Matlapa - San Luis Potosí

Facts about Matlapa

Location of Matlapa

Matlapa is located in the municipality of Matlapa in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.832222
Latitude (dec): 21.338889

Height over sea level of Matlapa

The locations medium height over sea level is 200 meters.

Population in Matlapa

The over all population of Matlapa is 3540 persons, 1691 of them are male and 1849 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1306 minors and 2234 adults, with 340 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Matlapa

905 inhabitants of the location Matlapa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 327 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 0 people, while 318 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1391 citizens of Matlapa.

Economic situation

In Matlapa exist about 870 households.

Of these households 855 are common houses or apartments, 105 are without floor and about 77 consist of one room only.

831 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 789 are connected to the public water supply, 823 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 116 households to own a computer, 407 own a washing machine and 731 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Matlapa

Besides the 215 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

228 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 666 persons did not finish the school. 381 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1137 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 379 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 9 years.