Deca - Hidalgo

Facts about Deca

Location of Deca

Deca is located in the municipality of Alfajayucan in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.408333
Latitude (dec): 20.460556

Height over sea level of Deca

The locations medium height over sea level is 1940 meters.

Population in Deca

The over all population of Deca is 425 persons, 197 of them are male and 228 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 139 minors and 286 adults, with 65 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Deca

48 inhabitants of the location Deca in Mexico live in indigenous households. 18 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 18 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 42 citizens of Deca.

Economic situation

In Deca exist about 124 households.

Of these households 123 are common houses or apartments, 7 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

85 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 113 are connected to the public water supply, 115 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 69 own a washing machine and 110 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Deca

Besides the 52 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

49 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 138 persons did not finish the school. 64 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 57 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 27 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.