Cosolapa Caracol - Oaxaca

Facts about Cosolapa Caracol

Location of Cosolapa Caracol

Cosolapa Caracol is located in the municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.387222
Latitude (dec): 18.270556

Height over sea level of Cosolapa Caracol

The locations medium height over sea level is 38 meters.

Population in Cosolapa Caracol

The over all population of Cosolapa Caracol is 399 persons, 188 of them are male and 211 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 161 minors and 238 adults, with 40 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Cosolapa Caracol

390 inhabitants of the location Cosolapa Caracol in Mexico live in indigenous households. 259 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 22 people, while 237 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 135 citizens of Cosolapa Caracol.

Economic situation

In Cosolapa Caracol exist about 95 households.

Of these households 92 are common houses or apartments, 12 are without floor and about 18 consist of one room only.

81 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 77 are connected to the public water supply, 88 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 6 households to own a computer, 18 own a washing machine and 79 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Cosolapa Caracol

Besides the 58 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

43 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 87 persons did not finish the school. 54 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 85 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 41 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.