Fortines (Los Fortines) - Durango

Facts about Fortines (Los Fortines)

Location of Fortines (Los Fortines)

Fortines (Los Fortines) is located in the municipality of Mezquital in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.509722
Latitude (dec): 22.503056

Height over sea level of Fortines (Los Fortines)

The locations medium height over sea level is 660 meters.

Population in Fortines (Los Fortines)

The over all population of Fortines (Los Fortines) is 195 persons, 93 of them are male and 102 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 111 minors and 84 adults, with 14 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Fortines (Los Fortines)

184 inhabitants of the location Fortines (Los Fortines) in Mexico live in indigenous households. 161 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 3 people, while 156 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 20 citizens of Fortines (Los Fortines).

Economic situation

In Fortines (Los Fortines) exist about 36 households.

Of these households 34 are common houses or apartments, 18 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

19 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 0 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 2 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Fortines (Los Fortines)

Besides the 49 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

48 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 32 persons did not finish the school. 9 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 9 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.