La Laja - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Cuichapa in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -96.803056
Latitude (dec): 18.761389

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 435 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 456 persons, 223 of them are male and 233 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 186 minors and 270 adults, with 52 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

7 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 3 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 2 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 293 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 119 households.

Of these households 110 are common houses or apartments, 28 are without floor and about 18 consist of one room only.

76 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 92 are connected to the public water supply, 91 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 1 households to own a computer, 43 own a washing machine and 92 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 44 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 13 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

52 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 157 persons did not finish the school. 48 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 43 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 27 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.