Aldama - Oaxaca

Facts about Aldama

Location of Aldama

Aldama is located in the municipality of Chalcatongo de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.597500
Latitude (dec): 16.965556

Height over sea level of Aldama

The locations medium height over sea level is 2240 meters.

Population in Aldama

The over all population of Aldama is 481 persons, 223 of them are male and 258 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 176 minors and 305 adults, with 102 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Aldama

327 inhabitants of the location Aldama in Mexico live in indigenous households. 180 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 3 people, while 177 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 17 citizens of Aldama.

Economic situation

In Aldama exist about 137 households.

Of these households 139 are common houses or apartments, 58 are without floor and about 4 consist of one room only.

128 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 111 are connected to the public water supply, 133 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 27 own a washing machine and 53 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Aldama

Besides the 100 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

79 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 178 persons did not finish the school. 53 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 22 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 23 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.