Poxtla - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about Poxtla

Location of Poxtla

Poxtla is located in the municipality of Chalma in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.438611
Latitude (dec): 21.234444

Height over sea level of Poxtla

The locations medium height over sea level is 160 meters.

Population in Poxtla

The over all population of Poxtla is 86 persons, 40 of them are male and 46 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 44 minors and 42 adults, with 10 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Poxtla

86 inhabitants of the location Poxtla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 80 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 10 people, while 70 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 74 citizens of Poxtla.

Economic situation

In Poxtla exist about 17 households.

Of these households 17 are common houses or apartments, 3 are without floor and about 1 consist of one room only.

16 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 16 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 1 own a washing machine and 11 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Poxtla

Besides the 20 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 3 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

17 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 25 persons did not finish the school. 5 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 3 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 6 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.