Peñuela - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Peñuela

Location of Peñuela

Peñuela is located in the municipality of Amatlán de los Reyes in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.893611
Latitude (dec): 18.862500

Height over sea level of Peñuela

The locations medium height over sea level is 720 meters.

Population in Peñuela

The over all population of Peñuela is 5085 persons, 2477 of them are male and 2608 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 1818 minors and 3267 adults, with 432 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Peñuela

66 inhabitants of the location Peñuela in Mexico live in indigenous households. 32 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 27 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 3013 citizens of Peñuela.

Economic situation

In Peñuela exist about 1273 households.

Of these households 1254 are common houses or apartments, 68 are without floor and about 210 consist of one room only.

1197 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 989 are connected to the public water supply, 1220 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 171 households to own a computer, 612 own a washing machine and 1185 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Peñuela

Besides the 251 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 35 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

240 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1458 persons did not finish the school. 754 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1106 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 433 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 8 years.