La Laja (Querétaro)
We have collected many facts about the large village of La Laja, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 1,311 inhabitants of Querétaro.
The town of La Laja (Querétaro) belongs to the municipality of Tequisquiapan. There are 1,311 inhabitants and it is 1,950 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Tequisquiapan is 17 minutes away by car (17 km). Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #12 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Laja, 95% of the inhabitants are catholic and 51% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
The town of La Laja is located at 10.9 kilometers from Tequisquiapan, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the Southwest direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Laja.
#1 Where is La Laja? How to go? Map
Online map of La Laja (Querétaro) 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 (Querétaro) is 1,311 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 680 | 631 | 1311 |
2010 | 604 | 546 | 1150 |
2005 | 507 | 462 | 969 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.12 | 8.42 |
Population coming from outside the State of Querétaro: | 8.92% | 10.43% |
Illiterate population: | 4.96% | 8.87% |
Illiterate population (men): | 1.98% | 8.42% |
Illiterate population (women): | 2.97% | 9.27% |
Schooling level: | 7.91 | 6.37 |
Schooling level (men): | 7.73 | 6.41 |
Schooling level (women): | 8.07 | 6.33 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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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 Tequisquiapan (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 48.05% | 32.26% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 62.44% | 47.99% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 34.71% | 18.05% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 345 | 376 |
Homes with electricity: | 99.71% | 98.65% |
Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 86.53% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 97.97% | 89.23% |
Homes with a radio: | 81.16% | 83.16% |
Homes with a television: | 88.99% | 93.27% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 89.28% | 79.46% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 51.30% | 38.05% |
Homes with a car: | 39.71% | 40.74% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 17.68% | 10.44% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 24.35% | 28.28% |
Homes with cell phones: | 83.19% | 50.51% |
Homes with Internet: | 35.07% | 1.68% |
#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 Tequisquiapan. 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:- HOTEL & SPA HACIENDA TRES VIDAS: 7 km away, direction North (5 minutes by car)
- AUTOHOTEL EL PASEO: 13 km away, direction Northeast (11 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANT LA VERANDA: 15 km away, direction Southeast (12 minutes by car)
- HOTEL Y RESTAURANTE EDEN: 13 km away, direction Southeast (10 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:
- El Zapote (2123 meters): 2.5 km walk (31 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Bruja (2040 meters): 2.9 km walk (47 minutes), heading Northeast.
- Las Mesteñas (2187 meters): 4.3 km walk (84 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro La Laja (2262 meters): 4.7 km walk (66 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Tequisquiapan (Querétaro): Don't miss "Centro Geográfico del País", 17 km, heading Southeast (17 minutes by car)
- Bernal (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Museo de la Máscara", 42 km, heading North (31 minutes by car)
- Cadereyta de Montes (Querétaro Arteaga): Don't miss "Plaza Principal", 43 km, heading Northeast (33 minutes by car)
- Tecozautla (Hidalgo): Don't miss "Torreón de Tecozautla", 88 km, heading East (62 minutes by car)
- Fuentezuelas (3434 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (6 minutes by car)
- Granjas Familiares de Tequisquiapan (43 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- El Cerrito de las Lozas (14 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
- Ejido Fuentezuelas (10 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (5 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Laja (Querétaro)
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 |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 60 | 63 | 123 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 91 | 92 | 183 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 445 | 390 | 835 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 84 | 86 | 170 |
#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 (Querétaro) is 76783
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: 76783. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Laja ("76") correspond to the State of Querétaro, 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 Querétaro, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Querétaro
#10 Schools in La Laja
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Tequisquiapan
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Tequisquiapan
- Arroyo Blanco (- inhabitants)
- El Carrizal (11 inhabitants)
- El Dorado (33 inhabitants)
- El Gavillero (5 inhabitants)
- El Llano (Pozo Número Seis) (- inhabitants)
- El Sabino (51 inhabitants)
- La Fuente (5236 inhabitants)
- La Tortuga (2266 inhabitants)
- Los Lobos (Pérez Moreno) (5 inhabitants)
- Notaría 1 (1 inhabitants)
- El Potrerito (- inhabitants)
- Rancho la Parada (1 inhabitants)
- Rancho Largo (32 inhabitants)
- Rancho San Francisco Javier (- inhabitants)
- San José de la Laja (2038 inhabitants)