Zapotitlán Palmas - Oaxaca

Facts about Zapotitlán Palmas

Location of Zapotitlán Palmas

Zapotitlán Palmas is located in the municipality of Zapotitlán Palmas in the Mexican state of Oaxaca with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.817778
Latitude (dec): 17.888889

Height over sea level of Zapotitlán Palmas

The locations medium height over sea level is 1916 meters.

Population in Zapotitlán Palmas

The over all population of Zapotitlán Palmas is 1184 persons, 529 of them are male and 655 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 490 minors and 694 adults, with 213 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zapotitlán Palmas

551 inhabitants of the location Zapotitlán Palmas in Mexico live in indigenous households. 237 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 5 people, while 166 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 220 citizens of Zapotitlán Palmas.

Economic situation

In Zapotitlán Palmas exist about 296 households.

Of these households 290 are common houses or apartments, 54 are without floor and about 32 consist of one room only.

263 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 185 are connected to the public water supply, 281 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 109 own a washing machine and 256 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zapotitlán Palmas

Besides the 208 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 11 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

189 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 425 persons did not finish the school. 118 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 50 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 67 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.