Cojolapa - San Luis Potosí

Facts about Cojolapa

Location of Cojolapa

Cojolapa is located in the municipality of Tamazunchale in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.705556
Latitude (dec): 21.221667

Height over sea level of Cojolapa

The locations medium height over sea level is 180 meters.

Population in Cojolapa

The over all population of Cojolapa is 756 persons, 380 of them are male and 376 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 351 minors and 405 adults, with 48 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Cojolapa

753 inhabitants of the location Cojolapa in Mexico live in indigenous households. 635 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 15 people, while 620 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 298 citizens of Cojolapa.

Economic situation

In Cojolapa exist about 162 households.

Of these households 162 are common houses or apartments, 145 are without floor and about 14 consist of one room only.

162 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 152 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 76 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Cojolapa

Besides the 73 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

81 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 224 persons did not finish the school. 142 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 16 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 30 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.