La Joya - Coahuila de Zaragoza

Facts about La Joya

Location of La Joya

La Joya is located in the municipality of Castaños in the Mexican state of Coahuila de Zaragoza with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -101.194722
Latitude (dec): 26.440556

Height over sea level of La Joya

The locations medium height over sea level is 840 meters.

Population in La Joya

The over all population of La Joya is 302 persons, 171 of them are male and 131 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 120 minors and 182 adults, with 39 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Joya

4 inhabitants of the location La Joya in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 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 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 238 citizens of La Joya.

Economic situation

In La Joya exist about 80 households.

Of these households 76 are common houses or apartments, 3 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

73 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 75 are connected to the public water supply, 76 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 62 own a washing machine and 67 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Joya

Besides the 23 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

19 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 135 persons did not finish the school. 29 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 7 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.