Mariposa - Oaxaca

Facts about Mariposa

Location of Mariposa

Mariposa is located in the municipality of Santa María Apazco in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.097500
Latitude (dec): 17.611944

Height over sea level of Mariposa

The locations medium height over sea level is 2660 meters.

Population in Mariposa

The over all population of Mariposa is 18 persons, 8 of them are male and 10 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 5 minors and 13 adults, with 5 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mariposa

18 inhabitants of the location Mariposa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 17 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 3 people, while 12 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 13 citizens of Mariposa.

Economic situation

In Mariposa exist about 6 households.

Of these households 6 are common houses or apartments, 6 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

4 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 6 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 1 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mariposa

Besides the 7 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

7 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 5 persons did not finish the school. 1 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 4 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.