Zoquitla - Puebla

Facts about Zoquitla

Location of Zoquitla

Zoquitla is located in the municipality of Zacatlán in the Mexican state of Puebla with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.906389
Latitude (dec): 19.888333

Height over sea level of Zoquitla

The locations medium height over sea level is 2160 meters.

Population in Zoquitla

The over all population of Zoquitla is 493 persons, 240 of them are male and 253 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 227 minors and 266 adults, with 70 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Zoquitla

493 inhabitants of the location Zoquitla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 441 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 55 people, while 362 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 389 citizens of Zoquitla.

Economic situation

In Zoquitla exist about 117 households.

Of these households 117 are common houses or apartments, 73 are without floor and about 20 consist of one room only.

92 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 75 are connected to the public water supply, 111 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 73 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Zoquitla

Besides the 135 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

132 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 122 persons did not finish the school. 33 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 11 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 26 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.