Rayón (San Luis Potosí)
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All the information about this town of 6,240 inhabitants of the State of San Luis Potosí
The town of Rayón (San Luis Potosí) belongs to the municipality of Rayón. There are 6,240 inhabitants and it is 975 meters altitude. It is the most populated town in the position #1 of the whole municipality.
Data: In Rayón, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 41% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
#1 Where is Rayón? How to go? Map
Online map of Rayón in San Luis Potosí, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of Rayón (San Luis Potosí) is 6,240 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3316 | 2924 | 6240 |
| 2010 | 3067 | 2861 | 5928 |
| 2005 | 2883 | 2512 | 5395 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.69 | 7.31 |
| Population coming from outside the State of San Luis Potosí: | 6.62% | 7.14% |
| Illiterate population: | 4.42% | 7.35% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.10% | 7.31% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.32% | 7.40% |
| Schooling level: | 8.19 | 6.75 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.89 | 6.55 |
| Schooling level (women): | 8.44 | 6.92 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.90% | 3.10% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.43% | 1.11% |
| 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 Rayón (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 41.31% | 36.23% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.53% | 52.18% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 31.42% | 21.36% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 1,781 | 2,088 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.92% | 95.72% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.59% | 93.48% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 91.02% | 96.12% |
| Homes with a radio: | 32.79% | 73.67% |
| Homes with a television: | 87.42% | 88.94% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 87.37% | 80.05% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 79.73% | 73.14% |
| Homes with a car: | 49.69% | 47.14% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 26.84% | 15.67% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 34.48% | 37.72% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 84.33% | 58.39% |
| Homes with Internet: | 41.33% | 9.61% |
#3 Satellite photo of Rayón
With the satellite map of Rayón 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 Rayón. You can search free satellite map (2024) of Rayón.
#4 What to do in Rayón
A weekend in Rayón and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in Rayón and surroundings to find the best destinations.Mountains in Rayón for hiking and trails:
- Cerro La Palmita (1431 meters): 6.9 km walk (88 minutes), heading North.
- Cerro La Víbora (1445 meters): 9.5 km walk (154 minutes), heading North.
- La Ardilla (1473 meters): 10.3 km walk (168 minutes), heading North.
- La Quemada (1526 meters): 10.9 km walk (163 minutes), heading South.
- Crucero de Rayón (796 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the Northeast (3 minutes by car)
- El Tigre (17 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Northwest (8 minutes by car)
- San Antonio del Perrillal (10 inhabitants): Located 8 km to the Southwest (9 minutes by car)
- Pozo de Moscas (38 inhabitants): Located 10 km to the East (10 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Rayón (San Luis Potosí)
In Rayón 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 Rayón, 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) | 344 | 315 | 659 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 522 | 521 | 1,043 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 1,869 | 1,592 | 3,461 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 581 | 496 | 1,077 |
#6 Pictures of Rayón
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Rayón? 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 Rayón.
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#7 The Postal Code of Rayón (San Luis Potosí) is 79740
Are you going to send a letter to Rayón? Do you have a friend in Rayón and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of Rayón consists of the following 5 digits: 79740. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of Rayón ("79") correspond to the state code of San Luis Potosí, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#8 Vote for Rayón 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 San Luis Potosí, by popular vote:
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#13 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Rayón
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Rayón
#14 Other towns in the Municipality of Rayón
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- Benito Ibarra (- inhabitants)
- Boca de la Cañada (MarÃa Andrea) (- inhabitants)
- El Huizachal (1 inhabitants)
- El Ranchito (87 inhabitants)
- El Sótano (- inhabitants)
- Gasolinera La Generosa (- inhabitants)
- Granja las Cuatas (- inhabitants)
- Hector Olvera (- inhabitants)
- La Chicharrilla (6 inhabitants)
- La Quemada (1 inhabitants)
- Las Canoas (297 inhabitants)
- Nogales (309 inhabitants)
- Pozo Bendito (143 inhabitants)
- Yonke Héctor Rivera (1 inhabitants)