Taretan - Michoacán de Ocampo

Facts about Taretan

Location of Taretan

Taretan is located in the municipality of Taretan in the Mexican state of Michoacán de Ocampo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -101.918333
Latitude (dec): 19.333889

Height over sea level of Taretan

The locations medium height over sea level is 1130 meters.

Population in Taretan

The over all population of Taretan is 6041 persons, 2898 of them are male and 3143 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 2231 minors and 3810 adults, with 668 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Taretan

36 inhabitants of the location Taretan 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 3555 citizens of Taretan.

Economic situation

In Taretan exist about 1525 households.

Of these households 1502 are common houses or apartments, 104 are without floor and about 88 consist of one room only.

1449 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1412 are connected to the public water supply, 1475 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 199 households to own a computer, 1076 own a washing machine and 1439 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Taretan

Besides the 383 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 37 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

493 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1726 persons did not finish the school. 730 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1205 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 409 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.