La Tortolita - Oaxaca

Facts about La Tortolita

Location of La Tortolita

La Tortolita is located in the municipality of Ocotlán de Morelos in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.656111
Latitude (dec): 16.769722

Height over sea level of La Tortolita

The locations medium height over sea level is 1620 meters.

Population in La Tortolita

The over all population of La Tortolita is 147 persons, 65 of them are male and 82 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 81 minors and 66 adults, with 16 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Tortolita

37 inhabitants of the location La Tortolita in Mexico live in indigenous households. 20 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 1 people, while 19 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 72 citizens of La Tortolita.

Economic situation

In La Tortolita exist about 34 households.

Of these households 30 are common houses or apartments, 21 are without floor and about 6 consist of one room only.

22 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 26 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 16 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Tortolita

Besides the 23 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

27 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 42 persons did not finish the school. 6 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 2 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.