La Laja - Jalisco

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Zapotlanejo in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -103.122222
Latitude (dec): 20.580278

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 1450 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 2963 persons, 1413 of them are male and 1550 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1299 minors and 1664 adults, with 233 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

7 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 4 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 0 people, while 4 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1019 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 728 households.

Of these households 696 are common houses or apartments, 7 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

659 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 581 are connected to the public water supply, 663 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 77 households to own a computer, 562 own a washing machine and 649 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 127 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 36 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

182 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 963 persons did not finish the school. 380 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 283 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 129 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.