La Tortolita - Oaxaca

Facts about La Tortolita

Location of La Tortolita

La Tortolita is located in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.886667
Latitude (dec): 16.945000

Height over sea level of La Tortolita

The locations medium height over sea level is 714 meters.

Population in La Tortolita

The over all population of La Tortolita is 280 persons, 129 of them are male and 151 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 121 minors and 159 adults, with 34 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Tortolita

72 inhabitants of the location La Tortolita in Mexico live in indigenous households. 23 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 22 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of La Tortolita.

Economic situation

In La Tortolita exist about 65 households.

Of these households 65 are common houses or apartments, 14 are without floor and about 2 consist of one room only.

65 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 63 are connected to the public water supply, 60 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 14 own a washing machine and 35 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Tortolita

Besides the 29 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 7 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

30 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 100 persons did not finish the school. 30 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 15 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 9 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.