Petatlán - Guerrero

Facts about Petatlán

Location of Petatlán

Petatlán is located in the municipality of Atlixtac in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.988333
Latitude (dec): 17.580556

Height over sea level of Petatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1370 meters.

Population in Petatlán

The over all population of Petatlán is 791 persons, 355 of them are male and 436 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 408 minors and 383 adults, with 92 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Petatlán

199 inhabitants of the location Petatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 83 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 2 people, while 81 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 10 citizens of Petatlán.

Economic situation

In Petatlán exist about 175 households.

Of these households 174 are common houses or apartments, 72 are without floor and about 25 consist of one room only.

118 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 152 are connected to the public water supply, 160 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 12 own a washing machine and 73 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Petatlán

Besides the 210 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 18 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

184 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 179 persons did not finish the school. 49 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 38 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 48 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.