Ciénega de Zimatlán - Oaxaca

Facts about Ciénega de Zimatlán

Location of Ciénega de Zimatlán

Ciénega de Zimatlán is located in the municipality of Ciénega de Zimatlán in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.766667
Latitude (dec): 16.896944

Height over sea level of Ciénega de Zimatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 1500 meters.

Population in Ciénega de Zimatlán

The over all population of Ciénega de Zimatlán is 2553 persons, 1182 of them are male and 1371 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 808 minors and 1745 adults, with 402 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Ciénega de Zimatlán

18 inhabitants of the location Ciénega de Zimatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 7 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 7 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 593 citizens of Ciénega de Zimatlán.

Economic situation

In Ciénega de Zimatlán exist about 707 households.

Of these households 696 are common houses or apartments, 68 are without floor and about 23 consist of one room only.

661 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 615 are connected to the public water supply, 688 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 33 households to own a computer, 302 own a washing machine and 625 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Ciénega de Zimatlán

Besides the 266 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 21 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

255 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1055 persons did not finish the school. 261 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 297 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 174 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.