Zapotán - Nayarit

Facts about Zapotán

Location of Zapotán

Zapotán is located in the municipality of Compostela in the Mexican state of Nayarit with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.861667
Latitude (dec): 21.089167

Height over sea level of Zapotán

The locations medium height over sea level is 800 meters.

Population in Zapotán

The over all population of Zapotán is 1023 persons, 524 of them are male and 499 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 395 minors and 628 adults, with 139 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zapotán

16 inhabitants of the location Zapotán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 9 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 9 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 790 citizens of Zapotán.

Economic situation

In Zapotán exist about 290 households.

Of these households 291 are common houses or apartments, 65 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

249 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 270 are connected to the public water supply, 278 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 147 own a washing machine and 244 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zapotán

Besides the 112 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

113 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 350 persons did not finish the school. 167 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 70 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 54 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.