Poncojtla - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Poncojtla

Location of Poncojtla

Poncojtla is located in the municipality of Benito Juárez in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.251944
Latitude (dec): 20.868056

Height over sea level of Poncojtla

The locations medium height over sea level is 620 meters.

Population in Poncojtla

The over all population of Poncojtla is 122 persons, 56 of them are male and 66 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 56 minors and 66 adults, with 18 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Poncojtla

122 inhabitants of the location Poncojtla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 98 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 33 people, while 64 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 0 citizens of Poncojtla.

Economic situation

In Poncojtla exist about 24 households.

Of these households 24 are common houses or apartments, 21 are without floor and about 8 consist of one room only.

23 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 4 are connected to the public water supply, 20 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 16 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Poncojtla

Besides the 33 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 2 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 51 persons did not finish the school. 7 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 0 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 0 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.