Cosolapa - Oaxaca

Facts about Cosolapa

Location of Cosolapa

Cosolapa is located in the municipality of Cosolapa in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.682778
Latitude (dec): 18.601944

Height over sea level of Cosolapa

The locations medium height over sea level is 200 meters.

Population in Cosolapa

The over all population of Cosolapa is 7931 persons, 3781 of them are male and 4150 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 3098 minors and 4833 adults, with 637 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Cosolapa

567 inhabitants of the location Cosolapa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 298 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 2 people, while 253 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2661 citizens of Cosolapa.

Economic situation

In Cosolapa exist about 1991 households.

Of these households 1925 are common houses or apartments, 228 are without floor and about 374 consist of one room only.

1782 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1715 are connected to the public water supply, 1850 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 100 households to own a computer, 719 own a washing machine and 1670 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Cosolapa

Besides the 818 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 99 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

826 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 2166 persons did not finish the school. 980 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1324 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 617 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.