Coyuchi - Oaxaca

Facts about Coyuchi

Location of Coyuchi

Coyuchi is located in the municipality of Santiago Juxtlahuaca in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.971111
Latitude (dec): 17.149722

Height over sea level of Coyuchi

The locations medium height over sea level is 1280 meters.

Population in Coyuchi

The over all population of Coyuchi is 325 persons, 159 of them are male and 166 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 185 minors and 140 adults, with 17 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Coyuchi

325 inhabitants of the location Coyuchi in Mexico live in indigenous households. 265 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 95 people, while 164 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1 citizens of Coyuchi.

Economic situation

In Coyuchi exist about 59 households.

Of these households 56 are common houses or apartments, 28 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

8 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 54 are connected to the public water supply, 45 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 13 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Coyuchi

Besides the 61 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 6 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

45 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 87 persons did not finish the school. 11 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 13 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 17 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.