Progreso - Oaxaca

Facts about Progreso

Location of Progreso

Progreso is located in the municipality of Chalcatongo de Hidalgo in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.570278
Latitude (dec): 17.045278

Height over sea level of Progreso

The locations medium height over sea level is 2460 meters.

Population in Progreso

The over all population of Progreso is 930 persons, 431 of them are male and 499 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 385 minors and 545 adults, with 161 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Progreso

679 inhabitants of the location Progreso in Mexico live in indigenous households. 321 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 16 people, while 305 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 35 citizens of Progreso.

Economic situation

In Progreso exist about 230 households.

Of these households 229 are common houses or apartments, 92 are without floor and about 14 consist of one room only.

190 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 154 are connected to the public water supply, 214 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 3 households to own a computer, 25 own a washing machine and 122 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Progreso

Besides the 120 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

116 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 272 persons did not finish the school. 109 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 88 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.