Platanillo - Guerrero

Facts about Platanillo

Location of Platanillo

Platanillo is located in the municipality of Quechultenango in the Mexican state of Guerrero with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.051944
Latitude (dec): 17.322778

Height over sea level of Platanillo

The locations medium height over sea level is 1410 meters.

Population in Platanillo

The over all population of Platanillo is 489 persons, 241 of them are male and 248 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 287 minors and 202 adults, with 23 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Platanillo

437 inhabitants of the location Platanillo in Mexico live in indigenous households. 339 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 12 people, while 304 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Platanillo.

Economic situation

In Platanillo exist about 86 households.

Of these households 84 are common houses or apartments, 75 are without floor and about 35 consist of one room only.

5 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 66 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 29 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Platanillo

Besides the 153 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 19 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

139 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 89 persons did not finish the school. 2 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 9 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.