Laguna Amarilla - Oaxaca

Facts about Laguna Amarilla

Location of Laguna Amarilla

Laguna Amarilla is located in the municipality of Santo Tomás Ocotepec in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.779167
Latitude (dec): 17.103611

Height over sea level of Laguna Amarilla

The locations medium height over sea level is 2570 meters.

Population in Laguna Amarilla

The over all population of Laguna Amarilla is 166 persons, 78 of them are male and 88 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 75 minors and 91 adults, with 21 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Laguna Amarilla

166 inhabitants of the location Laguna Amarilla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 143 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 21 people, while 121 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 18 citizens of Laguna Amarilla.

Economic situation

In Laguna Amarilla exist about 31 households.

Of these households 31 are common houses or apartments, 23 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

30 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 28 are connected to the public water supply, 30 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 8 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Laguna Amarilla

Besides the 28 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 1 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

28 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 45 persons did not finish the school. 27 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 5 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 10 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.