huetamo
- Aterio (Aterio de los Ruiz) (- inhabitants)
- Chambándicuaro (3 inhabitants)
- El Pejo (9 inhabitants)
- El Potrero (25 inhabitants)
- El Varal (2 inhabitants)
- Guayabo de los Valdez (13 inhabitants)
- Huetamo de Nuñez Dos (- inhabitants)
- La Laja (- inhabitants)
- La Redonda (La Piedra Redonda) (5 inhabitants)
- Las Galeras (9 inhabitants)
- Los Bonetes (24 inhabitants)
- San Antonio (19 inhabitants)
- San Ignacio (146 inhabitants)
- San Nicolás Arroyo Hondo (466 inhabitants)
- Tiristarán (4 inhabitants)