La Lajita (Guerrero)
We have collected many facts about the small village of La Lajita, as well as pictures, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 147 inhabitants of Guerrero.
The town of La Lajita (Guerrero) belongs to the municipality of Petatlán. There are 147 inhabitants and it is 161 meters altitude. It's a beach town: the beach of Playa El Calvario is 21 km away. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #26 of the ranking.
Data: In La Lajita, there is a percentage of 0% of indigenous population and 77% of the households have a cell phone. Need more statistics on La Lajita? They are at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Lajita? You can find it at 26.3 kilometers, in direction Northeast, from the town of Petatlán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Lajita through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Lajita? How to go? Map
Map to know how to get to La Lajita (Guerrero) by road and with geographical references of the surrounding towns. With the controls you can zoom in and out to the position of La Lajita, which has the following symbol
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#2 The population of La Lajita (Guerrero) is 147 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 77 | 70 | 147 |
2010 | 63 | 89 | 152 |
2005 | 67 | 78 | 145 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 3.55 | 12.36 |
Population coming from outside the State of Guerrero: | 4.76% | 1.97% |
Illiterate population: | 6.80% | 11.18% |
Illiterate population (men): | 4.76% | 12.36% |
Illiterate population (women): | 2.04% | 9.52% |
Schooling level: | 6.51 | 5.30 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.4 | 5.46 |
Schooling level (women): | 6.62 | 5.08 |
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 Petatlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 29.93% | 42.76% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 50.00% | 59.55% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 11.69% | 19.05% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 43 | 36 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.35% | 83.33% |
Homes with a radio: | 62.79% | 13.33% |
Homes with a television: | 86.05% | 83.33% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.02% | 93.33% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 81.40% | 73.33% |
Homes with a car: | 44.19% | 33.33% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 4.65% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 13.95% | 33.33% |
Homes with cell phones: | 76.74% | 43.33% |
Homes with Internet: | 4.65% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Lajita
Amazing satellite GPS maps of La Lajita, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Petatlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of La Lajita.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Lajita
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Lajita, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Lajita so you can contact them:- POSADA FAMILIAR ROSY: 20 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
- HOTEL SIRENA: 21 km away, direction South (15 minutes by car)
- HOTEL CLUB PAPANOA: 26 km away, direction South (21 minutes by car)
- HOTEL RESTAURANTE STEPHANIE: 22 km away, direction West (19 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Lajita
Want to know what to see in La Lajita if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy La Lajita.Beaches in La Lajita for sunbathing:
- Playa El Calvario: A 21 km walk (228 minutes) or 25 minutes by car, heading Southwest.
- Cerro Cocumero (425 meters): 3.9 km walk (53 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Prieto (La Bandera) (453 meters): 5.8 km walk (71 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Loma Valle (235 meters): 8.3 km walk (130 minutes), heading West.
- Loma Baya (779 meters): 8.9 km walk (137 minutes), heading Northwest.
- La Lajita Dos (22 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Southwest (1 minutes by car)
- La Vuelta de Guzmán (10 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- El Palomar (63 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northeast (4 minutes by car)
- San Antonio de las Palmas (Patio Forestal) (6 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the South (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Lajita (Guerrero)
We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of La Lajita 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 Lajita there is a generational replacement.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 16 | 13 | 29 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 14 | 12 | 26 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 40 | 38 | 78 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
#7 Pictures of La Lajita
In order for you to enjoy nature around La Lajita, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument pictures of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of La Lajita, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
Disfrute con las fotos de La Lajita en este enlace
#8 Vote for La Lajita as the most beautiful town in Mexico
Do you like La Lajita or don't you like it very much? Now you can vote for La Lajita to let everyone know about it. Use these stars ("0" you don't like it much, "5" you like it a lot) to rate it with your opinion.
In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Guerrero, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Guerrero
#9 Schools in La Lajita
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Petatlán
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Petatlán
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- Barrio Nuevo (76 inhabitants)
- El Cangrejo (1 inhabitants)
- El Cinco (- inhabitants)
- El Limón (54 inhabitants)
- El Olvido (20 inhabitants)
- El Suspiro de Corrales (59 inhabitants)
- El Zacatonal (- inhabitants)
- El Zapote (1 inhabitants)
- La Noria (- inhabitants)
- Los Cuahulotitos (25 inhabitants)
- Petatlán (23363 inhabitants)
- Las Parotitas (8 inhabitants)
- Rancho Macahuitillo (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (24 inhabitants)