Mecatlán - San Luis Potosí

Facts about Mecatlán

Location of Mecatlán

Mecatlán is located in the municipality of Tamazunchale in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.792222
Latitude (dec): 21.217500

Height over sea level of Mecatlán

The locations medium height over sea level is 160 meters.

Population in Mecatlán

The over all population of Mecatlán is 836 persons, 409 of them are male and 427 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 349 minors and 487 adults, with 105 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Mecatlán

731 inhabitants of the location Mecatlán in Mexico live in indigenous households. 382 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 8 people, while 373 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 133 citizens of Mecatlán.

Economic situation

In Mecatlán exist about 194 households.

Of these households 194 are common houses or apartments, 55 are without floor and about 10 consist of one room only.

190 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 183 are connected to the public water supply, 191 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 2 households to own a computer, 19 own a washing machine and 140 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Mecatlán

Besides the 123 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 11 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

102 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 231 persons did not finish the school. 97 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 103 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 56 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.