La Peña (Jalisco)
The most complete information about the small village of La Peña (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Jalisco has 159 inhabitants?
The town of La Peña (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Poncitlán. There are 159 inhabitants and it is 1,585 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Ajijic is 56 minutes away by car (43 km). In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #16 of the ranking.
Data: In La Peña, 37% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of La Peña? You can find it at 8.0 kilometers, in direction Northwest, from the town of Poncitlán, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of La Peña through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is La Peña? How to go? Map
What is the route to get to La Peña (Jalisco)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon
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#2 The population of La Peña (Jalisco) is 159 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 84 | 75 | 159 |
2010 | 234 | 204 | 438 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.33 | 9.31 |
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 0.00% | 0.68% |
Illiterate population: | 6.92% | 12.33% |
Illiterate population (men): | 2.52% | 9.31% |
Illiterate population (women): | 4.40% | 14.96% |
Schooling level: | 5.76 | 4.30 |
Schooling level (men): | 6.33 | 4.45 |
Schooling level (women): | 5.25 | 4.18 |
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 Poncitlán (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 31.45% | 25.80% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 44.00% | 48.04% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 20.24% | 6.41% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 24 | 99 |
Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 98.59% |
Homes with piped water: | 41.67% | 77.46% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 95.83% | 81.69% |
Homes with a radio: | 66.67% | 52.11% |
Homes with a television: | 87.50% | 80.28% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 54.17% | 52.11% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 12.50% | 14.08% |
Homes with a car: | 20.83% | 8.45% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 4.17% | 12.68% |
Homes with cell phones: | 66.67% | 4.23% |
Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Peña
With the satellite map of La Peña will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Poncitlán. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Peña.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Peña
Many people want to stay in the town of La Peña 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:- HOTEL MEZCALA: 7 km away, direction West (6 minutes by car)
- PENSION LA CENTRAL: 11 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL PLAZA PONCITLAN: 13 km away, direction Northeast (9 minutes by car)
- HOTEL DEL REY: 23 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Peña
Are you visiting and don't know what to do in La Peña? The list of the best places to visit in La Peña and nearby locations.Mountains in La Peña for hiking and trails:
- Cerro Punta Grande (2338 meters): 5.6 km walk (82 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro Grande (2077 meters): 14.8 km walk (222 minutes), heading East.
- Ajijic (Jalisco): Don't miss "El Cementerio", 56 km, heading West (43 minutes by car)
- Cuesta de Mezcala (885 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Northwest (5 minutes by car)
- San Pedro Itzicán (6686 inhabitants): Located 5 km to the Southeast (6 minutes by car)
- San Sebastián (329 inhabitants): Located 7 km to the North (7 minutes by car)
- Mezcala (6047 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the West (7 minutes by car)
#6 Vote for La Peña 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 Jalisco, by popular vote:
- The best towns in Mexico
- The most beautiful towns in Jalisco
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Poncitlán
#7 Other towns in the Municipality of Poncitlán
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- El Arroyo Prieto (2 inhabitants)
- El Cerro Grande (- inhabitants)
- El Gusano (El Mezquite) (51 inhabitants)
- El Huaje (- inhabitants)
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- Fraccionamiento Campestre del Valle (- inhabitants)
- La Arena (18 inhabitants)
- La Barranquilla (4 inhabitants)
- Las Lajas (14 inhabitants)
- Paradero los Ayala (- inhabitants)
- Pueblo Nuevo (8 inhabitants)
- Rancho de los Palillo (4 inhabitants)
- Rancho la Soledad (4 inhabitants)
- Salcedo (- inhabitants)