Santa María la Asunción - Oaxaca

Facts about Santa María la Asunción

Location of Santa María la Asunción

Santa María la Asunción is located in the municipality of Santa María la Asunción in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.819167
Latitude (dec): 18.107222

Height over sea level of Santa María la Asunción

The locations medium height over sea level is 1674 meters.

Population in Santa María la Asunción

The over all population of Santa María la Asunción is 1587 persons, 702 of them are male and 885 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 692 minors and 895 adults, with 206 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Santa María la Asunción

1582 inhabitants of the location Santa María la Asunción in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1394 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 720 people, while 664 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1497 citizens of Santa María la Asunción.

Economic situation

In Santa María la Asunción exist about 372 households.

Of these households 373 are common houses or apartments, 253 are without floor and about 69 consist of one room only.

349 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 118 are connected to the public water supply, 319 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 5 own a washing machine and 93 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Santa María la Asunción

Besides the 647 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 55 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

630 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 269 persons did not finish the school. 49 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 27 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 71 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 2 years.