Los Charcos - Durango

Facts about Los Charcos

Location of Los Charcos

Los Charcos is located in the municipality of Mezquital in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.303056
Latitude (dec): 23.008611

Height over sea level of Los Charcos

The locations medium height over sea level is 2700 meters.

Population in Los Charcos

The over all population of Los Charcos is 389 persons, 187 of them are male and 202 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 220 minors and 169 adults, with 13 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Los Charcos

342 inhabitants of the location Los Charcos in Mexico live in indigenous households. 265 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 205 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 13 citizens of Los Charcos.

Economic situation

In Los Charcos exist about 75 households.

Of these households 76 are common houses or apartments, 3 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

69 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 41 are connected to the public water supply, 55 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 21 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Los Charcos

Besides the 39 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 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 70 persons did not finish the school. 60 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 36 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 44 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.