Jaltocán - Hidalgo

Facts about Jaltocán

Location of Jaltocán

Jaltocán is located in the municipality of Jaltocán in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.538056
Latitude (dec): 21.133056

Height over sea level of Jaltocán

The locations medium height over sea level is 200 meters.

Population in Jaltocán

The over all population of Jaltocán is 5393 persons, 2626 of them are male and 2767 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2077 minors and 3316 adults, with 611 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Jaltocán

5322 inhabitants of the location Jaltocán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 4387 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 717 people, while 3643 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3425 citizens of Jaltocán.

Economic situation

In Jaltocán exist about 1175 households.

Of these households 1170 are common houses or apartments, 108 are without floor and about 96 consist of one room only.

1020 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1108 are connected to the public water supply, 1098 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 72 households to own a computer, 130 own a washing machine and 735 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Jaltocán

Besides the 1273 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 28 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

1235 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1026 persons did not finish the school. 630 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 748 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 476 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.