La Paja - México

Facts about La Paja

Location of La Paja

La Paja is located in the municipality of Otzolotepec in the Mexican state of México with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.570556
Latitude (dec): 19.417500

Height over sea level of La Paja

The locations medium height over sea level is 2590 meters.

Population in La Paja

The over all population of La Paja is 736 persons, 350 of them are male and 386 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 327 minors and 409 adults, with 28 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Paja

41 inhabitants of the location La Paja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 13 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 12 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 172 citizens of La Paja.

Economic situation

In La Paja exist about 139 households.

Of these households 139 are common houses or apartments, 0 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

133 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 139 are connected to the public water supply, 138 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 12 households to own a computer, 60 own a washing machine and 138 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Paja

Besides the 21 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

27 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 205 persons did not finish the school. 133 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 64 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 49 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.