Poxtla - San Luis Potosí

Facts about Poxtla

Location of Poxtla

Poxtla is located in the municipality of Tamazunchale in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.881667
Latitude (dec): 21.236111

Height over sea level of Poxtla

The locations medium height over sea level is 300 meters.

Population in Poxtla

The over all population of Poxtla is 149 persons, 73 of them are male and 76 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 71 minors and 78 adults, with 12 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Poxtla

67 inhabitants of the location Poxtla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 21 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 21 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 11 citizens of Poxtla.

Economic situation

In Poxtla exist about 32 households.

Of these households 31 are common houses or apartments, 7 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

29 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 6 are connected to the public water supply, 30 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 4 own a washing machine and 19 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Poxtla

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

9 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 61 persons did not finish the school. 20 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 6 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 11 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.