Altotonga - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Altotonga

Location of Altotonga

Altotonga is located in the municipality of Altotonga in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.243889
Latitude (dec): 19.763056

Height over sea level of Altotonga

The locations medium height over sea level is 1890 meters.

Population in Altotonga

The over all population of Altotonga is 18076 persons, 8261 of them are male and 9815 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 7744 minors and 10332 adults, with 1284 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Altotonga

188 inhabitants of the location Altotonga in Mexico live in indigenous households. 65 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 60 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4088 citizens of Altotonga.

Economic situation

In Altotonga exist about 4337 households.

Of these households 4159 are common houses or apartments, 224 are without floor and about 666 consist of one room only.

4026 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 3923 are connected to the public water supply, 3977 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 472 households to own a computer, 1224 own a washing machine and 3713 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Altotonga

Besides the 1144 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 183 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

1021 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 4929 persons did not finish the school. 2170 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3307 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 1515 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.