Coatecas Altas - Oaxaca

Facts about Coatecas Altas

Location of Coatecas Altas

Coatecas Altas is located in the municipality of Coatecas Altas in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.674722
Latitude (dec): 16.535833

Height over sea level of Coatecas Altas

The locations medium height over sea level is 1540 meters.

Population in Coatecas Altas

The over all population of Coatecas Altas is 2810 persons, 1407 of them are male and 1403 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1312 minors and 1498 adults, with 289 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Coatecas Altas

2792 inhabitants of the location Coatecas Altas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 2385 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 127 people, while 1922 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 75 citizens of Coatecas Altas.

Economic situation

In Coatecas Altas exist about 463 households.

Of these households 454 are common houses or apartments, 317 are without floor and about 27 consist of one room only.

289 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 202 are connected to the public water supply, 440 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 2 own a washing machine and 310 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Coatecas Altas

Besides the 862 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 124 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

856 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 760 persons did not finish the school. 32 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 23 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 82 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.