La Rivera - Oaxaca

Facts about La Rivera

Location of La Rivera

La Rivera is located in the municipality of Santa María Tonameca in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.719444
Latitude (dec): 15.796111

Height over sea level of La Rivera

The locations medium height over sea level is 120 meters.

Population in La Rivera

The over all population of La Rivera is 205 persons, 95 of them are male and 110 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 107 minors and 98 adults, with 12 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Rivera

199 inhabitants of the location La Rivera in Mexico live in indigenous households. 156 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 13 people, while 141 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 57 citizens of La Rivera.

Economic situation

In La Rivera exist about 38 households.

Of these households 35 are common houses or apartments, 29 are without floor and about 5 consist of one room only.

28 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 22 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 7 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Rivera

Besides the 36 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 5 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

38 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 10 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.