Achigca - Guerrero

Facts about Achigca

Location of Achigca

Achigca is located in the municipality of Quechultenango in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.234722
Latitude (dec): 17.476389

Height over sea level of Achigca

The locations medium height over sea level is 1600 meters.

Population in Achigca

The over all population of Achigca is 842 persons, 404 of them are male and 438 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 437 minors and 405 adults, with 75 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Achigca

8 inhabitants of the location Achigca in Mexico live in indigenous households. 4 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 2 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2 citizens of Achigca.

Economic situation

In Achigca exist about 187 households.

Of these households 185 are common houses or apartments, 114 are without floor and about 26 consist of one room only.

96 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 45 are connected to the public water supply, 177 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 3 own a washing machine and 104 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Achigca

Besides the 195 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 32 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

193 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 205 persons did not finish the school. 57 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 14 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.