Mezquitlán - Guerrero

Facts about Mezquitlán

Location of Mezquitlán

Mezquitlán is located in the municipality of Copalillo in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.935278
Latitude (dec): 18.021111

Height over sea level of Mezquitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 640 meters.

Population in Mezquitlán

The over all population of Mezquitlán is 441 persons, 204 of them are male and 237 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 236 minors and 205 adults, with 29 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mezquitlán

48 inhabitants of the location Mezquitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 21 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 21 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Mezquitlán.

Economic situation

In Mezquitlán exist about 80 households.

Of these households 80 are common houses or apartments, 75 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

58 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 54 are connected to the public water supply, 76 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 38 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mezquitlán

Besides the 73 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 16 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

62 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 164 persons did not finish the school. 21 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 12 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.