Lo de Mejía - Oaxaca

Facts about Lo de Mejía

Location of Lo de Mejía

Lo de Mejía is located in the municipality of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.170556
Latitude (dec): 16.423056

Height over sea level of Lo de Mejía

The locations medium height over sea level is 180 meters.

Population in Lo de Mejía

The over all population of Lo de Mejía is 304 persons, 157 of them are male and 147 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 170 minors and 134 adults, with 25 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Lo de Mejía

213 inhabitants of the location Lo de Mejía in Mexico live in indigenous households. 138 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 113 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of Lo de Mejía.

Economic situation

In Lo de Mejía exist about 65 households.

Of these households 65 are common houses or apartments, 48 are without floor and about 13 consist of one room only.

18 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 42 are connected to the public water supply, 60 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 42 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Lo de Mejía

Besides the 49 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

37 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 95 persons did not finish the school. 24 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 2 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

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