Poncitlán - Jalisco

Facts about Poncitlán

Location of Poncitlán

Poncitlán is located in the municipality of Poncitlán in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -102.927778
Latitude (dec): 20.381111

Height over sea level of Poncitlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1520 meters.

Population in Poncitlán

The over all population of Poncitlán is 13105 persons, 6265 of them are male and 6840 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 5432 minors and 7673 adults, with 1201 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Poncitlán

61 inhabitants of the location Poncitlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 33 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 28 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5803 citizens of Poncitlán.

Economic situation

In Poncitlán exist about 3157 households.

Of these households 3162 are common houses or apartments, 93 are without floor and about 87 consist of one room only.

3047 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 3055 are connected to the public water supply, 3058 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 575 households to own a computer, 2334 own a washing machine and 3012 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Poncitlán

Besides the 618 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 167 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

604 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 4521 persons did not finish the school. 1564 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1772 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 763 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.