Las Lajas (Jalisco)
Learn about small village of Las Lajas through its pictures, maps and population statistics.
All the information about this town of 50 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco
The town of Las Lajas (Jalisco) belongs to the municipality of Santa María de los Ángeles. There are 50 inhabitants and it is 1,746 meters altitude. The Magical Town of Villanueva is 65 minutes away by car (56 km). It is the most populated town in the position #12 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Las Lajas, 26% of individuals have completed secondary education and 13% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.
To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that Las Lajas is located at 7.9 kilometers (in direction South) from the locality of Santa María de los Ángeles, 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 Las Lajas.
#1 Where is Las Lajas? How to go? Map
Location map of Las Lajas in Jalisco: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Las Lajas, which is marked with the following symbol 
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#2 The population of Las Lajas (Jalisco) is 50 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 24 | 50 |
| 2010 | 48 | 31 | 79 |
| 2005 | 38 | 21 | 59 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.7 | 6.45 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco: | 30.00% | 6.33% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.00% | 7.59% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 4.00% | 6.45% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.00% | 8.33% |
| Schooling level: | 6.29 | 5.14 |
| Schooling level (men): | 5.92 | 5.16 |
| Schooling level (women): | 6.56 | 5.12 |
| 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 Santa María de los Ángeles (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 24.00% | 22.78% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 33.33% | 51.61% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 15.38% | 4.17% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 15 | 45 |
| Homes with electricity: | 100.00% | 96.55% |
| Homes with piped water: | 100.00% | 93.10% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 93.33% | 75.86% |
| Homes with a radio: | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.67% | 82.76% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 93.33% | 82.76% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 73.33% | 62.07% |
| Homes with a car: | 53.33% | 55.17% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 13.33% | 3.45% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 46.67% | 27.59% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 60.00% | 27.59% |
| Homes with Internet: | 33.33% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of Las Lajas
With the satellite map of Las Lajas 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 Santa María de los Ángeles. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Las Lajas.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near Las Lajas
Many people want to stay in the town of Las Lajas 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 VILLA REAL: 21 km away, direction North (15 minutes by car)
- MOTEL DEL PRADO: 23 km away, direction North (18 minutes by car)
- HOTEL LA ESTANCIA: 23 km away, direction South (16 minutes by car)
- MACIAS DE LEÓN JOSE MANUEL: 20 km away, direction South (14 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in Las Lajas
A weekend in Las Lajas and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Las Lajas and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de Las Lajas para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Mesa El Granizo (1872 meters): 3.4 km walk (49 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa Las Trincheras (1772 meters): 5.5 km walk (102 minutes), heading South.
- Mesa El Carrizo (2257 meters): 6.7 km walk (118 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro El Papalote (2339 meters): 8.0 km walk (166 minutes), heading West.
- Villanueva (Zacatecas): Don't miss "Templo Santuario de la Soledad", 65 km, heading East (56 minutes by car)
- Rancho de Dios (26 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the South (1 minutes by car)
- Las Liebres (63 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
- El Montecillo (40 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the Southeast (5 minutes by car)
- El Fraile (119 inhabitants): Located 4 km to the North (4 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of Las Lajas (Jalisco)
In Las Lajas there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Las Lajas, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 4 | 5 | 9 |
#7 Pictures of Las Lajas
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Las Lajas? 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 Las Lajas.
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#9 Schools in Las Lajas
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Santa María de los Ángeles
#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Santa María de los Ángeles
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- El Fraile (119 inhabitants)
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- El Alamito (El Ojo de Agua) (23 inhabitants)
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- Los Corteses (59 inhabitants)
- Los Sauces (87 inhabitants)
- Rancho de Dios (26 inhabitants)
- Sauz de los Márquez (490 inhabitants)
- Tenasco de Abajo (68 inhabitants)