Zimatán - Oaxaca

Facts about Zimatán

Location of Zimatán

Zimatán is located in the municipality of Santiago Astata in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -95.999444
Latitude (dec): 15.848056

Height over sea level of Zimatán

The locations medium height over sea level is 40 meters.

Population in Zimatán

The over all population of Zimatán is 419 persons, 211 of them are male and 208 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 223 minors and 196 adults, with 21 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zimatán

7 inhabitants of the location Zimatán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 4 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 0 people, while 2 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 11 citizens of Zimatán.

Economic situation

In Zimatán exist about 80 households.

Of these households 77 are common houses or apartments, 26 are without floor and about 28 consist of one room only.

36 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 56 are connected to the public water supply, 70 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 8 own a washing machine and 38 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zimatán

Besides the 50 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

49 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 146 persons did not finish the school. 21 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 21 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.