Malpica - Oaxaca

Facts about Malpica

Location of Malpica

Malpica is located in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.909167
Latitude (dec): 17.011944

Height over sea level of Malpica

The locations medium height over sea level is 740 meters.

Population in Malpica

The over all population of Malpica is 609 persons, 281 of them are male and 328 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 284 minors and 325 adults, with 58 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Malpica

46 inhabitants of the location Malpica in Mexico live in indigenous households. 28 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 25 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 25 citizens of Malpica.

Economic situation

In Malpica exist about 138 households.

Of these households 137 are common houses or apartments, 38 are without floor and about 12 consist of one room only.

129 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 126 are connected to the public water supply, 131 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 5 households to own a computer, 58 own a washing machine and 105 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Malpica

Besides the 79 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 12 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

75 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 217 persons did not finish the school. 52 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 29 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 44 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.