Zimatlán - Oaxaca

Facts about Zimatlán

Location of Zimatlán

Zimatlán is located in the municipality of Putla Villa de Guerrero in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.830833
Latitude (dec): 16.933056

Height over sea level of Zimatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 860 meters.

Population in Zimatlán

The over all population of Zimatlán is 588 persons, 273 of them are male and 315 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 258 minors and 330 adults, with 64 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zimatlán

374 inhabitants of the location Zimatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 163 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 156 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5 citizens of Zimatlán.

Economic situation

In Zimatlán exist about 152 households.

Of these households 152 are common houses or apartments, 43 are without floor and about 17 consist of one room only.

148 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 145 are connected to the public water supply, 135 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 9 own a washing machine and 68 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zimatlán

Besides the 73 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

74 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 198 persons did not finish the school. 66 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 28 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 31 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.