Jala - Durango

Facts about Jala

Location of Jala

Jala is located in the municipality of Tamazula in the Mexican state of Durango with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -106.955000
Latitude (dec): 24.920833

Height over sea level of Jala

The locations medium height over sea level is 220 meters.

Population in Jala

The over all population of Jala is 172 persons, 92 of them are male and 80 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 87 minors and 85 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 15 citizens of Jala.

Economic situation

In Jala exist about 36 households.

Of these households 36 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

27 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 35 are connected to the public water supply, 34 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 12 own a washing machine and 30 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Jala

Besides the 19 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

18 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 50 persons did not finish the school. 11 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 13 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 6 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.