San Melchor Betaza - Oaxaca

Facts about San Melchor Betaza

Location of San Melchor Betaza

San Melchor Betaza is located in the municipality of San Melchor Betaza in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.151389
Latitude (dec): 17.249444

Height over sea level of San Melchor Betaza

The locations medium height over sea level is 1320 meters.

Population in San Melchor Betaza

The over all population of San Melchor Betaza is 631 persons, 287 of them are male and 344 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 223 minors and 408 adults, with 130 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of San Melchor Betaza

630 inhabitants of the location San Melchor Betaza in Mexico live in indigenous households. 574 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 118 people, while 455 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 5 citizens of San Melchor Betaza.

Economic situation

In San Melchor Betaza exist about 170 households.

Of these households 168 are common houses or apartments, 106 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

116 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 158 are connected to the public water supply, 163 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 9 own a washing machine and 71 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in San Melchor Betaza

Besides the 160 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 15 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

154 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 249 persons did not finish the school. 31 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 13 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 4 years.