Laguna del Chivo - Durango

Facts about Laguna del Chivo

Location of Laguna del Chivo

Laguna del Chivo is located in the municipality of Mezquital in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.262778
Latitude (dec): 23.152778

Height over sea level of Laguna del Chivo

The locations medium height over sea level is 2320 meters.

Population in Laguna del Chivo

The over all population of Laguna del Chivo is 235 persons, 109 of them are male and 126 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 130 minors and 105 adults, with 4 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Laguna del Chivo

235 inhabitants of the location Laguna del Chivo in Mexico live in indigenous households. 188 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 26 people, while 148 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 16 citizens of Laguna del Chivo.

Economic situation

In Laguna del Chivo exist about 49 households.

Of these households 49 are common houses or apartments, 23 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

36 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 27 are connected to the public water supply, 21 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 6 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Laguna del Chivo

Besides the 17 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

36 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 55 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 18 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 20 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.