Altamira - Oaxaca

Facts about Altamira

Location of Altamira

Altamira is located in the municipality of San José Tenango in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.655278
Latitude (dec): 18.135556

Height over sea level of Altamira

The locations medium height over sea level is 1380 meters.

Population in Altamira

The over all population of Altamira is 395 persons, 185 of them are male and 210 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 199 minors and 196 adults, with 43 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altamira

395 inhabitants of the location Altamira in Mexico live in indigenous households. 355 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 183 people, while 171 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

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

Economic situation

In Altamira exist about 84 households.

Of these households 84 are common houses or apartments, 82 are without floor and about 16 consist of one room only.

83 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 1 are connected to the public water supply, 57 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 13 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altamira

Besides the 127 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 9 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

98 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 115 persons did not finish the school. 6 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 14 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.